Finding Your Purpose after a Major Life Change

Our guest for this Living to 100 Club Podcast is Jeff Seckendorf. At age 70, in about two years, Jeff will attempt to break a U.S. or international cycling hour record. Our guest shares with us his process-oriented training program, incorporating both mental and physical dimensions in his cycling competition. In addition, this conversation takes a close look at finding our sense of purpose, especially after a life change like retirement, separation or divorce, or other major event. We discuss the process of discovering a new purpose, especially through sports, and how finding your purpose contributes to longevity, health, and happiness. What can we learn from adopting a competitive spirit in our senior years? What is the Institute of Purpose that our guest has recently co-founded? And how do we discover a new sense of purpose in our lives?

Mini Bio

Jeff began his career as a photographer and filmmaker, first as a stills photographer for UPI and other national publications, then as a director/cameraman producing, directing, and/or photographing TV commercials, music videos, movies, and documentaries. One recent project documents a team of Parkinson’s patients on a trek to Mount Everest Base Camp. Jeff has won numerous awards for his cinematography, including Sundance Film Festival and Independent Spirit Award nominations for best cinematography.

In 2008 Jeff founded Unified Team Diving, a global scuba training and certification agency. He has authored eight training manuals and dozens of online courses. As a masters athlete, Jeff races a bicycle on track and holds the hour record in his age group at the San Diego Velodrome and is a course record holder at the World 6-Hour Time Trial Championships. Jeff’s current project on the bike is to attempt to break the U.S. hour record in the 70-74 age group.

For Our Listeners

Jeff's website: Institute of Purpose