416. AMMA — How to Reinvent Yourself Without Starting Over

The Game Changing Attorney Podcast with Michael Mogill

Feel like you’re drifting through life on autopilot? This episode will snap you awake.

In this AMMA edition of The Game Changing Attorney Podcast, Michael and Jessica Mogill tackle three deeply personal questions around identity, distraction, purpose, and reinvention. From the erosion of our collective attention span to the fear of starting over in your 40s, 50s, or 60s, this episode explores why so many high achievers reach a point where they look around and wonder how much of their life reflects their choices versus someone else’s expectations. With candid stories, tough-love truths, and practical reframes, Michael and Jessica break down how to reclaim your time, rediscover who you are, and redefine what comes next.

Here’s what you’ll learn:

• How constant distraction is destroying presence, relationships, and creative thinking, and what it takes to rebuild your attention
• Why it is never too late to pivot, rediscover your identity, or pursue something that truly lights you up
• What successful attorneys actually do in retirement and why some people struggle to walk away from the work that defines them

If you have ever questioned who you are, where you are going, or what you truly want, this episode will remind you that it is never too late to rewrite your story.

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02:34 — Michael describes the collapse of human attention and why people are no longer present in their own lives

03:04 — How constant phone use destroys meaningful connection, even during everyday moments like dinner

05:39 — The moment Michael realized technology was reshaping his kids’ habits and what happened when he took the iPad away

06:49 — A challenge for listeners: try an entirely phone-free Thanksgiving and notice how differently you feel

09:58 — Why people wake up realizing they’ve built a life based on expectations instead of their own desires

12:14 — You are not starting over. You are pivoting with decades of experience and wisdom

16:23 — The danger of retiring without purpose and why people fall apart when they have nothing meaningful to do

17:31 — What Michael would do if he could “burn it all down” and start something completely new, and why he chooses not to

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Links & Resources:

• Die With Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life by Bill Perkins
• Jensen Huang

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Past guests on The Game Changing Attorney Podcast include David Goggins, John Morgan, Alex Hormozi, Randi McGinn, Kim Scott, Chris Voss, Kevin O’Leary, Laura Wasser, John Maxwell, Mark Lanier, Robert Greene, and many more.

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