Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
Following the untimely death of her 58-year-old mother, Jodi Wellman discovered that confronting our mortality can be more than a source of sorrow—it can serve as a wake-up call to live life more fully and with greater intention. This poignant realization catalyzed her mission to harness our awareness of death as a powerful, positive motivator.
On this week’s episode of Everyday Better, Jodi joins Leah to discuss the six core truths about death, how to die without regrets and why living deeply is just as important as living widely.
“Yeah, it's a crappy fact that we are finite,” Jodi says, “but it is the very thing we need, needing a deadline like most of us do, in order to get on with the business of living.”
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00:00 – Introduction
02:14 – Mortality as a motivator
05:21 – Calculating how many Mondays you have left
08:06 – Using death to enhance life
11:43 – Insights from people who’ve had near-death experiences
19:21 – Setting meaningful goals
26:24 – Breaking out of your routine
29:15 – How to die without regrets
33:13 – Living deeply vs. living widely
37:09 – Rediscovering your passion outside of work
40:38 – Creating work-life balance
43:00 – Conclusion
#linkedinnews #everydaybetter #mortality #meaningfullife #death
Following the untimely death of her 58-year-old mother, Jodi Wellman discovered that confronting our mortality can be more than a source of sorrow—it can serve as a wake-up call to live life more fully and with greater intention. This poignant realization catalyzed her mission to harness our awareness of death as a powerful, positive motivator.
On this week’s episode of Everyday Better, Jodi joins Leah to discuss the six core truths about death, how to die without regrets and why living deeply is just as important as living widely.
“Yeah, it's a crappy fact that we are finite,” Jodi says, “but it is the very thing we need, needing a deadline like most of us do, in order to get on with the business of living.”
Subscribe to the Everyday Better newsletter to get more stories about and strategies for turning a stumble into a fresh start: bit.ly/3D91qoe
00:00 – Introduction
02:14 – Mortality as a motivator
05:21 – Calculating how many Mondays you have left
08:06 – Using death to enhance life
11:43 – Insights from people who’ve had near-death experiences
19:21 – Setting meaningful goals
26:24 – Breaking out of your routine
29:15 – How to die without regrets
33:13 – Living deeply vs. living widely
37:09 – Rediscovering your passion outside of work
40:38 – Creating work-life balance
43:00 – Conclusion
#linkedinnews #everydaybetter #mortality #meaningfullife #death
