You’re pretty damn good in your field.
You’re paid well—too well to walk away without a plan.
You have a family depending on your income.
And you’re really fucking good at building someone else’s dream.
You’ve been feeling something has to change. You’ve known for a while. But between the day job, the kids, the mortgage, and the Slack message that just became your emergency—you’re stuck.
This is where you start moving.
START HERE: The Golden Handcuffs Diagnostic
90 minutes. 6 exercises. The clarity you’ve been avoiding.
Free diagnostic + Notion worksheet + 5 Mandatory Books For 2nd Act Builders email series.
Who I Am (and Why I Built This)
I’m Mike Radice, a senior leader in Talent Acquisition with nearly 2 decades of experience helping leaders navigate transitions.
I have 3 kids under 6, so the default sensory experience is sleep deprivation, full volume, and overstimulation. In the midst of the chaos, I’m building my 2nd Act in the margins—90 minutes a day before the house gets nuts.
I’m not writing this from the summit. I’m a few dozen steps ahead on the path, bloody and bandaged, yelling back what’s working (between f-bombs directed at Claude).
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Want To Read First?
Here are a couple of starting points:
Adapt or Die: 7 Rules of Any Transition
A real-world guide to surviving the suck of change.
The 52 Books That Will Outlast You
The full Outlast Yourself library, where you can peruse and jump into the books that you’re already interested in.
This site isn’t a content machine. It’s a body of work built for people who want to build their 2nd Act without burning down their first. It’s written by someone who, to quote Eminem, has “a can full of gas and a handful of matches,” and is trying like hell to make sure they don’t mix until he’s ready.
If you’re in the midst of your Lonely Chapter, you’ve found a fellow traveler.
Here, you’re not alone.
Let’s build something that lasts.
– Mike