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What if sharing something that makes you smile could open a new connection - even with someone you've known for years? 😊In this episode, you'll discover a simple three-minute game to find unexpected common ground.After loving The Strokes for over 20 years, I finally saw them live. I shared my excitement and was surprised when people reached out to say they were fans, too! Suddenly, we had something new connecting us.In this JORMAZIN` pause, we explore the freedom to share what we love, how genuine curiosity can deepen human connection, and a playful exercise I've used with teams. I've seen people who've worked together for 30 years discover things they never knew they had in common!No need to impress anyone or share your whole life. Just something you love, someone to share it with, and a little curiosity about what happens next.Your question for this Pause:What makes you smile and who might you share it with?Here's a little invitation: Find someone, set a timer for three minutes, and discover as many things as possible that you both genuinely enjoy.You might be surprised! 😊I'd love to hear what unexpected connections you discover. Share your experience in the comments!If this reflection gave you something to think about, subscribe and share it with someone who might need this Pause too.Chapters00:00 An Invitation to Smile 😊02:05 The Strokes: 20 Years of Joy03:40 The Freedom to Share What You Love05:10 Unexpected Connections: Wait, You Too?!06:40 What Don't People Know About You?08:05 The 3-Minute Connection Game09:55 Be More Interested, Not More Interesting11:00 One Pause: What If You Share Your Smile?JORMAZIN' - your space to pause, calm down, reconnect to your roots, awaken your spirit, and remember what truly matters.You are naturally creative, resourceful, and whole.I'm Jorma, and you're Amazing!About me & coachingJorma — Co-Active Coach | 20+ years in L&D corporate lifeWebsite:www.jormaschneider.comFree Chemistry & Sample Session:https://calendly.com/jormaschneider/30minLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jorma-schneiderMusic Rights: Suno V6 - self produced"EVERYTHING I CARRY — Gratitude"

Have you ever left a job, finished a project, or moved into a new chapter of life - but somehow, part of you was still holding on?Letting go doesn't have to mean forgetting what you're grateful for.In this JORMAZIN' Pause, we explore how to consciously complete a chapter of life, appreciate what it gave us, and create space for what comes next.I share a personal story about a job I left years ago but never really let go of. A chapter that brought me important relationships, learning, and even my path into coaching.As a Co-Active Coach who loves learning and often rushes toward the next certification, I'm discovering how powerful it can be to stop and acknowledge what we've experienced.Together, we'll explore how gratitude can help us let go without losing what truly matters.And I'll guide you through a gentle reflection to discover what might be ready for completion in your own life.Your question for this PauseWhich chapter of your life is still open - and what would you like to thank it for before allowing it to be complete?Take a quiet moment. Think of one thing that chapter gave you. Something you learned, someone you met, or who you became.Maybe all it needs is a conscious thank you.And perhaps that's where freedom begins.If this reflection gave you something to think about, subscribe and share it with someone who might need this Pause too.JORMAZIN' - Your Amazing!JORMAZIN' - your space to pause, calm down, reconnect to your roots, awaken your spirit, and remember what truly matters.You are naturally creative, resourceful, and whole.I'm Jorma, and you're amazing.Connect & CoachingJorma — Co-Active Coach | 20+ years in corporate lifeWebsite: http://www.jormaschneider.com/Free Chemistry/Sample Coaching Session:https://calendly.com/jormaschneider/30minSubstack:https://substack.com/@jormazinLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jorma-schneiderTimestamps:00:00:00 The Open Tabs — Why We Hold On 00:00:50 The Espresso — Always Looking Ahead 00:02:20 Finishing vs. Completing 00:03:20 The Job I Never Really Left 00:05:40 How Gratitude Creates Energy 00:06:30 Completion Doesn't Mean the End 00:07:45 Your Moment of Reflection 00:09:45 I Am CompleteMusic made with SUNO AI V6.

