Letting Go of Old Identities with Jordan Grumet, MD
Episode description
What happens when the career you built your life around stops feeling like it fits? Today, I’m talking to Jordan Grummet about what it really looks like to wrestle with purpose—especially during big life transitions like retirement.
Jordan opens up about losing his father at a young age, pursuing medicine to honor his legacy, and eventually realizing that career wasn’t fulfilling him. We covered the struggle between societal expectations and our own authentic path, and how to find meaning after a life-altering shift.
Jordan, an author and host of the Earn & Invest podcast, brings a perspective shaped by both his work in hospice care and his own experience of stepping away from a path that no longer felt right.
It’s a conversation about what happens when we let go of old identities and start figuring out what comes next.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
Why purpose feels like such a monumental challenge in retirement
Jordan’s story of legacy, loss, and what medicine couldn’t give him
The slow burn of professional misalignment and how he woke up to it
How powerful external voices influence our life choices
The Purpose Code path forward into a more meaningful second act
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