A Fearless Dive into Identity Beyond Metrics
In this personal and deeply human episode of Meta-Conscious Leaders, Greg Suart sits down with writer, mentor, strategist and founder of “I’m Not Done Yet”, Andrew Middleton, whose reflective posts on identity, purpose and later-life transitions have resonated with millions across LinkedIn.
After a 50-year career in corporate life, Andrew found himself confronting a series of unexpected questions:
Who am I without my achievements?
What remains when routine dissolves?
What is my purpose now?
His honest exploration has opened a doorway for others experiencing the same transition into midlife, meaning, and self-redefinition.
For more information about Andrew Middleton, his work and the “ImNotDoneYet” Community visit:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewcmiddleton/
Website: https://www.imnotdoneyet.co.uk/
Indy Community: https://www.imnotdoneyet.org/
In this conversation, we explore:
✨ Identity Beyond Usefulness How Andrew’s sense of self shifted when he realised the life he knew “no longer worked” and the identity he built through work wasn’t the whole story.
✨ The Gold in Other People’s Reflections Why the comments on his posts became a source of deep insight, perspective, and unexpected mentorship.
✨ Breaking the Bond With the “Old Life” Andrew shares what it feels like to step out of professional identity and into a more expansive sense of being.
✨ Midlife as a Threshold We discuss the anxiety and the liberation, of entering a phase where presence matters more than legacy and meaning outweighs metrics.
✨ Death as a Lens for Living From near-death experiences to philosophical reflections on mortality, we explore how awareness of impermanence sharpens purpose.
✨ The Evolution from Doing to Being How Andrew is shifting from “a human doing to a human being,” and why this may be the foundation for elder wisdom and conscious leadership. If you’ve ever wondered who you are beyond your role, title, or usefulness – this episode is for you.
It’s a gentle, courageous, insight-rich invitation to rediscover meaning and redefine leadership through presence, authenticity, and deeper awareness.
SPONSORED BY: This Meta-Conscious Leaders podcast is sponsored by Ultimate Goal Ltd: Partners in Personal, Leadership & Business Growth, Developing Personal Mastery, Emotional Intelligence and Transcendent Leadership https://www.ultimategoal.co.uk
TAKEAWAYS – Plenty of gold nuggets in there for us all to consider. – Grateful for the opportunity to talk on Meta-Conscious Leaders. – Purpose is essential in our journey. – Reframe has been very important to me. – Trying to break that previous life that I knew is holding me back. – This is the big challenging period for me. – Love thought that insightful.