What if the reason something feels off in midlife isn’t that your whole life is wrong — but that some important parts of you have slowly become too quiet?For more than 20 years in corporate life, I became very good at turning up certain channels:Work. Responsibility. Performance. Solving problems. Getting things done.All valuable.But at some point, I started wondering:What happened to the other sliders?Play. Creativity. Connection. Adventure. Nature. Feeling fully alive in my own body.Maybe what we sometimes call a midlife crisis is not always a request to blow up our lives.Maybe it’s an invitation to look at the mixing desk and ask:What part of me has become too quiet?In this episode of JORMAZIN’, I explore the idea of life as a mixing desk, why the settings that once served us may no longer be the right settings today, and how we can consciously turn up the volume on what feels alive and essential now.I also share two very different volume knobs from my own life — inline skating in a skatepark and simply going for a walk with my wife — and introduce a reflection I’m calling the Wheel of Fully Alive.Because feeling more alive doesn’t necessarily mean making life more extreme.Sometimes it means noticing what brings you back into fuller contact with your own life.Your question for this PauseImagine your own life as a mixing desk.What is already very loud?Work?Responsibility?Achievement?Being there for everyone else?And then ask:What part of me has been too quiet for too long?Choose just one slider.Then ask:What would turning it up by 5% look like this week?You don’t need to reinvent your life today.Maybe you don’t need a completely different life at all.Maybe you just need a more conscious mix.If this reflection gave you something to think about, subscribe and share it with someone who might need this Pause too.You’re Amazing!Jorma — Co-Active Coach | 20+ years corporate🌐 www.jormaschneider.com📅 Free Chemistry Session: https://calendly.com/jormaschneider/30min💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jorma-schneider🎵 Songs used in this episode:I created the song used during the Wheel of Fully Alive moments with AI on Suno.Listen here:Turn up the volume of your life (UK Garage Remix)https://suno.com/s/f5WOeCceDzdN5xc2Song: A Place in the Stars: Music licensed through Soundstripe. Code: 1OGMH2XZ0BFHWN7WTimestamps00:00:00 — Imagine Your Life Had a Mixing Desk00:00:47 — What Has Become Too Quiet?00:01:24 — The Channels Life Teaches Us to Turn Up00:02:25 — Why a Good Life Can Still Feel Flat00:03:05 — Inline Skating: One of My Volume Knobs00:04:06 — Aliveness Doesn’t Have to Mean Adrenaline00:04:45 — The Wheel of Fully Alive00:06:00 — Why Every Slider Should NOT Be at 1000:06:55 — Are These Still Your Settings?00:07:45 — What Is Essential to You Now?00:08:24 — Turn One Slider Up by 5%00:09:13 — Don’t Turn Aliveness Into Another Project00:09:46 — Maybe You Just Need a Different Mix

What if the reason you don’t know what you want anymore is that you’ve spent so long listening to what you should do that it has become difficult to hear what you actually want?For more than 20 years in corporate life, I became very good at knowing what came next - the next meeting, responsibility, target or problem to solve.At some point, I noticed something uncomfortable:I had become incredibly good at managing my calendar - and strangely unfamiliar with myself.That led me to notice two words that quietly shape so many of our choices:I should.Some of those “shoulds” may have helped us succeed, belong or feel safe. But what happens when we change - and the voice doesn’t?In this episode of JORMAZIN`, I explore how old expectations can start sounding like our own voice, why knowing what we should do can become easier than knowing what we actually want, and how a simple Pause can bring us back to conscious choice.Your question for this PauseThink of one area of your life where you often say:I should…Then pause and ask:Who is speaking?Is this still true for me now?You don’t need to change your life today.Maybe the first step is simply noticing.If this reflection gave you something to think about, subscribe and share it with someone who might need this Pause too.You’re Amazing!Jorma - Co-Active Coach | 20+ years corporate🌐 www.jormaschneider.com📅 Free Chemistry Session: https://calendly.com/jormaschneider/30min💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jorma-schneiderTimestamps00:00:00 — “I should…”00:00:34 — Who is speaking?00:01:12 — Why this question matters to me00:01:55 — 20+ years, 10+ companies, 15 roles00:02:48 — The free Saturday that didn’t feel free00:03:42 — Becoming the person I thought I needed to be00:04:52 — When an old identity keeps leading your life00:05:50 — Where our “shoulds” come from00:06:48 — Exhaustion, expectations and staying in an old role00:07:38 — The Pause: Who is speaking?00:08:42 — Choosing before automatically obeying00:09:14 — Closing reflection

