Podcasts about losing everything

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What if gratitude wasn't just a feel-good practice... but a scientifically supported way to rewire your brain, transform your beliefs, and completely change the trajectory of your life? In this powerful conversation, Napoleon Gratitude shares the deeply personal story of going from the lowest point of his life—losing everything and contemplating suicide—to raising $2.5 million for his company and building a worldwide gratitude movement centered on daily brain rewiring. We explore neuroplasticity, manifestation, unconditional love, and why consistent daily practice creates lasting transformation. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Episode Preview 01:08 Meet Napoleon Gratitude 04:15 Losing Everything & The Turning Point 10:38 How Gratitude Rewired His Brain 18:42 Why Most Personal Development Doesn't Last 27:40 The Daily Practice That Creates Lasting Change 35:15 Manifestation, Frequency & Becoming a Magnet 41:02 A Simple Gratitude Exercise Anyone Can Start Today 43:35 Napoleon's Free 7-Day Invitation & Final Wisdom Connect with Napoleon Gratitude

You know you're talented. But if you've spent years undercharging, second guessing yourself, or letting life convince you your dreams have to wait, you're not alone. Sometimes the hardest part isn't learning new skills. It's believing your work is finally worth it. This week, Sarah sits down with Clarksville, Tennessee photographer Faith Doggett, whose thriving documentary photography business disappeared almost overnight in 2020. After years away from photography, Faith shares how she rebuilt her confidence, embraced a proven system, and landed a $3,487 portrait sale that changed how she sees herself and her business forever. • How to stop letting fear dictate your pricing and finally charge with confidence • Why having a simple, repeatable system creates freedom instead of overwhelm • The mindset shift that helped Faith rebuild her business, one confident step at a time If you've been waiting for permission to believe bigger things are possible for your photography business, this conversation might be exactly what you need to hear. Press play, your next chapter could start today. RESOURCES:  Photography Business Tools to Get Started 37 CLIENTS WHO CAN HIRE YOU TODAY https://info.photographybusinessinstitute.com/37-clients-optin   INSTAGRAM – DM me "Conversation Starters" for some genuine ways to strike up a conversation about your photography business wherever you are. https://www.instagram.com/sarah.petty   FREE COPY: NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLING BOOK FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS www.photographybusinessinstitute.com/freebook    BOUTIQUE BREAKTHROUGH – 8-WEEK WORKSHOP www.photographybusinessinstitute.com/boutiquebreakthrough   FREE FACEBOOK GROUP: Join and get my free mini-class: How I earned $1,500 per client working 16 hours a week by becoming a boutique photographer. https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchthedigitals    YOUTUBE: Check out my latest how to videos:  https://www.youtube.com/photographybusinessinstitute   LOVE THE SHOW? Subscribe & Review on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/worth-every-penny-joycast/id1513676756

In a post-AGI world, can a country without access to frontier AI even be considered sovereign anymore?Anton Leicht says once frontier AI becomes a core economic input, the countries that own it will pull further and further ahead. Everyone else stays a customer… or worse. Maybe the dominant power wants your land, or a military base, or a resource. Without economic leverage, there's very little you could do about it.Anton — Carnegie fellow and writer of the blog Threading the Needle — thinks middle powers should band together and build their own frontier models.He's costed it out: something like $500 billion over four years for a band of allied democracies. That's not absurd money for the G7 minus the US. The problem is you'd be asking treasuries to take on sovereign debt for a speculative venture with no business case, wide open to US coercion and domestic backlash.So despite its promise, Anton's verdict is that it probably won't happen. His backup is for countries to ask themselves: if intelligence becomes abundant, what stays scarce?Upstream, that's everything that feeds the supply chain: ASML's lithography machines, chipmaking, exclusive training data — all of it gets more valuable as AI does.Downstream, “a country of geniuses in a data centre” still can't cure cancer without someone building the production plants and running the trials. The Europeans, Japanese, and South Koreans are good at exactly these real-world bottlenecks.It's an imperfect fix. The US would still hold more leverage, plus an incentive to re-industrialise and cut you out. The prize is avoiding the worst outcomes: a gradual but irreversible decline, waiting to be either annexed or discarded as the US and China race ahead.In this episode, Anton and host Tom Reed look at what middle powers should start doing now to keep a seat at the table.Learn more, video, and full transcript: https://80k.info/AL This episode was recorded on June 19, 2026.Chapters:Cold open (00:00:00)Who's Anton Leicht? (00:00:43)Most countries face bleak AI futures (00:01:06)How middle powers can strike AI deals (00:06:10)The $500 billion AI moonshot (00:12:16)Would the US crush allied AI? (00:24:54)When to launch the AI moonshot (00:31:56)Why AI dominance is forever (00:35:45)Is AI dependence catastrophic? (00:37:42)What's left to sell in an AI-dominated world? (00:42:45)Policies to avoid mass AI-layoffs (00:47:47)Who really governs Anthropic? (01:08:29)Why “pausing superintelligence” fails (01:10:52)Is American AI monopoly safe? (01:21:08)Explaining AGI to the world (01:28:40)Is Anton bullish or bearish on Germany? (01:31:05)Our production team includes:Video editors: Josh Alward, Dominic Armstrong, Ollie Bignell, Andrés Escobar, Jasper Luithlen, Milo McGuire, Luke Monsour, and Simon MonsourProducers: Elizabeth Cox and Nick StocktonCoordination and support: Katy Moore and Lou MoranCamera operator: Jeremy ChevillotteMusic: CORBIT

