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The Other Side of Potential
Over time, the conversations we choose to have begin to reflect what matters most.
If you’ve been part of this podcast, you’ve heard me speak about human development, systems thinking, and the ways we make meaning of our lives and work. That work continues—and remains at the core of my coaching and professional practice.
What has changed is the space where I am choosing to have a different kind of conversation.
After the death of my son, Michael, I felt called to create a more personal place—one that speaks directly to the experience of loss, and to the questions that emerge when life no longer looks the way it once did.
That space is now Beyond the Loss.
This podcast is for parents who have lost a child, and for those who support them. It is not about fixing grief or finding closure, but about understanding how we continue to live, to make meaning, and to become—after loss.
If you are looking for my current podcast,
you will now find me there.
I invite you to join me on Beyond the Loss.
You are welcome.
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The Other Side of Potential
Episode 312: Finding Fulfillment with Nico Van de Venne
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True beauty and strength can be found through surviving life’s struggles. Your darkest moments are the ones that ultimately define you and help you realize when your life needs to be turned around. So many people in positions of leadership battle with isolation and the constant need to strive for greatness. But there is always a need for rest, restoration, and enjoyment in order to find true fulfillment.
Today on The Other Side of Potential, we welcome Nico Van de Venne; speaker, award-winning coach, and host of The Everlasting Fulfillment Podcast. After experiencing a period of dark depression, Nico found the light and, with an incredibly vast career, he has collected nuggets of wisdom that he now shares with his clients. Acting as a confidant, Nico uses his expertise to help guide his clients toward spiritual practices that will help them enjoy the journey of life.
Today we delve into the downfalls of high achievers, loneliness in leadership, the power of meditation, how hearing other people’s struggles can help you find success, and so much more! Nico and Sharon share many similarities, including their missions to do good and help the people around them. This episode is inspiring, touching, and enlightening so be sure to tune in now!
What you’ll learn about in this episode:
- Introducing Nico Van de Venne and sharing some similarities between him and Sharon.
- How Nico’s darkest days led him to start the incredibly successful business he has now.
- Why high achievers often hit a wall and how meditation became a turning point for Nico.
- How Nico gets people to move away from constant ‘striving’ to enjoyment and fulfillment.
- The major theme Nico is focusing in his work on at the moment: isolation in leadership.
- Nico shares some of the spiritual practices he finds most effective for himself or others.
- The importance of remembering to enjoy the journey in life and not just the destination.
- A little bit about Nico’s ebook that’s available on his website and what his goal of it is.
- He tells us about his podcast, the Everlasting Fulfillment Podcast and what his intention is.
- Why Nico doesn’t like to ‘fake it till he makes it’ and what his mission statement is.
Transcript: Here
Additional Resources:
Website: https://nicovandevenne.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicovandevenne/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicovandevenne/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@everlastingfulfilment
X: https://x.com/NicoVandeVenne
Sharon Spano:
Website: sharonspano.com
Facebook: facebook.com/SharonSpanoPHD
Instagram: instagram.com/drsharonspano/
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sharonspano/
Book: thetimemoneybook.com
Contact: sharon@sharonspano.com
The Other Side of Potential Podcast: sharonspano.com/podcast/