Summary: After getting laid off, Shane turned uncertainty into opportunity — rebuilding his life around purpose, discipline, and stoke. We talk about how he made a career pivot that aligns with what he loves (nature and friends), built powerful daily practices (cold plunges, meditation, and more) to help him through dark periods of unemployment, and is now using AI as a tool to grow, create, and stay inspired - both at work and in life!
Chapters
00:00 – Heartfelt Introduction
03:20 – Career Pivot: From Data to OceanTech
Shane shares how he turned unemployment into opportunity — reflecting on self-doubt, re-evaluation, and following curiosity toward work that aligns with his love for nature and purpose.
Subtopics: Finding direction after a layoff · Doing what you love · Cultivating energy and fulfillment through aligned work
24:20 – Personal Practice: Discipline, Cold Plunges & Meditation
A deep dive into Shane’s powerful morning routine — 5 a.m. wake-ups, stretching, cold plunges, Vipassana meditation — and how doing hard things daily builds calm, focus, and self-trust.
Subtopics: Discipline as freedom · Transforming discomfort into growth · Vipassana and cultivating equanimity
54:20 – Artificial Intelligence & Expansion
Shane shares how embracing AI has amplified his creativity, accelerated his career pivot, and opened new ways to solve problems — including projects that helped him land his dream job and innovate at work.
Subtopics: Seeing AI as a partner, not a threat · Using AI to learn, create, and level up personally and professionally
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