Most people don’t regret that life ended too quickly. They regret never truly beginning it. In this episode, Michael dives into resistance, elders’ regrets, and what it really means to sing the one song only you can sing.
“The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.” – W.M. Lewis
In this solo episode, Michael reflects on the ways we delay the life that’s calling us. He shares how he waited years to launch this very podcast and over a decade to write his book, Resonance, and what finally helped him get out of his own way.
Drawing on Steven Pressfield’s The War of Art and Elizabeth Gilbert’s Big Magic, he explores the idea of the “muse” – that creative force that wants to move through us – and the counterforce Pressfield calls “resistance.” He weaves in stories from elders facing the end of their lives, including a man who had never once been met at the airport, and contrasts that with memories of his father, a man who always showed up.
In this conversation, you’ll hear about:
Why we wait so long to begin the life that’s meant for us
The muse, resistance, and how to finally start dancing with your creative calling
The difference between résumé goals and eulogy goals
What elders’ regrets can teach us about how to live now
Why relationships — the people who would pick you up at 2 a.m. — matter more than anything
This is an invitation to stop postponing your real life, to sing your unique song, and to surround yourself with the people who help you play it beautifully.