002: Living From The Inside Out With Dick Ayres | Life Transitions & Purpose Beyond Corporate Live Your Jam podcast

002: Living From the Inside Out with Dick Ayres | Life Transitions & Purpose Beyond Corporate

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In this conversation, I sat down with my very first guest, Dick Ayres – a global business leader who traded 25 years at GE for a life of purpose, impact, and alignment.

Dick shares how he went from senior executive at one of the world’s largest companies to co-founding Literrati, an environmental startup tackling global litter, and building a life rooted in values, family, and contribution.

Topics in this episode:

Why Dick walked away from a thriving corporate career at GE
The Be–Do–Have model and how it flipped his approach to life
What it means to live from the inside out instead of the outside in
Starting over with a blank sheet of paper and following intuition
Building Literati into a global community and environmental force
How volunteering and giving back brings unexpected fulfillment
The importance of caring for the caregiver and making space for what matters

If you’ve ever felt “life is good, but could be better,” this episode will inspire you to pause, create space, and reimagine what’s possible.

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We talk about:

00:00 Welcome to Live Your Jam
03:15 From GE Executive to Entrepreneur
07:00 The “Itch” for Change
10:00 Discovering Coaching & the Be–Do–Have Model
14:00 Starting Fresh with a Blank Sheet of Paper
17:00 Building Literrati and Tackling Global Litter
21:00 Volunteering, Mental Health, and Community Impact
25:00 Living in Flow vs. Corporate Treadmill
27:00 Family Goal-Setting & Caring for the Caregiver
30:00 Finding Fulfillment in Small and Big Ways
32:00 Closing Reflections & Call to Action

Connect with Dick

Website: https://www.litterati.org/
Amafe: https://www.amafe.org/en-gb
Grandes Amigos: https://grandesamigos.org/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dick-ayres-1a6a168/

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