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#298 Reinventing the Narrative: How Gwendolyn Bounds Found Passion Beyond Her Desk Job

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Mastering something new brings powerful mental and physical benefits," says award-winning journalist and author Gwendolyn Bounds. In this conversation she explores the transformative power of reinvention at any age. Bounds shares how a simple question at a dinner party led her, in her midforties, from a sedentary career in news to becoming a world championship competitor in the intense sport of obstacle course racing. Drawing from her new book, Not Too Late: The Power of Pushing Limits at Any Age, she offers listeners practical tools and expert insights for embracing bold new challenges, reigniting passion, and rewriting the narrative of midlife and beyond.

About Gwendolyn Bounds:

Gwendolyn Bounds is an award-winning journalist and author. Her new book, NOT TOO LATE: The Power of Pushing Limits at Any Age, explores how embarking on the long road of mastering something new and hard that you love can bring powerful mental and physical benefits. In the book, Bounds traces her own evolution from an unathletic desk-bound news executive glued to her screens into a world championship competitor in the daunting sport of obstacle course racing.

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If you found this episode insightful, please follow the podcast and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. For more resources and community support, join me on Substack. Until next time, keep reinventing!

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Mastering something new brings powerful mental and physical benefits," says award-winning journalist and author Gwendolyn Bounds. In this conversation she explores the transformative power of reinvention at any age. Bounds shares how a simple question at a dinner party led her, in her midforties, from a sedentary career in news to becoming a world championship competitor in the intense sport of obstacle course racing. Drawing from her new book, Not Too Late: The Power of Pushing Limits at Any Age, she offers listeners practical tools and expert insights for embracing bold new challenges, reigniting passion, and rewriting the narrative of midlife and beyond.

About Gwendolyn Bounds:

Gwendolyn Bounds is an award-winning journalist and author. Her new book, NOT TOO LATE: The Power of Pushing Limits at Any Age, explores how embarking on the long road of mastering something new and hard that you love can bring powerful mental and physical benefits. In the book, Bounds traces her own evolution from an unathletic desk-bound news executive glued to her screens into a world championship competitor in the daunting sport of obstacle course racing.

Connect:

Website

LinkedIn

Instagram

Connect with Lesley Jane Seymour:

If you found this episode insightful, please follow the podcast and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. For more resources and community support, join me on Substack. Until next time, keep reinventing!

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