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Trevor McGregor had it all on the line — his savings, his retirement, even the second mortgage his parents took out on their family home. Then the business imploded, and he lost everything. In this episode, Trevor takes Alan inside rock bottom, the friend who told him “the inside of the jar can't read the outside of the label,” the coach whose single question rebuilt his life, and the road from the edge of foreclosure to more than 45,000 coaching sessions. Chapters  00:00 The Comeback Begins 02:12 Trevor's Early Journey 04:10 Losing Everything 08:23 Rock Bottom 09:20 The Power of Mentorship 11:15 Real Estate Breakthrough 14:29 Paying Back Family 15:47 Hard Lessons Learned 16:43 The Butterfly Effect 17:39 Beating Imposter Syndrome 22:12 Coaching with Tony Robbins 23:08 From Self Doubt to Confidence 26:48 One Question That Changes Everything 33:17 Lisa Changed Everything 37:44 Winning Through Crisis 38:48 The Law of Polarity 40:15 Never Give Up 42:13 From Broke to Billions 46:04 Becoming Your Best Self 49:40 Start Your Hero's Journey About the guest Trevor McGregor, known as “Coach T.,” is the founder of Trevor McGregor International and one of the most-booked high-performance coaches in the world. A former Master Platinum Coach inside Tony Robbins' organization, he has completed more than 45,000 one-to-one coaching sessions with clients across the globe, including investors whose portfolios total billions. He lives a life of travel and family with his wife Leesa and their three sons. Connect with the guest Website: TrevorMcGregor.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/trevor-mcgregor-93375862 Instagram: @iamcoachtrevor YouTube: @TrevorMcGregor

Have you got systemisation overwhelm? It can be a lot thinking about how on earth you are meant to make your shop run without you. Where do you even start with systemisation? Rach breaks it down and makes it easy to understand. Also are you at risk of losing everything if a key member of your staff ups leaves and takes your client base? Understand 'Key Person Risk' and what can be done about it. Whispering Loudly, The Workshop Whisperer's Podcast. Thanks to Titanium Sponsor, Mechanic Desk and Diamond Sponsor Ventavid. Find out more about the Workshop Whisperer - https://workshopwhisperer.com/ Want to find out how The Workshop Whisperer team can help put your auto repair shop on the path to business success? Head to https://www.workshopwhisperer.com/whisperingloudlySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pinky Cole sits down with Cam Newton for one of her most transparent conversations yet, opening up about building Slutty Vegan into a cultural phenomenon, losing control of a $100 million brand, and buying it back. She shares the truth behind the bankruptcy headlines, the realities of scaling a fast-growing business, and the lessons she learned through failure, leadership, and resilience. From entrepreneurship and investing to faith, family, and rebuilding from the ground up, this is an honest conversation about what it really takes to create—and recreate—a legacy. 00:00 – Born to Win: Pinky Cole's Success Mindset 01:03 – Meet Pinky Cole: The Woman Behind Slutty Vegan 02:29 – Why Slutty Vegan Became a Cultural Phenomenon 03:39 – From Hustle to Millions: Pinky Cole's Rise 14:06 – Losing Everything and Starting Over 41:35 – Pinky Cole Opens Up About Bankruptcy 42:43 – The Truth About the Vegan Business Boom & Bust 46:28 – How Business Pressure Impacted Her Marriage 55:13 – Rebuilding Her Empire with a 44X Mindset 01:14:35 – Why Pinky Cole Joined Real Housewives of Atlanta 01:21:55 – Are Vegan Food Swaps Actually Healthier? 01:22:49 – Fasting, Discipline & Building Mental Strength 01:27:36 – How Slutty Vegan Changed Food Culture 01:32:56 – Raising a Family While Building a Business Empire 01:40:01 – Money Lessons, Peace & What Success Really Means

On this episode of The Jon Gordon Podcast, I sit down with Britt Reid—Super Bowl-winning coach, son of Andy Reid, and now an inspiring speaker dedicated to helping others overcome life's hardest moments.   Britt's journey is one of remarkable highs and deeply challenging lows. From growing up as the son of NFL head coach Andy Reid, to earning his place on the Kansas City Chiefs' coaching staff and celebrating a Super Bowl victory, Britt seemed to have it all. But behind the scenes, he battled addiction that ultimately led to a tragic accident, prison time, and the loss of his coaching career.   In this honest, hope-filled conversation, Britt opens up about the realities of addiction, the pain of losing his brother, the weight of causing harm to others, and the long, slow road to healing. He shares the "four pillars" passed down from his father that helped him survive and grow through adversity—eliminating distractions, creating energy, fearing nothing, and attacking everything head on. We explore how service, faith, and the willingness to start again have been crucial to his recovery, and why Britt is passionate about breaking the stigma by "eliminating the whisper" around addiction and mental health. Whether you're facing your own struggles or walking alongside someone who is, Britt's story is proof that redemption is possible and that our lowest points don't have to define us. Tune in for a powerful reminder: your hardest chapters can set the stage for your greatest impact.  About Britt: Britt Reid is a former Super Bowl Champion coach for the Kansas City Chiefs, where he coached the defensive line and outside linebackers under his father, Head Coach Andy Reid. Britt seemingly had it all, but under the surface was his life-long battles with substance abuse and alcoholism. What should have been the American dream became a living nightmare for so many when he got behind the wheel of a car after drinking. In an instant, Britt traded in his life of impact for an inmate number in the Missouri Department of Corrections. Today, Britt is out of prison and lives a life of service while working a program of recovery. His tale of humility, redemption, grace, grit and perseverance is a reminder and a living example to never give up and to always have hope. Here's a few additional resources for you… Do you feel called to share your story with the world? Check out Gordon Publishing  Follow me on Instagram: @JonGordon11 Check out my new revised release of my book, The Power of Positive Leadership here! Every week, I send out a free Positive Tip newsletter via email. It's advice for your life, work and team. You can sign up now here and catch up on past newsletters. Ready to lead with greater clarity, confidence, and purpose? The Certified Positive Leader Program is for anyone who wants to grow as a leader from the inside out. It's a self-paced experience built around my most impactful leadership principles with tools you can apply right away to improve your mindset, relationships, and results. You'll discover what it really means to lead with positivity… and how to do it every day. Learn more here! Do you feel called to do more? Would you like to impact more people as a leader, writer, speaker, coach and trainer? Get Jon Gordon Certified if you want to be mentored by me and my team to teach my proven frameworks principles, and programs for businesses, sports, education, healthcare!