What if reinventing yourself is not really about becoming someone new?For more than 20 years in corporate life, I changed roles, companies and systems again and again. And almost every transition gave me another opportunity to reinvent myself.But after recently changing companies once more, something felt different.This time, I did not enter the new system asking:Who do I need to become here?I entered as the person I already am — corporate professional, coach, curious human being, someone building his own practice and still learning every day.And then I watched Toy Story 5.Underneath the story about toys, technology and staying relevant in a changing world, I saw something surprisingly familiar: what happens when the role that once gave you purpose, value or belonging begins to change?That question stayed with me.And it made me wonder whether all those years of reinvention were actually leading somewhere else.Maybe reinvention is not about creating a new version of yourself every time life changes.Maybe it is about becoming more and more able to show up as who you already are.In this episode of You’re Amazing, I explore that with you.We look at:what happens when an old role no longer fitswhy role changes can easily start feeling like identity changeswhat 20+ years of corporate transitions have taught me about reinventionwhat Toy Story 5 made me notice about relevance, usefulness and belongingthe difference between adapting to a new system and abandoning yourself to fit itwhy a Pause can help you recognize what genuinely needs to change — and what does nothow your next chapter might become less about creating a “new you” and more about allowing more of you to show upYour question for this PauseThink about one role in your life that matters to you right now.If that role changed tomorrow:What would you want to carry with you?What might you finally be ready to leave behind?And when the titles, expectations and old ideas about who you should be become quiet for a moment:Who do you want to be when you walk into what comes next?If this reflection gave you a different way of looking at your own transition, subscribe and share it with someone who may be standing between an old role and a new chapter right now.I am Jorma andYou’re Amazing!Jorma — Co-Active Coach | 20+ years corporate🌐 www.jormaschneider.com📅 Free Chemistry Session: https://calendly.com/jormaschneider/30min💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jorma-schneiderTimestamps00:00:00 — What Toy Story 5 can teach us about reinvention00:00:50 — Welcome to You’re Amazing00:01:20 — My newest corporate transition feels different00:03:35 — 20+ years of reinventing myself00:05:35 — What Toy Story 5 has to do with identity00:07:25 — When your role starts becoming your identity00:09:15 — The Pause: Who am I right now?00:10:50 — Maybe reinvention isn’t about becoming someone new00:12:35 — Bringing the same human into different systems00:14:10 — Your question for the next chapterToy Story 5This reflection was inspired by Pixar’s Toy Story 5.Learn more about the film and the people behind it on the official Pixar page:https://www.pixar.com/toy-story-5Thank you to the filmmakers, artists, storytellers and everyone involved in creating a story that opened this unexpected Pause for me.DisclaimerToy Story 5, Toy Story, Pixar, Disney, and related characters, names, images, footage and trademarks are the property of their respective rights holders.This video is an independent commentary and personal reflection and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Disney or Pixar.Any referenced material is used only where relevant for commentary, criticism and discussion. No ownership of third-party copyrighted or trademarked material is claimed.Visual note: The thumbnail for this video was created with the support of generative AI, using an original image of me as reference. It is a creative visual and does not depict a real scene.

