418: The Long Game: Time, Meaning, and Living Beautifully in a Finite World
About this episode
Zoë Routh reflects on the significance of time and its impact on living and leading meaningfully.
In this reflective solo episode, Zoë Routh explores one of the biggest questions leaders and humans face: how should we think about time, and what does it mean for how we live and lead? Drawing from her Chrysalis workshops on late-career transitions, Sarah Wilson's book I Eat the Stars, and her own experiences of writing, rebranding, and reconnecting with readers, Zoë invites us into a wider perspective on life, purpose, and mortality. She shares exciting developments in her author world, including the merging of her fiction and leadership work under a new umbrella called The Long Game, work on second editions of her early books, and progress on her first historical novel, The Pearl and the Dagger. At the heart of the episode is a meditation on time. From the lifespan of the Earth and the eventual death of the universe to the accelerating experience of decades as we age, Zoë explores how a long-view perspective can help us loosen our grip on anxiety and return to what matters most right now. She reflects on the seasons of life, from childhood wonder and achievement years to post-achievement transitions and the possibility of cultivation, wisdom, and savoring in later decades…
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