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Code 3: Life. Reinvented.

AJ Jones, Founder, MORE® — Aligned Reinvention Guide

I’m AJ Jones. Twice, a massive widowmaker heart attack nearly ended my life. Twice, I walked away with more than just a second chance. And twice I had to rethink everything. After a 20+ year career with firms like Schwab, BlackRock, and Wells Fargo, my cardiologist told me to retire. Instead, I doubled down on a new mission: to help people stop living on autopilot and start redefining what’s possible. Or put another way, with all due respect to my cardiologist I have unfinished business. Code 3:

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Ep. 24: The Cost of Staying on Autopilot

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2026/03/23

Somewhere in the middle of a perfectly successful life… a quiet question starts to creep in: Is this really it?I know that question well because I ignored it for years. In this solo episode of Code 3: Life. Reinvented., I’m diving into something that doesn’t get talked about nearly enough: the cost of staying on autopilot. Because autopilot isn’t failure. It’s what happens when everything is working. You’ve built the career. You’ve created the life. From the outside, it looks like you’re

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42:27

Ep. 23: The Life Matt Hunt Chose

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2026/03/17

This episode of Code 3: Life .Reinvented. is unlike any I’ve recorded.When I first met Matt Hunt, I was instantly drawn in by his story — a former banker who walked away from a stable, successful career to pursue something most people would never consider: diving offshore for prehistoric Megalodon teeth and building a life around it. What started as curiosity quickly became something deeper. Matt wasn’t just chasing adventure, he was answering a calling. One that had been with him since he was a

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39:41

Ep. 22: From Fired to Inspired: How Rock Bottom...

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2026/03/16

In this episode of Code 3: Life Reinvented, I sit down with Merry Korn, whose story is a powerful reminder that sometimes our greatest breakthroughs begin with our lowest moments.Merry’s “Code 3 moment” came when she was suddenly fired from a job she had held for just two months. As a single mother with two kids preparing for college, she woke up one morning with no income, very little savings, and no idea how she was going to move forward. What followed wasn’t a perfectly mapped-out plan — it was

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21:37

Ep. 21: What Is Alignment? Authentic Truth, Ambition...

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2026/03/09

What is alignment? And why do so many high achievers struggle to find it? In this solo episode of Code 3: Life Reinvented, I break down what alignment really means — and what it doesn’t. Alignment isn’t about quitting your job. It isn’t about blowing up your life. And it’s not about abandoning ambition. It’s about removing internal conflict. I share my framework around authentic truth, ambition, and action, and explain how misalignment happens when those forces fall into conflict instead of

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46:38

Ep. 20. Burned-Out ER Doctor to Entrepreneur:...

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2026/03/02

Emergency medicine. Physician burnout. Career reinvention. Identity shift.In this episode of Code 3: Life Reinvented, I sit down with Dr. Maureen “Dr. Moe” Gibbons, a former ER doctor who left emergency medicine after years in a Level II trauma center — not because she hated it, but because she didn’t realize how much it was costing her. After being pushed out of her primary ER role, Dr. Moe faced an identity crisis many high achievers experience: Who am I if I’m no longer my title? Together,

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Ep 19: When Success Stops Working

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2026/02/23

What happens when your life looks successful on paper… but feels flat on the inside?In this solo episode, I explore a confusing and deeply common experience among high achievers: the moment when success keeps growing, but meaning quietly fades. I talk about the paradox of “numb success” — how external wins can slowly pull us away from our inner truth, relationships, and sense of being alive. When achievement becomes our identity, the same momentum that once fueled our growth can start to feel

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44:21

Ep. 18: Alignment Isn’t Woo — It’s Biology (with Dr....

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2026/02/16

In this episode, I’m joined by someone who was my very first guest on Code 3 — Dr. Birgit Rauchbauer — and I’m excited to share a big announcement: she’s officially joining MORE as our Head of Research.Together, we dig into the question that’s been driving my work: What actually happens when you live and work in alignment — and what does the science say about it? We break down what people get wrong about purpose (hint: it doesn’t have to be heroic), how I define alignment as when your authentic

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Ep. 17: The Wake-Up Call After the Wake-Up Call

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2026/02/09

After my first widowmaker heart attack, I truly believed I had my wake-up call.I changed my diet. I committed to exercise. I followed my doctors’ guidance and told myself things would be different moving forward. For a while, they were. But over time, life quietly pulled me back to normal. The stress returned. Old habits crept in. The environment that nearly broke me didn’t really change — and eventually, eight years later, I had a second heart attack. In this deeply personal solo episode, I

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51:40

Ep. 16: From Panic Attacks to Purpose: A Conversation...

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2026/02/02

In this episode of Code 3: Life, Reinvented, I sit down with my friend—and MORE® coach—Jonathan Binder, joining us from Lisbon, Portugal, to explore a Joseph Campbell line that keeps resurfacing in both of our lives: “The cave you fear to enter holds the treasures you seek.”Jon shares his Code 3 moment: years of terrifying heart palpitations that looked physical on paper, but ultimately forced him to confront something deeper—an emotional and spiritual crisis he’d been trying to “handle quietly.”

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19:45

Episode 15: Urgent Authenticity: How to Stop Living...

