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Executive Recruiter on Midlife Career Challenges and Finding Purpose
In this week’s Midlife Remix, I sat down with Paige Scott, Senior Partner and leader of the Asset Management practice at Kingsley Gate, to talk about the crossroads many Gen X leaders are facing: career transition, changing values, multi‑generational teams, and the courage it takes to live and lead from alignment.
Below are the core themes from our conversation, the questions I’m asking clients right now, and a simple practice Paige swears by to re‑center your path.

StevenMiyao
Sep 305 min read


Why You Need a Life Plan — Before It’s Too Late
“The people whose identity is tied to their work… when that work goes away, many get lost. For them, work is purpose, importance, growth, learning, making money. But once it ends, they’re stuck. The only difference between a rut and a grave are the dimensions.”“The people whose identity is tied to their work… when that work goes away, many get lost. For them, work is purpose, importance, growth, learning, making money. But once it ends, they’re stuck. The only difference betw

StevenMiyao
Sep 163 min read


What Hip Hop Can Teach You About Leading with Purpose
At some point in your career and in your life, you start asking different questions.
Not How do I get ahead?
But What am I building?
Not How do I lead others?
But Am I leading in a way that actually feels like me?

StevenMiyao
Jul 152 min read


To Begin Your Next Chapter, You Have to Let Go of Who You Were
There’s a feeling of deep melancholy in our generation and a low-level, underlying sense of discomfort that doesn’t always scream for attention, but it’s real. And it’s often the first sign that something deeper needs to shift. For many Gen Xers, it’s the realization they never got to where they thought they’d be, and they quietly carry that disappointment. For others, it’s worse: they got there, did everything right, and discovered they don’t even like what they are doing. A

StevenMiyao
Jun 74 min read


Still Us? Reimagining Your Relationship in Life's Next Chapter
Couples can drift apart without realizing it, somewhere between careers, kids, and simply trying to keep life moving. My wife and I have...

StevenMiyao
May 257 min read


The Sacred Side of Success: One Entrepreneur’s Path to Conscious Leadership
The Sacred Side of Success: Bruno Del Ama on Intuition, Leadership, and Conscious Growth You're not alone if you’ve ever hit a...

StevenMiyao
May 204 min read


How Gen X Can Future-Proof Their Careers in the Age of AI
We’re the generation who learned to rewind cassette tapes with a pencil, typed college papers in WordPerfect, and made calls from hallway...

StevenMiyao
May 16 min read


Navigating Economic Uncertainty: For anyone in their 40s or 50s wondering what comes next in their career
If you're in your mid-40s or 50s, this moment may feel like an unraveling. The stock market is plummeting, chipping away at the nest egg you

StevenMiyao
Apr 77 min read


Feeling Stuck in Your Career? Here’s How to Move Forward with Confidence
You know that feeling—the nagging sense that something isn’t quite right at work. Maybe you wake up dreading your job or stopped feeling cha

StevenMiyao
Mar 184 min read
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