Mike‘s Search For Meaning

About Mike‘s Search For Meaning

Mike‘s Search For Meaning is the intersection between philosophical and practical. How do leaders organize their inner world? What tools and tactics can we use to enhance our relationships and careers? Join host and life coach Mike Trugman as he seeks to unlock the keys to living a deeply fulfilling life.

Publisher

Mike Trugman

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

2 Nov 2021

Latest episode

24 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

3 of 131 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   24 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   #131 - Melissa Ford: Living Service, Staying the Path, and the Long Game of Learning

   Host Mike Trugman interviews Master Business and Life Coach Melissa Ford about living service, staying the path, and the long game of learning.

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   28 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   #130 - Tricia Bolender: You Only Need One: How Your Language Creates Your World

   Host Mike Trugman interviews Tricia Bolender, CPCC, about how intentional language shapes our reality and fosters trust and belonging.

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   7 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   #129 - Dr. Matthew Jones: Cofounder Coaching, Turning Conflict into Clarity, and Relationships as a Vehicle for Transformation

   Dr. Matthew Jones is a licensed psychologist and cofounder coach who helps startup teams turn conflict into clarity. He’s the author of The Cofounder Effect, a groundbreaking guide to navigating the hidden dynamics that make or break startup partnerships. Through his company, Cofounder Clarity, Matt has worked with teams backed by Y Combinator, Sequoia, a16z, and Google Ventures. His work has been featured in Inc., TIME, Business Insider, and Psychology Today. —-------------- Interested in joining the Search For Meaning Community? Secure your membership here: https://www.patreon.com/c/mikessearchformeaning/membership The Search for Meaning Community is a community that is devoted to thriving. It's a community that is committed to teaching the most important human skills: making a strong living, having a clear sense of purpose, creating deep and powerful relationships, and creating a life that overall just feels really good and fulfilling. It's a community that is committed to going beyond ourselves to focus on the greater good, that addresses our biggest collective challenges: climate change, poverty and homelessness, and polarization, just to name a few. And most importantly: it's a community that takes a stand for kindness, growth, care, belonging, and contributing to the goodness of the world. It creates space for all of you and sparks your highest self to show up. In this community, we get together from time to time to learn about and build these foundational human skills, get support when we face inevitable challenges on the path, and also receive support and resources in between our scheduled times together. And – as part of this community, 25% of membership dues are donated to a charity or organization that’s making a difference towards a societal and global challenge. These organizations are vetted and sourced from Mike’s Search for Meaning Podcast guests. In this episode, the organization is called Refugee & Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services (RAICES). RAICES is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing free and low-cost legal services and education to underserved immigrant communities, focusing on asylum seekers, families, and children. You can connect with Matthew on: Website: https://cofounderclarity.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-matthew-jones-7a832a37/ His Book, The Cofounder Effect: https://www.amazon.com/Cofounder-Effect-Diagnose-Healthy-Communication/dp/B0FHDRDKWY To connect with me: Become a Patreon member of the Search For Meaning Community: https://www.patreon.com/c/mikessearchformeaning/membership LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-trugman-37863246/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mytrugofchoice/?hl=en Website - https://miketrugmancoaching.com/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUPyP3vEWc-oDlGASe2XIUg Please leave a review for this podcast on Apple Podcasts! - https://podcasts.apple.com/vg/podcast/mike-s-search-for-meaning/id1593087650?utm_source=Mike+Trugman&utm_campaign=dcbd0b11b0-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2022_03_08_12_14&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_33d78ffe68-dcbd0b11b0-510678693 Resources/People Mentioned: DONATE TO RAICES - REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT CENTER FOR EDUCATION AND LEGAL SERVICES Episode #92 MSFM - Justin Mulvaney on Emotions in the Workplace, Loving What Is, & Taking 100% Responsibility in Your Life

Inside a recent episode

#131 - Melissa Ford: Living Service, Staying the Path, and the Long Game of Learning

Published 24 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] That's just crazy. I was, I was at this event where, um, The people, people who are, were running this event for the weekend, they showed this circle and there was maybe let's just say one 16th. a piece of the pie of the circle. And they said, this is what you know. Like, this is what you know. And this is generous, by the way. This is what you know based on everything in the world. And then they cut out another piece of pie. So it was like, let's just say it was a quarter of the circle. And they said, this part is what you know that you don't know. Like, I know that I don't know how to change a tire on a car. […]

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YouTube views

5,495

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

66 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

35 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 65 / 100

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Quality

54

Social presence

91

YouTube

68

Engagement

77

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