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2026/01/26

In this solo episode of Code 3: Life, Reinvented, I challenge the way authenticity has been turned into a vibe, a brand, or a someday project—and make the case for why authenticity isn’t cute or optional. It’s urgent.I unpack what I call urgent authenticity: the decision to tell the truth in time for it to matter. Not oversharing. Not blowing up your life. But refusing to quietly abandon yourself while waiting for certainty that never comes. Building on the idea of numb success, I explore how

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49:37

Episode 14: The Day You Decide With Justin Schenck

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2026/01/19

In this episode of Code 3: Life, Reinvented, I sit down with entrepreneur, speaker, and Growth Now Movement host Justin Schenck to unpack what it really takes to reinvent your life, especially when your starting line is stacked against you. Justin shares his early story: a 1.7 GPA, a mother battling opioid addiction, a father in jail, and the heavy belief that his future was already written for him. His turning point came through a sales job that introduced him to personal development and a simple

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Episode 13: The Lie of Numb Success

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2026/01/12

In this solo episode of Code 3: Life Reinvented, I unpack numb success — the most dangerous place to live, because the world rewards you for staying there.Numb success is when life looks impressive on the outside but feels muted, flat, or hollow on the inside. There’s no crisis. No failure. No obvious pain. Just a quiet absence of signal. I explore why numb success is so insidious: the more externally validated you become, the quieter your internal truth gets. Promotions, praise, and admiration

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Episode 12: The Illusion of Safety: A Smarter Path to...

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2026/01/05

What if the move you’re craving isn’t a dramatic leap… but a measured, strategic shift you build step by step?In this episode of Code 3: Life. Reinvented., I sit down with Shannon Lundgren — a former Wells Fargo leader I worked with years ago (and always admired for her polish, presence, and leadership). Since then, she’s made a powerful transition from corporate success to entrepreneurship — and her journey is full of lessons for anyone who feels stuck in the “illusion of safety.” We start with

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Episode 11: Redefining Success: From Achievement to...

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2025/12/29

Success. We chase it, sacrifice for it, and organize our lives around it.And then—quietly, unexpectedly—it stops working. In this solo episode, I unpack the moment many high achievers eventually face: when the definition of success that once drove you no longer fits who you’ve become. I share my own story—golden handcuffs, external wins, relentless pressure, and the wake-up call that forced me to get brutally honest after a widowmaker heart attack. I talk about how success, as I was living it,

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Episode 10: Being vs. Doing: A High Achiever’s...

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2025/12/22

In this powerful and deeply human episode, I sit down with Steve Haggerty — former Hyatt executive, private-equity partner, and now a builder of transformational wellness retreats — to explore one of the biggest truths high achievers avoid: we spend our lives doing while barely learning how to be.Steve opens up about walking away from the corporate mountaintop, the unseen emotional patterns that shaped his success, and the inner work that finally caught up with him. We talk about embodiment vs

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Episode 9: Introduction of Be MORE Aligned

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2025/12/15

In this solo episode, I pull back the curtain on a huge truth I’ve been avoiding: I wasn’t building the wrong business — I was solving the wrong problem.After surviving my second widowmaker heart attack, I doubled down on MORE®, thinking career wellness was the answer. But the real breakthrough hit me in a mastermind hot seat: people aren’t struggling with their careers — they’re struggling with misalignment. That quiet ache. That numb success. That “this isn’t it” feeling you can’t shake. I

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36:24

Episode 8: From Ad Agency President to Free Spirits...

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2025/12/08

In this episode of Code 3: Life Reinvented, I sit down with Milan Martin — advertising veteran and former President at Grey — to talk about how he walked away from a high-profile agency career to launch Free Spirits, a leading non-alcoholic spirits brand.Milan opens up about the moment he realized the corporate climb wasn’t his second-half game, why discomfort is a signal of metamorphosis, and how he de-risked his midlife career change with micro-actions, side hustles, and a realistic runway. We

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Episode 7: Three Thoughts on the Gurney: Love,...

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2025/12/01

In this raw solo episode of Code 3: Life Reinvented (⚠️ contains brief explicit language), I recount the day a mountain bike ride in Marin County ended in the ER — and the three thoughts that crystallized while I was rushed to the cath lab: love (not wanting my wife to fly home a widow), presence (never leaving without telling my kids “I love you”), and will (a defiant decision to walk out on my own terms).I reflect on how near-death clarity can reset priorities, strengthen relationships, and

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Episode 6: Transition vs. Transformation: Ikigai,...

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2025/11/24

In this episode of Code 3: Life Reinvented, I sit down with Stephanie Goodell — a MORE® coach and corporate talent leader — to unpack what most people get wrong about transformation.Stephanie draws a clear line between transition (choice-driven and shorter) and Transformation (identity-level, low agency, and often disorienting) — and explains why surrender, not control, is what truly unlocks growth. Together, we explore limiting beliefs, practical ways to reclaim choice, and how Ikigai — what you

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Episode 5: Radical Honesty: Taking Off the Masks That...

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2025/11/17

In this solo episode of Code 3: Life Reinvented, I explore one of the hardest truths for high achievers — the cost of wearing masks. From playing the perfect employee to the invincible leader, I share how years of pretending nearly cost me everything, including my health.I introduce the concept of Radical Honesty — not brutal truth-telling to others, but the courage to be honest with yourself. Through raw personal stories, including surviving two widowmaker heart attacks, I show how dropping your

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