What if the story you thought was over was actually preparing you for your next chapter?In this deeply moving episode of The Clarity Mandate Podcast, Dr. Vivian Atud sits down with Judith Coletti, entrepreneur, reinvention mentor, speaker, and founder in the medical transportation space, for a powerful conversation about faith, resilience, betrayal, rebuilding, and refusing to let age define what is still possible.Judith's life has not been one reinvention. It has been many. She married young, became a single mother, faced betrayal while pregnant, endured divorce, lost her business, lost her home, and rebuilt her life from the ground up — including driving Uber when she needed to start again. Today, in her sixties, she runs Priority Medical Transport, consults others on building seven-figure businesses in the non-emergency medical transportation industry, and helps people rediscover their courage through reinvention.This conversation is not about polished success. It is about earned wisdom.Judith shares how faith carried her through the hardest seasons, why self-care and self-love are the first steps in rebuilding, and why starting from the bottom does not mean losing your dignity. She also explains what it takes to build a business in the medical transportation space, why community service matters more than money, and how wisdom, time, and legacy become powerful advantages later in life.If you have ever lost something significant, questioned whether it is too late, or wondered whether your next chapter is still possible, this episode will speak directly to your heart.How Judith rebuilt after losing her business and homeWhy faith became the anchor of her reinventionHow betrayal and divorce shaped her resilienceWhy starting over is not humiliation — it can be strategyThe role of self-love and self-care in personal reinventionWhy dating, business, and purpose can become clearer in your sixtiesWhat it takes to build a non-emergency medical transportation businessWhy compassion, community, and dedication matter in service-based businessesHow Judith uses reinvention archetypes to help others move forwardWhy older entrepreneurs have the advantage of wisdom, time, and legacyHow to stop letting age become a limitationYour circumstances today do not define you. Not the losses. Not the betrayal. Not the mistakes. Not the age. What defines the next chapter is the decision to rise again with faith, self-belief, and action.Judith's message is simple and powerful: don't let your age be your cage.Is it too late for me to start again?How do I rebuild after losing everything?How do I find confidence after betrayal or failure?Can I still build a business later in life?What does reinvention look like after 50 or 60?How do I turn pain into purpose?What kind of business can I build with service, compassion, and community impact?Judith ColettiEntrepreneur, speaker, reinvention mentor, and founder of Priority Medical Transport. Judith helps people understand their reinvention story and consults on building seven-figure businesses, including in the non-emergency medical transportation space.https://speakerhub.com/speaker/judith-collettihttps://www.facebook.com/judith.colletti/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/judith-colletti-42521b392?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=android_appDr. Vivian AtudHost of The Clarity Mandate PodcastIf this episode encouraged you, share it with someone who needs to know their story is not over.Follow The Clarity Mandate Podcast for more conversations on leadership, reinvention, faith, resilience, business, purpose, and clarity.Please leave a rating and review to help more people discover these transformational conversations.In This Episode, You'll Learn:Key Reinvention Insightreinvention after loss, starting over after 60, women entrepreneurs over 60, faith and resilience, rebuilding after divorce, business reinvention.

Episode SummaryIn this episode, Morgan sits down with entrepreneur and self-made business owner Emil Juresic to unpack what it actually takes to build wealth from nothing, survive losing everything, and rebuild stronger the second time around.Emil shares his journey from arriving in Australia as a teenage refugee with no English and no money, to building NGU Real Estate into one of Australia's most recognised property brands, and why he recently liquidated his entire $100 million property portfolio on a bet that the market is about to shift. He breaks down the realities of AI already replacing entire teams inside his own businesses, why unemployment is set to rise, and the mindset shift required to take full ownership after losing everything at age 30.The conversation also dives deep into property investing, tax strategy, building resilience, hiring and firing, and what it really means to embody the philosophy behind his company's name, Never Give Up.This episode is a masterclass in wealth building, resilience, business scaling and rebuilding from rock bottom.Episode Timestamps0:00 Intro1:15 Meet Emil Juresic4:50 Why He Sold $100 Million in Property8:30 Studying World Economy and Human Behaviour12:05 Dreamfest12:35 The Impact of AI on Jobs18:20 Building a Team Around AI Agents24:00 Unemployment and the Future of Work29:15 The Experience Economy33:40 Property Market Predictions38:10 Tax, Wealth and Staying in Australia44:25 Growing Up in War-Torn Croatia50:00 Losing Everything at 3054:30 The Mindset Shift That Changed Everything1:00:10 Building NGU and One Life Club1:05:00 The Skill of Sales1:12:00 Hiring, Firing and Building the Right Team1:18:00 The Truth About Scaling a Business1:24:00 Wellness, Longevity and the New Chapter1:30:00 Where to Find Emil1:33:00 Advice to His Younger SelfAbout Emil JuresicEmil Juresic is a passionate entrepreneur with over two decades of experience across real estate, property development, finance and wellness. Originally from Croatia, Emil arrived in Australia as a refugee at 15 with his family, with no English and no money. He went on to build NGU Real Estate, Australia's most popular real estate brand on Facebook, and developed hundreds of homes across his career. After losing everything at age 30, Emil rebuilt from the ground up and now runs multiple businesses generating billions in transactions annually. He is also the founder of One Life Club, a mentoring and networking platform, and is currently building Level X, a premium wellness, recovery and longevity brand.Dreamfest Registration

