Personal Development Mastery: Mindset and Growth for Midlife Professionals
Personal Development Mastery is a podcast for midlife professionals who are committed to personal growth and ready to take the next step in their life and work.
Hosted by Dr Agi Keramidas, a personal development mentor, coach, and former dentist, the show helps you gain clarity, develop a growth mindset, and move forward with greater confidence and self mastery.
Each episode explores the mindset shifts, practical strategies, and actionable insights that help you navigate life's challenges, break through limitations, and create the life you truly want.
You will real stories from coaches, authors, spiritual teachers and expert practitioners, as well as solo episodes from Agi, all offering clear examples and practical tools for self improvement and personal growth you can apply straight away.
Personal Development Mastery gives you the guidance you need to think clearly, grow intentionally, and take real steps towards a more purposeful and fulfilling life.
🎧 Follow Personal Development Mastery if you are a midlife professional who wants to grow, gain clarity, and move forward with confidence and self mastery.
Episodes
643 episodes
What Is Your Soul Worth? The Three-Ledger Framework for a Life Well Lived, with David Gottfried | #642
Have you ever hit every target on your own scoreboard and still felt like something was missing?That was David Gottfried's reality after four decades of success by every conventional measure. David is the man who turn...
The Hidden Corner Of Your Psyche That Is Quietly Ruining Your Relationships (Personal Development Wisdom Snippets) | #641
What if the loneliness you feel, even surrounded by people who love you, has nothing to do with them and everything to do with a part of yourself you have been hiding?A moment from the podcast archive that I felt dese...
Stuck in Overthinking? The Six Phrases That Bring You Back to Awareness, with Steve Barton | #640
What if the thing you've spent your whole career chasing was never going to give you peace of mind?Steve Barton built his floral business to two million dollars in revenue. He had the numbers, the outcome, everything ...
How To Know You're Going In The Right Direction (Personal Development Wisdom Snippets) | #639
What if there were signs all around you confirming whether you are on the right path, and you just needed to know how to read them?A moment from the podcast archive that I felt deserved to be heard again.
Ayahuasca: An Ancient Medicine for Modern Life, with Oliver Glozik | #638
What is your life actually calling you towards?I sit down with Oliver Glozik, founder of Harmonica Ayahuasca Retreat in Colombia, who has facilitated over 35 retreats a year for the past five years. He describes Ayahu...
What Did You Want To Be At Age 10? The Question That Reconnects You To Your Purpose (Personal Development Wisdom Snippets) | #637
What if the answer to what you should be doing with your life is hiding in something you loved before the world talked you out of it?A moment from the podcast archive that I felt deserved to be heard again....
Why Chasing Happiness Is Keeping You From Being Happy, with Sarah Collins | #636
Are you chasing happiness, success, or the "next thing" in life, only to find that the moment you reach it, you're still not truly fulfilled?After more than 20 years as a civil engineer, Sarah Collins realised that th...
Change Your Expectations Into Preferences And Watch The Suffering Disappear (Personal Development Wisdom Snippets) | #635
What if most of your suffering comes not from what happened, but from the gap between what happened and what you expected?A moment from the podcast archive that I felt deserved to be heard again.Toda...
Can 10 Days of Vipassana Meditation Really Make You Happier? with Udo Marquardt | #634
What if 10 days of silence and meditation could help you become calmer, more aware, and better equipped to face the challenges of everyday life?If your mind is constantly busy, you struggle with cravings or emotional ...
Your Soul Is Sending You Messages. Are You Listening? (Personal Development Wisdom Snippets) | #633
What if that feeling of restlessness, boredom or unease is not something to push away, but a message worth sitting with?A moment from the podcast archive that I felt deserved to be heard again.Today,...
The Stress You Carry Is Holding You Back: How to Regulate Your Nervous System and Reconnect With Yourself, with Karin Velicka | #632
Why isn't understanding your problems enough to change them?Many high achievers know something needs to change, but insight alone rarely leads to transformation. In this episode, Karin Velicka shares why lasting chang...