If you are stuck in a decision, waiting for clarity, or trying to control what comes next, this conversation is for you.In this episode of JORMAZIN`, I’m joined by Jeffrey Schwab, founder of Uncertain Pathfinders and wonderfully, Chief Possibility Officer.Together, we explore how uncertainty can become less of an enemy and more of a companion. Not because everything becomes easy. But because we may not need the whole path before taking one small honest step.Jeffrey uses coaching, facilitation, applied improv, and playful experimentation to help people meet the unknown with more curiosity, courage, and connection. In our conversation, he shares how improv shaped his relationship with uncertainty, why he chose to put the word “uncertain” into his work, and how small everyday experiments can shift the way we relate to not knowing.This episode is not about fixing uncertainty or forcing clarity.It is about moving from overthinking toward action.From control toward curiosity.From needing the perfect plan toward trusting the next small “bunny hop.”And from feeling alone in uncertainty toward remembering that not knowing is part of being human.In this conversation:How to move when clarity has not arrived yetWhy uncertainty does not always mean you are lostHow improv can help us trust what emergesWhat it means to choose curiosity over fearWhy small “bunny hops” can be more useful than perfect long-term plansHow playfulness can create connection, even in serious momentsWhy being too attached to outcomes can limit possibilityA simple everyday exercise to shift your relationship with not knowing&Why saying “I don’t know” can be honest, human, and connectingQuestion for your week:Where in my life am I waiting for certainty before taking one honest step?Or more simply:What becomes possible if I let uncertainty be my friend for a moment?If this conversation supported you, follow or subscribe - and if someone came to mind while listening, send this episode to them.You’re amazing! Not because you always know the path. But because something in you can keep listening, choosing, and becoming, even when the path is unclear.Guest:Jeffrey SchwabFounder of Uncertain Pathfinders | Chief Possibility Officer🌐 www.uncertainpathfinders.com💼 Jeffrey on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-schwab💼 Uncertain Pathfinders on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/uncertain-pathfinders/🎧 Uncertain Pathfinders Podcast: available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube and other platformsHost:JormaCo-Active Coach | 20+ years corporate🌐 www.jormaschneider.com📅 Free Chemistry Session: https://calendly.com/jormaschneider/30min💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jorma-schneiderTimestamps:00:00:00 — The Running Bear cold open00:00:16 — Welcome to JORMAZIN`00:01:52 — Meet Jeffrey Schwab, Chief Possibility Officer00:03:55 — How uncertainty became Jeffrey’s topic00:06:09 — What improv teaches us about not knowing00:08:39 — Jeffrey’s personal relationship with uncertainty00:12:29 — Choosing curiosity over fear00:12:46 — Rainbow thinking, bunny hops and small adventures00:15:48 — Why structure does not always create certainty00:17:30 — What happens when people start to play00:23:34 — A live improv exercise: The Running Bear00:32:38 — What children teach us about playfulness and uncertainty00:37:20 — Being too attached to outcomes00:42:28 — Simple exercises to embrace uncertainty today00:48:46 — Where to find Jeffrey and Uncertain Pathfinders

You’re amazing. I mean it.And maybe part of your amazingness is that you know more than you allow yourself to know.Not in a loud way. Not always in a clear way.Sometimes it starts as a tiny signal. A feeling in your body. A word that appears. A silence that suddenly feels full. A sense that there is something more here.Before you know, you sense.In this Pause, I explore what happens when you stop ignoring that quiet signal and start listening to it more closely.Because sometimes the thing you sense is not asking you to be certain. Maybe it is asking you to pay attention.In this Pause:Why your first signal is often the one you want to dismissWhat happens when you override what you feel because you cannot explain it yetWhy the body often notices before the mind catches upHow one honest sentence can shift a conversationWhat it means to trust what you sense without turning it into truth too quicklyQuestion for your week:Where in your life do you already sense something but you keep waiting for permission, proof, or perfect words?If this Pause helped you, subscribe and share it with someone who may need a little more space to listen to what they already sense.I am Jorma andYou’re Amazing!Jorma - Coach | 20+ years corporate L&D🌐 www.jormaschneider.com📅 Free Chemistry Session: https://calendly.com/jormaschneider/30min💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jorma-schneider🆘 Crisis support in your country: https://findahelpline.com00:00:00 — Before you know, you sense00:00:30 — The question behind this episode00:00:50 — Welcome to You’re Amazing00:02:00 — One moment that stayed with me00:04:15 — The body often notices before the mind catches up00:06:50 — Safety note00:07:20 — Three moments to notice00:10:10 — The Pause — a guided reflection00:12:00 — Your question for the week

