SELLEST OSAST
You followed the map. You achieved the goals on your vision board. So why does something still feel incomplete?
Diane Van Buren, an award winning architect who walked away from a celebrated career, joins The Mindful Living to talk about honoring the quiet signal that something is missing, even when success looks complete from the outside. She shares how she learned to listen to her heart instead of her head, and what patience and daily appreciation have to do with reclaiming a deferred dream.
About the Guest:
Diane Van Buren is an award winning architect who left her career to help successful executives reconnect with the dreams they shelved on their way up. She holds a cross-disciplinary master's degree she created herself and is the author of Enlightened Rome, a personal development book built around twelve of her favorite piazzas in Rome. She also goes by her middle name; her full legal name is Laurel Diane Van Buren.
Key Takeaways:
- Success and happiness are only peripherally related. What is missing for many people is fulfillment, which is a journey, not a destination.
- Honor the signal that something feels off, even if you have no idea yet what is on the other side of it.
- A true signal tends to feel love based and positive. A false one tends to feel fear based and negative.
- The inward journey can start small: ten quiet minutes, a journal, or a single honest question.
- Write your ideas down. An unrecorded thought is, in Diane's words, like a butterfly you will not see again.
- Patience grows from daily appreciation. Naming even one good thing about the day keeps you oriented toward the journey, not just the destination.
Connect With Diane Van Buren:
- Email: diane@dianevanburen.com
- LinkedIn: Laurel Diane Van Buren
- Facebook: Laurel Diane Van Buren
- Offer: Complimentary exploration call
- Book: Enlightened Rome
Episode Chapters:
- [00:07] Cold Open: When the Life You Built No Longer Fits
- [01:36] Introducing Diane Van Buren
- [03:04] Why Diane Walked Away From Architecture
- [09:55] The Shifting Shape of the Midlife Crisis
- [11:59] Success, Happiness, and the Missing Piece Called Fulfillment
- [15:19] Is Every Midlife Signal Really a Dream Waiting to Be Reclaimed
- [21:20] What Role Does Patience Play
- [27:43] Where to Find and Connect With Diane
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