What happens when you lose everything, your business, your investments, your father, and your entire way of life—overnight?In this powerful episode of Behind the Boom Podcast, Amber sits down with entrepreneur, longevity expert, and transformational coach Karina Safarova to uncover the extraordinary journey that brought her from fleeing the Ukraine war with just one suitcase to building a thriving life in Palm Beach, Florida. Karina shares how faith, gratitude, resilience, and an unwavering belief in God's plan helped her rebuild from nothing. Today, she lives a life filled with purpose, impact, influential relationships, and opportunities she never imagined possible—including speaking at Mar-a-Lago, connecting with world leaders, and helping others transform their lives through her coaching and longevity programs. In this episode, you'll discover:✅ How Karina rebuilt her life after losing everything ✅ The mindset shifts that changed her future ✅ Why faith and surrender can be your greatest superpower ✅ The truth about manifestation, purpose, and abundance ✅ Building meaningful relationships and powerful networks ✅ Longevity, wellness, and living a fulfilled life after 40 ✅ Lessons from proximity to influential people and success circles ✅ Why gratitude may be the most powerful success strategy of allIf you've ever felt like you're starting over, facing uncertainty, or waiting for a sign to pursue something greater, this conversation is for you."Do your best. God will do the rest." — Karina Safarova

In this episode of Case Studies, Casey sits down with Heather and Don Van Boerum — a Utah couple whose ordinary trip to Costco became a moment that divided their lives into before and after — for an honest conversation about trauma, faith, marriage, and what it means to find joy on the other side of the unthinkable.Heather opens up about losing both legs below the knee in a parking lot accident just days before Christmas, navigating 14-plus hours of surgery, and the quiet spiritual premonition she'd had only a week before it happened. Don, a trauma surgeon who has spent his career walking into the worst moments of strangers' lives, reflects on what it was like to jump into the back of an ambulance and realize it was his wife — and the dark night he spent wandering back to the Costco parking lot wondering if they'd made the wrong call.The conversation explores the thin line between survival and loss, the choice to compete instead of collapse, the son who wrote a forgiveness card to the driver before his mom had even thought to be angry, and the kind of joy that can only be found on the other side of deep suffering. Heather and Don talk about what presence actually means, how tragedy clarified their marriage, and why four and a half years later, neither of them would trade what this experience has given them.This episode is a powerful listen for anyone navigating hardship, anyone who's ever questioned whether faith holds up under real pressure, and anyone who needs a reminder that the richest lives are rarely the ones that went according to plan.00:00 — Introduction & How They Met11:00 — Life Before the Accident11:54 — Just a Normal Day16:18 — The Moment of Impact22:32 — Don Hears It Happen25:06 — "We Have Her Limbs"33:30 — The Surgery That Lasted Until Christmas Eve36:22 — "This Is My Wife, Let's Get Going"47:42 — Choosing to Win49:44 — The Christmas Eve Surgery57:54 — "Will You Make Up My Difference?"01:03:10 — The Card01:13:00 — Beauty From Ashes01:18:23 — What We Know Now01:26:38 — Happy vs. Joy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Veteran owner-operator Scott Erickson joins the Oakley Podcast to share his 44-year journey in trucking, from falling in love with big rigs as a kid to running his own authority, losing everything when a family member stole his wife's lucrative business, and rebuilding life on a small Kansas farm. He talks about transitioning from reefer to Oakley's hopper division, why bulk work, though more exhausting, feels more meaningful, and how mental health challenges and isolation on the road have affected him and other drivers. Scott also tells the wild story of trading in a paid-for Peterbilt for a “deal of a lifetime” 389 that immediately blew up, only to receive a full in-frame at no cost. Through it all, he emphasizes resilience, the importance of family support, realistic expectations about owner-operator finances, and why he has no plans to ever retire from the job he loves. Key topics in today's conversation include: Welcome to Today's Episode with Scott Erickson (0:54) Life On a 20-Acre Kansas Farm And Stocked Fishing Lake (5:40) How Childhood Awe of Trucks Led Scott to Trucking (6:48) Buying First Truck, Own Authority, and Flatbed Hustle (9:19) The Family Business Story: Wholesale Food Company Background (13:34) Discovering The Warehouse Emptied and Business Stolen (15:04) Legal Battle With Sister-In-Law and Losing Everything in Court (19:10) Returning to Owner Operator, Reefer Carrier, and Coming To Oakley (21:33) Finally Calling Oakley Recruiting and Making the Move (24:01) Mental Health on the Road and Losing Friends to Suicide (26:54) Deciding To Replace A Paid-Off 2022 Peterbilt 579 (32:07) Full In-Frame Overhaul At No Cost And Picking Up The Truck (38:13) Why Trucking Still Provides A Good Living And Life Satisfaction (42:03) Fuel Prices, Surcharges, And Understanding Owner Operator Economics (45:46) Scott's Love For Trucking And No Plans To Retire (46:46) Oakley Trucking is a family-owned and operated trucking company headquartered in North Little Rock, Arkansas. For more information, check out our show website: podcast.bruceoakley.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Losing Everything and Building a Better Life with Dan Sachkowsky | The Hopeaholics PodcastIn this episode of the Hopeaholics Podcast, Dan Sachkowsky shares the life lessons, failures, victories, and wake-up calls that completely transformed his perspective on success, happiness, and purpose. Dan opens up about the heart attack that forced him to reevaluate everything, losing nearly all of his wealth during the 2007 financial crash, navigating divorce, raising three children, and overcoming addiction through drug court. He explains why chasing money, status, cars, and material success left him feeling empty, and how true fulfillment comes from personal growth, service, and self-awareness. We also dive into leadership, entrepreneurship, coaching, mental health, and the mindset shifts that helped him rebuild his life and business from the ground up. Dan shares powerful advice for anyone facing adversity, struggling through major life changes, or searching for a deeper sense of purpose. This conversation is packed with wisdom, hard-earned lessons, and practical tools for building resilience in every area of life.#thehopeaholics  #redemption #recovery #AlcoholAddiction #AddictionRecovery #wedorecover #SobrietyJourney #MyStory #Hope #wedorecover #treatmentcenter #natalieevamarieJoin our patreon to get access to an EXTRA EPISODE every week of ‘Off the Record', exclusive content, a thriving recovery community, and opportunities to be featured on the podcast. https://patreon.com/TheHopeaholics Go to www.Wolfpak.com today and support our sponsors. Don't forget to use code: HOPEAHOLICSPODCAST for 10% off!Follow the Hopeaholics on our Socials:https://www.instagram.com/thehopeaholics https://linktr.ee/thehopeaholicsBuy Merch: https://thehopeaholics.myshopify.comVisit our Treatment Centers: https://www.hopebythesea.comIf you or a loved one needs help, please call or text 949-615-8588. We have the resources to treat mental health and addiction. Sponsored by the Infiniti Group LLC:https://www.infinitigroupllc.com Timestamps:00:02:21 - Speaking on How Pressure Builds Your Life00:03:00 - Heart Attack That Changed Everything00:15:54 - Chasing Money, Mansions, Cars and Validation00:16:25 - Losing Everything During the 2007 Crash00:17:50 - Why Real Success Has Nothing to Do With Cars or Houses00:18:17 - Exposing Fake Wealth on Social Media00:42:37 - Secretly Entering Drug Court During a Divorce00:43:18 - Marriage, Divorce and Raising Three Kids00:46:38 - Why Happiness Can't Come From Other People00:48:19 - “Don't Go Through Things, Grow Through Things”00:49:49 - Powerful Advice to a Divorced Uber Driver01:01:20 - From Construction Business Owner to Executive Coach01:02:06 - The Biggest Problem in Your Business Is You01:06:52 - Defining the Legacy He Wants to Leave Behind01:10:00 - Podcaster Guest Opens Up About Depression Then Dies 7 Days Later01:21:35 - Building Big D Coaching and His Personal Brand

