Episode 538

 

Structural Engineer Quits Career to Solve Midlife Crisis (Here’s His Blueprint)

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Jake Kennington joins Something For Everybody this week. Jake is a husband, father of four, and a structural engineer turned coach, speaker, and writer.

We talk about redefining success, pursuing entrepreneurship without romanticizing the struggle, and navigating midlife change. Jake shares the REDAC framework, the idea that a meaningful life requires drawing your own map, and how gratitude and ambition can work together.

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(Filmed on September 4th, 2026)

Edited by Ben Rogerson (@BenRogerson_)