Why You're Still Stuck Even After Doing All The Right Things (Personal Development Wisdom Snippets) | #631
What if the reason you're not moving forward has nothing to do with what you know or what you've done, but with who you are being?A moment from the podcast archive that I felt deserved to be heard again.Today, ...
The Hidden Emotional Cost of Being a High Achiever (And How to Break Free From It), with Dr Carla Caturia | #630
Have your achievements become your identity, and what is that success really costing you?Many high achievers spend years chasing the next promotion, milestone, or accomplishment, only to discover they've drifted away ...
Interfere The Least, Achieve The Most: Ancient Taoist Wisdom For Modern Life (Personal Development Wisdom Snippets) | #629
What if the secret to mastering life is not doing more, but interfering less?In this series, I select my favourite and most insightful moments from previous episodes of the podcast.Today, my guest Bo...
Stop Following the Wrong Path: How to Escape the Trap of Society’s Expectations, with Mitesh Jani | #628
Have you achieved success on paper, but still feel like something important is missing?Many people reach a stage in life where they've built a successful career, met society's expectations, and stayed busy for years, ...
Stop Giving Power To Your Thoughts (Personal Development Wisdom Snippets) | #627
What if the thoughts running through your mind are not there to be controlled, suppressed or eliminated, but simply observed?In this series, I select my favourite and most insightful moments from previous episodes of ...
The Biggest Mistake Keeping You Stuck Is Trying To Do Personal Growth Alone, with Andrew Kap | #626
What if just five minutes of feeling good each day and the right community around you could completely change your manifestation journey?Many people approach personal growth and manifestation as a solo pursuit, but wh...
What Meditation Really Is, And How To Bring It Into Your Life (Personal Development Wisdom Snippets) | #625
What if you have been meditating wrong all along, not because of your technique, but because of what you think meditation is supposed to feel like?In this series, I select my favourite and most insightful moments from...
How Do You Stop Reacting To Life And Find More Inner Peace? With Meditation Teacher Tom Cronin | #624
What if the peace you’re searching for isn’t something you achieve by changing your circumstances, but something you discover by turning inward?In this episode, meditation teacher and filmmaker Tom Cronin returns to e...
Changing The Outside World Will Never Make You Happy (Personal Development Wisdom Snippets) | #623
What if the crisis you are going through right now is the very thing that leads you to what you actually need?In this series, I select my favourite, most insightful moments from previous episodes of the podcast.
Why Inner Peace Still Feels Missing Even If You Meditate Daily and How to Finally See What’s Already Within, with Chess Edwards | #622
What if the peace you've been searching for isn't something you need to create, but something you've simply forgotten is already within you?In a world that constantly encourages us to seek happiness through achievemen...
Know Thyself: A Snippet of Wisdom From My Vipassana Journey | #621
After my last episode, where I shared my experience of returning to a 10-day Vipassana retreat for the second time, I felt drawn to share something different. This comes from episode #267, when I first discovered Vipassana meditation. I shared ...
10 Days of Silence: My Second Vipassana Meditation Retreat, and One Big Realisation | #620
"I wish I could bottle that smile." That's what my partner said to me when the silence finally broke, after 10 days.This is the third chapter of a story that began in 2022. I just completed my second 10-day sile...
How To Find Happiness In The Face Of Adversity (Personal Development Wisdom Snippets) | #619
What if the adversity you are facing right now is not happening to you, but for you?In this series, I select my favourite and most insightful moments from previous episodes of the podcast.Today, my g...
How Small Daily Decisions Shape Your Identity, Leadership, and Life Transitions with Chip Scholz | #618
What if the biggest transformations in your life don't come from one bold move, but from the small decisions you make every single day?Many of us unknowingly cling to identities that once helped us succeed but now hol...