In Episode 211 of the Know Your Sh*t podcast, Josh Cadillac sits down with entrepreneur, roofing company owner, speaker, and author David Fullmer for a powerful conversation about resilience, self-awareness, and what it really means to become the person capable of achieving your goals.Growing up around personal development legends like Stephen Covey, David developed an early fascination with why some people thrive while others struggle. After experiencing personal setbacks, business failures, financial losses, and hard-earned lessons, he discovered that success isn't about avoiding failure—it's about learning how to move through it without losing enthusiasm.David shares insights from his book, Becoming Seven: The Superhuman Rhythm, discussing mindset, personal accountability, the power of perspective, and how our thoughts shape the trajectory of our lives. They dive into entrepreneurship, failure, stoicism, discipline, and why life happens for you, not to you.This episode is a masterclass in ownership, mental toughness, and learning how to embrace adversity as part of the journey toward becoming your best self.

Rebuilding Life After Stroke: Why You Can’t Go Back – And Why That’s the Point There’s a moment in stroke recovery that almost every survivor reaches. You look at the person you used to be. Your job, your relationships, your body, your identity, and you realise something that nobody prepared you for: you can’t get that person back. The question is what you do next. Greg Graham knows this moment intimately. An AVM (Arteriovenous Malformation), a rare tangle of blood vessels in the brain, changed the course of his life in an instant. What followed wasn’t just physical recovery. It was the hardest work of rebuilding everything from the ground up. What an AVM Stroke Takes From You An arteriovenous malformation stroke happens when a cluster of abnormal blood vessels ruptures in the brain. Unlike ischaemic strokes caused by a clot, AVM strokes involve bleeding into the brain. The consequences depend heavily on where the bleed occurs, and for Greg, the impact was severe. In the immediate aftermath, Greg found himself isolated. Six weeks of recovery largely alone. Relationships fractured under the weight of what had happened. The losses were not just physical; they were existential. The life he had built, piece by piece, was no longer available to him. “I’ve lost everything. I don’t see a way forward.” This is the thought that lives underneath so much of early stroke recovery. It’s not self-pity. It’s the honest reckoning that comes when the gap between who you were and who you now are becomes impossible to ignore. Why “Getting Back to Normal” Is the Wrong Goal The dominant narrative around stroke recovery in hospitals, in rehabilitation settings, in well-meaning conversations with family is built around return. Return to work. Return to independence. Return to your life. But for many survivors, this framing creates a wall they can never climb. The person they’re trying to return to doesn’t exist anymore. The brain has changed. The body has changed. The world has shifted in ways that can’t be reversed. Greg’s insight, hard-won through the kind of experience that can’t be faked, is that rebuilding life after a stroke isn’t about restoration. It’s about construction. Not returning to a previous blueprint, but laying new foundations with the materials you actually have. What Rebuilding Actually Looks Like Rebuilding after a stroke is rarely dramatic. It’s the accumulation of small decisions made under enormous pressure. It’s choosing to engage with rehabilitation when nothing in your body wants to cooperate. It’s finding a reason to get out of bed when the reasons that used to work have stopped working. For Greg, the path through began with a fundamental shift in framing. Instead of measuring recovery by what had been lost, he began to ask a different question: what is actually possible from here? That question is deceptively simple. But it’s the foundation on which real recovery is built. Because once you stop trying to recreate the past, you free up everything you have to build something new. The Identity Question Nobody Asks One of the least-discussed dimensions of stroke recovery is identity. Who are you now? Not in a philosophical sense, in a practical, daily, operational sense. If your work defined you, and stroke took your ability to do that work, who are you on a Tuesday morning? Greg’s experience speaks directly to this. The construction of a new identity after a stroke doesn’t happen overnight. It isn’t a single breakthrough moment. It’s a slow, deliberate process of discovering what you still are and what you’re becoming. This is why Greg Graham calls himself the AVM Superhero. Not because recovery was easy, but because naming what you’ve survived and choosing to carry it with you rather than hiding from it is itself a form of strength. Listen to the Full Conversation Episode 405 of the Recovery After Stroke podcast is available on all major platforms. Greg’s story is one that will resonate with anyone who has faced the impossible question of rebuilding when going back is not an option. You can also find more resources at Bill’s book, The Unexpected Way That A Stroke Became The Best Thing That Happened, a practical guide to recovery and personal transformation written from lived experience. If this show has helped you on your recovery journey, you can support it at patreon.com/recoveryafterstroke. This blog is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Please consult your doctor before making any changes to your health or recovery plan. The post Greg Graham – AVM Superhero: How He Rebuilt Life After Losing Everything appeared first on Recovery After Stroke.

