ICMM: Living Life Unpaused

My very first guest! I sit down with my friend Jim Wiegand, who spent more than twenty years climbing to the top of the finance world — all the way to CFO — and then walked away to open his own Discover Strength studio. We talk about how he knew it was time, how he made the leap with a family and a mortgage on the line, and then he gives a practical, no-excuses guide to why and how you should start strength training.

Episode 2 — You Are Not Your JobWe've quietly agreed, as a society, that what you do for money is the same thing as who you are — and this week Abby pushes back on that. Starting from the most ordinary question in the world ("So, what do you do?"), this episode makes the case that you are so much more than your job, and that it's completely okay for a job to be just a job — a means to fund a life you love. Abby walks through two signs worth listening to when a role no longer fits: the Sunday dread and the slow drain of motivation. She digs into the science of why those signals matter — including Self-Determination Theory and why intrinsically motivated people actually perform better and burn out less — and explains why the popular advice to "monetize your passion" or "just do what you're talented at" can quietly backfire. She closes with two honest questions to sit with this week: What would you do if no one was watching? What scares the hell out of you?Key takeaways:A job doesn't have to be your dream to be worthwhile — the problem starts only when it prevents the life you actually want.Sunday dread and lost motivation are information, not character flaws.Turning something you love into a paycheck can quietly kill the love (the overjustification effect) — some things are meant to be loves, not livelihoods.You're allowed to change your mind about your career. Every role teaches you something — sometimes what you don't want.Research referenced: Self-Determination Theory (Deci & Ryan); Sunday Scaries surveys by Adobe, Zety & LinkedIn" —

What if the thing keeping you stuck isn't a lack of clarity, but the belief that you need clarity before you can move?In the first episode of ICMM: Living Life Unpaused, Abby shares the story behind the movement, the podcast, and the simple idea that changed everything.After a year marked by job loss, grief, health challenges, and more than a thousand rejections, she found herself asking a difficult question:How much of my life have I been postponing while I wait for one thing to work out?What followed was a series of realizations about happiness, control, and the small decisions that shape our lives far more than the big moments we spend years waiting for.In this episode, Abby shares:The "when" trap that kept her life on pauseThe unexpected ChatGPT conversation that changed her perspectiveWhy happiness isn't something you find, it's something you buildThe third-grade classroom lesson that became ICMMHow one small action a day became the foundation for Living Life UnpausedThis isn't a story about having all the answers.It's a story about pressing play before you do.One thing. Every day. Let's press play.