What if the person you are looking for is not someone you need to become, but someone you need to remember?In this Pause, I explore what changes when we stop treating ourselves like a problem to solve and start meeting ourselves with curiosity again.Because some of the things we call self-knowledge may actually be old stories we have repeated for so long that they started to feel like truth:“I’m not disciplined.”“I always overthink.”“I’m bad at relationships.”“This is just who I am.”But what if those stories are not the whole truth?What if growth does not always mean becoming more?What if sometimes it means pausing long enough to remember what has always been there?In this Pause:Why growth does not always mean becoming moreHow old stories can quietly turn into identityWhat changes when you ask, “Is this still true?”Why curiosity can bring you back to yourselfHow to remember one thing that is still true in youQuestion for your week:What have you decided about yourself that deserves another look?If this Pause supported you, follow or subscribe and share it with someone who may need a moment to remember who they are today.You’re Amazing.Jorma Schneider — Coach | 20+ years in corporate🌐 www.jormaschneider.com📅 Free Chemistry Session: https://calendly.com/jormaschneider/30min💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jorma-schneiderIf this episode touches something tender or feels too much to hold alone, please reach out to a trusted professional or a crisis support service in your country.🆘 Crisis support: https://findahelpline.comTimestamps00:00:00 — You already know. You just forgot.00:00:30 — The question behind this episode00:00:55 — Welcome to You’re Amazing00:01:45 — The story of becoming vs. remembering00:03:50 — Building on top of yourself vs. building from yourself00:04:45 — When self-knowledge becomes self-forgetting00:06:35 — A gentle safety note00:07:15 — Three invitations: notice, wonder, remember00:08:45 — The Pause: a guided reflection00:10:45 — Your question for the week00:11:20 — You’re Amazing!

Have you ever been physically present somewhere - but mentally completely elsewhere?In this 10-Minute Pause, I explore one of the most generous things we can offer - to another person, to a moment, and to ourselves: our real attention.Because presence is not about being perfect. It is about returning.In this Pause:Why your body being somewhere does not mean your attention is there tooWhat a trip through Japan taught me about collecting experiences vs. truly entering themThe three levels of listening — and how they change the quality of every relationshipWhy coming back is not a failure — it is the practiceThree simple invitations to bring more presence into your weekQuestion for your week:Who or what is asking for you to really be here?If this Pause helped you, subscribe and share it with someone who may need a moment to come back today.I am Jorma andYou're Amazing!Jorma - Coach | 20+ years corporate🌐 www.jormaschneider.com📅 Free Chemistry Session: https://calendly.com/jormaschneider/30min💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jorma-schneider🆘 Crisis support in your country: https://findahelpline.com 🆘Timestamps00:00:00 — Have you ever been there, but not really there?00:00:30 — The question behind this episode00:00:50 — Welcome to You're Amazing00:02:20 — Japan and the practice of arriving00:05:00 — Where does your attention live?00:08:00 — Safety note00:08:45 — Three invitations: notice, listen, come back00:11:30 — The Pause — a guided reflection00:14:00 — Your question for the week

Something broke.Maybe a relationship. A dream. A version of yourself you thought would last.And maybe your first instinct was to hide it or move on as fast as possible.In this 10-Minute Pause, I explore Kintsugi - the centuries-old Japanese art of repairing broken ceramics with gold. Not to hide the break. But to honour it.I’m not a ceramics expert. This is my lens, my understanding, and what this concept activated in me - including a broken mug, a always fully booked workshop, and a coaching moment I have never forgotten.This episode is for you if you’ve ever tried to get back to who you were before - instead of asking who you are becoming through this.In this Pause:A simple glimpse into Kintsugi - to join with goldWhy the break may be part of the story, not the end of itHow what we choose to repair can reveal what we valueWhy speed is not always healingA gentle Pause to sit with what is asking to be honouredQuestion for your week:What in my life am I trying to hide, rush past, or replace - that might actually be worth repairing with gold?Or more simply:What break in my story is asking to be honoured - not erased?If this Pause helped you, follow or subscribe - and if someone came to mind while listening, send this episode to them.I am Jorma andYou’re amazing! Not because you never break. But because life can move through you - even there.Jorma - Co-Active Coach | 20+ years corporate🌐 www.jormaschneider.com📅 Free Chemistry Session: https://calendly.com/jormaschneider/30min💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jorma-schneiderTimestamps:00:00:00 — What do you do when something breaks?00:00:22 — The third way and why it changes everything00:00:38 — Welcome to You’re Amazing00:01:46 — Kintsugi - to join with gold00:01:55 — The origin story and what it means00:03:40 — The broken mug, the Hamburg workshop, and what stopped me00:06:10 — Three gentle invitations from Kintsugi00:08:46 — The Pause - a guided reflection00:10:21 — Your question for the week