What if the darkest chapter of your life turned out to be the very thing that saved it? Sean Clayton is a serial entrepreneur, marketing expert, and founder of Myosin and Mindful Ventures. He has helped bring nine brands to exit totaling over a billion dollars through direct-to-consumer marketing. Today, he is building AI-first marketing products, investing in over 30 companies, and teaching people how to unlock their highest self through integrated spirituality and radical inner work. In this conversation on The Greatness Machine, Darius and Sean dig into one of the most remarkable origin stories you'll hear on this show. Sean opens up about childhood sexual abuse and the deep wounds it left behind, the people-pleasing and affirmation-seeking patterns it created, and the moment he tried to end his life before everything fell apart. He shares how a federal conviction and nearly three years behind bars paradoxically became the turning point that broke a cycle that could have killed him, and how he rebuilt his life from the ground up, starting at a car dealership in a halfway house with $200 in ads and a hunger to prove the world wrong. Sean also shares the spiritual framework he now teaches through the Miracle Academy, including how to get in communion with your inner child, why everything happening outside of you is simply a feedback loop of your internal world, how to recognize and create from life's patterns, and what it truly means to stop efforting through life and start walking in greatness. In this episode, Darius and Sean will discuss: (00:00) Welcome to The Greatness Machine (02:56) Sean Clayton's Journey in Marketing (05:45) Overcoming Adversity: Sean's Personal Story (08:31) The Impact of Criminal Charges on Life (11:35) Navigating the Prison System (14:06) Lessons Learned and Marketing Success (17:12) The Future of Marketing and AI (21:20) From Harvard to Houston: A Journey of Rebellion (28:05) Navigating Corporate Challenges: The Rise and Fall of Innovations (36:02) Transforming Trauma: Finding Purpose Through Pain (41:41) The Gift of Trauma: Testing Worthiness and Growth (44:10) The Influence of the Inner Child (46:49) Aligning with Your Higher Self (50:01) Miracles of Life and Purpose (01:03:14) Embodiment and Self-Truth Sean Clayton is a visionary entrepreneur and marketing expert with a rare ability to blend data-driven strategy with human-centered storytelling. He is the founder of Myosin, a full-service growth marketing accelerator, and has helped bring nine brands to exit totaling over a billion dollars in value through direct-to-consumer marketing. His work spans venture growth, regenerative health, Web3 user acquisition, and holistic well-being, with notable partnerships alongside industry giants like Lionsgate, Sony, and Fox. Previously serving as Chief Solution Officer at WPP, Sean has built sustainable growth infrastructures for some of the world's leading brands. He is also the creator of the Miracle Academy, a platform dedicated to integrated spirituality, emotional freedom, and personal transformation. A recognized speaker and thought leader, Sean's insights have been featured in TechCrunch, VentureBeat, and Martech Series. His life and career are a testament to what becomes possible when business acumen meets deep inner work. Connect with Sean: Website: https://www.themiracleacademy.com/  Website: https://myosin.io/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Abundance10000  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abundance10000/  Connect with Darius: Website: https://therealdarius.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dariusmirshahzadeh/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imthedarius/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Thegreatnessmachine  Book: The Core Value Equation https://www.amazon.com/Core-Value-Equation-Framework-Limitless/dp/1544506708 Write a review for The Greatness Machine using this link: https://ratethispodcast.com/spreadinggreatness.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What happens when a multimillion-dollar photography business goes to near-zero almost overnight during the pandemic? In this episode, Dean Newlund and Scott Proposki unpack the hard reset that forced a shift from chasing revenue to building a truly profitable, scalable business.   In this episode, Dean Newlund and Scott Proposki discuss: Scott's journey from photographer to entrepreneur and business advisor What it's like to lose a successful business overnight during the pandemic The difference between chasing revenue and building a profitable company Why do many entrepreneurs ignore financial leaks in their business How mindset shifts and coaching help you rebuild and refocus   Key Takeaways: Revenue growth alone doesn't equal success; profitability is what sustains a business. The pandemic exposed weaknesses in many business models, forcing leaders to rethink scalability and resilience. Entrepreneurs often overlook hidden financial leaks that quietly erode profitability. A shift in mindset, from operator to strategic business owner, is critical for long-term growth. Coaching and outside perspective can accelerate clarity and help leaders pivot more effectively.   "We're all looking for revenue, revenue generating, getting leads and getting customers and funnels and getting—but what about the cash in your business that's probably going out the door that you don't even know?” — Scott Proposki   About Scott Proposki: Scott Proposki is a photographer, entrepreneur, and author with 27 years behind the camera, capturing stories for National Geographic, the White House, Microsoft, HBO, and top global brands. In 2019, he released Camera Focus to help creatives with ADHD harness their strengths. He never expected the book to save him when the pandemic wiped out his business in a week. After three years of silence, depression, and rebuilding, its principles helped him reinvent himself and create the Camera Focus Method™, a system empowering photographers to build confident, resilient businesses. Today, Scott's mission is bigger than photography.   Connect with Scott Proposki:   Website: www.scottproposki.com Email: scott@scottproposki.com Book: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Scott-Proposki/author/B07SD2KV79 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottproposki/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/111333847127347 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/photographybusinessmadesimple       See Dean's TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I Connect with Dean:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkwWebsite: https://www.mfileadership.com/The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlundFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.comPhone: 1-800-926-7370 Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

The system was not built for women raising capital, so Melissa Wallace built a new way forward. Melissa is the founder of Fierce Foundry, the first femtech venture studio in the United States. Long before she was reshaping how female founder funding works, she was sorting babysitting money into labeled envelopes and selling handmade greeting cards door-to-door with her dad's old briefcase. The instinct to build was always there, even before she had the language for it. With host Syama Bunten, Melissa shares the personal story behind the mission. She talks about a marriage in her twenties that ended with her ex-husband emptying her bank accounts after she asked for space, and a divorce process where she was willing to give up everything just to walk away clean. She shares how she went on to build a marketing agency, learned to lead instead of carrying every task herself, and kept seeing the same funding gap show up for women in health tech. Investors wanted proof of customers. Founders needed help getting customers. Too many had no early capital to make either happen. That loop is what Fierce Foundry was built to break. As a venture studio for women, it acts as a co-founder from day one, not a short-term program with a graduation date. It brings early capital, skilled operators, and support from idea through exit. This conversation offers a clearer path for any founder trying to understand how to raise pre-seed funding without relying on the usual gatekeepers. Women raising capital in femtech startups should not have to prove they belong before they even get started. Melissa is building the infrastructure to help more women build, fund, and scale what the world has been missing. If this conversation moved you, keep it going. Find a Wealth Catalyst Freedom Tour salon near you, or claim your seat at the Wealth Catalyst Summit in San Francisco on October 16, 2026.   Episode Breakdown: 00:00 Meet Melissa Wallace, Founder of Fierce Foundry 02:59 Growing Up With Money: What Her Father Taught Her Without Saying a Word 05:54 Her First Business at Age 10 and the Pricing Lesson That Stuck 09:19 The Exchange Year in Brazil That Changed How She Saw the World 16:40 Early Career, a Bad Marriage, and the Cost of Conformity 18:55 Losing Everything in a Divorce and Choosing Freedom Over Financial Security 23:45 From Employee to Entrepreneur: The Pattern She Finally Broke 29:50 Building a Marketing Agency and Learning to Step Back From the Work 35:04 Women Raising Capital: Why Less Than 2% of VC Funding Goes to Female Founders 38:00 How the Fierce Foundry Venture Studio Model Works From Idea to Exit Find more from Syama Bunten: Attend a Salon near you: wealthcatalyst.com/salons Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/syama.co/ Join Syama's Substack: https://thewealthcatalystwithsyama.substack.com/ Website: https://wealthcatalyst.com Download Syama's Free Resources: https://wealthcatalyst.com/resources Wealth Catalyst Summit: https://wealthcatalyst.com/summits Speaking: https://syamabunten.com Big Delta Capital: www.bigdeltacapital.com Podcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm

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This weeks question comes out of 1 Peter 2:11-12.Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.What is the day of visitation?  When is the day of visitation?Program: Biblically SpeakingAired: April 11, 2015

​Topics covered: insecurities, psychology of addiction, secrecy, manipulation, shame, suicide ideation, finding meaning.My first guest of this brand new season of Ready to be Real is someone I've wanted to sit down with since the podcast launched back in 2019.Tony O'Reilly is the co-author of the bestselling book Tony 10: The Astonishing Story of the Postman Who Gambled €10,000,000…and Lost It All ​ - the extraordinary true story of how a one pound bet in his early twenties spiralled into a devastating online gambling addiction that completely consumed his life.Over time, Tony gambled more than €10 million and stole €1.75 million from An Post while working as a branch manage​r and ultimately losing almost everything: his job, his marriage, his peace of mind and very nearly, his life.But behind the sensational headlines is a​ real story.In this conversation, Tony speaks with extraordinary honesty about the psychology of addiction - the secrecy of online gambling, the lies, ​the manipulation, ​the fear and ​the chaos happening quietly behind closed doors ​- and the moments that still haunt him today.We also discuss recovery, accountability and understanding the “why” behind addiction, along with the enormous amount of work Tony has done on himself in recent years. He also shares how his teenage daughter has become his greatest motivation to stay on track and keep moving forward.This is a powerful and deeply important conversation about addiction, shame, and healing.Tony now works as a gambling addiction counsellor and psychotherapist, helping people whose lives have been impacted by gambling harm.​You can connect with him here: Tony O' Reilly - Gambling Addiction Counselling & WorkshopsResources & SupportIf you're concerned about yourself or someone you love, please know that support is available and you are not alone.Support links:Extern Problem Gambling - Free Counselling for Problem GamblingGamblers Anonymous IrelandHome - Cuan MhuireSamaritans Ireland​Ireland helplines and hotlinesBook :Tony 10: The Astonishing Story of the Postman Who Gambled €10,000,000…and Lost It AllDocumentaries​ :​​All bets are off​/RTÉAll Bets Are Off Baz and Tony ​Finné/TG4 ​Finné Sr 2 Ep 2 Tony O'Reilly | TG4 | Súil Eile | Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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In this raw and honest episode, Sarah Larbi sits down with Adam Kitchener, a seasoned investor and former property manager who built a massive career only to see it dismantled by the CRA. Adam shares the devastating chain of events where an audit of a former client led to an investigation into his own finances, ultimately resulting in his bank calling all of his mortgages due. This is a vital conversation for any investor about the importance of corporate structure, the reality of tax audits, and the mental grit required to rebuild from zero. What You Will Learn The Fourplex Sweet Spot: How Adam used residential mortgages to execute perfect BRRRs. The Audit Domino Effect: How being a third party contractor for a troubled firm put Adam in the CRA crosshairs. The Sole Proprietorship Trap: The specific structural mistake that allowed the CRA to target Adam’s personal assets and his family members. Banking Default Realities: Why banks can call a mortgage even if you have never missed a payment. Rebuilding with Grit: How Adam is using his construction expertise to launch Renovation Solutions and move forward. This episode brought to you in part by Dalia Barsoum at Streetwise Mortgages https://streetwisemortgages.com/ Get in touch with Adam Kitchener, Renovation Solutions adamraykitchener@gmail.com Follow on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/renovationsolutionsinc/# Follow on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61576545914368# Connect on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-k-21a985137/ To work with Sarah Larbi contact at https://sarahlarbi.com/contact/ or sarah@sarahlarbi.com The post Losing Everything to the CRA: A Cautionary Tale for Investors first appeared on Sarah Larbi Developments.

Chris Miles reveals how shifting from saving to cash flow can unlock true financial freedom and help anyone escape the cycle of working for money and start making money work for them.See article: https://www.unitedstatesrealestateinvestor.com/broke-millionaire-transformation-into-work-optional-freedom-with-chris-miles/(00:00) - Introduction to The REI Agent Podcast and Guest Overview(01:15) - Chris Miles Shares His Background as a Financial Advisor(03:00) - The Defining Moment That Broke Trust in Traditional Financial Advice(05:30) - His Father's Financial Reality Sparks a Wake-Up Call(08:00) - Discovering Real Estate Through a Contrasting Perspective(10:30) - The Mindset Shift from Saving to Cashflow Creation(13:00) - Early Real Estate Experiments and Creative Strategies(15:30) - Achieving Financial Independence Before Age 30(18:00) - The 2008 Crash and Losing Everything(20:30) - Rebuilding from Debt and Creating a New Business Model(23:00) - Lessons from Financial Collapse and Finding Opportunity(25:30) - Passive vs Active Investing Explained for Agents(28:00) - Why Turning Your Brain Off Financially Is Dangerous(30:30) - Exploring Hands-Off Real Estate Investment Options(32:30) - Alternative Investments Beyond Traditional Real Estate(34:30) - Acceleration vs Accumulation Wealth Philosophy(36:00) - The Work Optional Blueprint Framework Explained(37:30) - Final Advice on Value Creation and Wealth Building(38:45) - Book Recommendations and Where to Find Chris Miles(39:15) - Closing Remarks and Podcast OutroContact Chris Mileshttps://moneyripples.com/https://www.facebook.com/chris.miles9177/https://www.instagram.com/chriscmiles/https://www.linkedin.com/in/chriscmiles/https://www.youtube.com/@moneyrippleswithchrismiles If you are tired of waiting decades for financial freedom and wondering if there is a faster way, this episode with Chris Miles will challenge everything you believe about money and show you a better path forward. Visit https://reiagent.comIs success destroying your peace? Most pros grind until they break. Download The Investor's Life Balance Sheet: A Holistic Wealth Audit to see if you are building a legacy or heading for burnout. Presented by The REI Agent Podcast & United States Real Estate Investor® https://sendfox.com/lp/m4jrl

What do you do when the corporate ladder you worked 30 years to climb collapses beneath you? In this episode of Follower of One, host Addison Williams sits down with Brenda Soto, a human resources consultant, faith-based business coach, and founder of brendasoto.com. Brenda shares how burnout, divorce, and losing her international HR career became the exact ground where she met Jesus for the first time as a relationship instead of a religion. You will hear how she rebuilt her career from scratch, learned to use her gifts in the marketplace with faith the size of a mustard seed, and now coaches others to move from job to joy. Key Discussion Points Brenda's background in HR across Puerto Rico and the US, and the 24/7 international role that drained her health, marriage, and family The difference between religious routine and a personal relationship with Jesus, and what shifted for Brenda during her lowest season How one conversation and one business card opened the door to 15 years of teaching graduate students in HR Faith in action explained through the mustard seed principle from Matthew 17:20 Seeing every obstacle as a gift of opportunity and building an attitude of gratitude The "JOY" framework Brenda uses in coaching: Jesus Over Your work life, Unity, Optimism, Obedience Why your identity is not your job title, compensation, or what society says you should be Matthew 7:7-8 and Jeremiah 29:11-13 as anchors for seeking God with your whole heart Matthew 6:6 and the hidden place principle, doing excellent work when no one is watching Joseph's pit-to-palace story as a model for your current season, whatever it looks like Practical ways to serve others in the marketplace beyond tithing or church volunteering Why saying "yes, here I am" matters more than having every answer figured out Brenda's story is a reminder that you do not need a platform, a title, or perfect circumstances to live out your faith at work. You need obedience, a mustard seed of trust, and the willingness to serve the people in front of you today. Whether you are in a pit season like Joseph, rebuilding after loss like Brenda, or quietly doing excellent work in a hidden place, God sees you and has a plan to reward you in public at the right time.  Connect with Brenda at brendasoto.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendasotocoach/ and join the free Follower of One virtual community to keep walking this out with other believers in the marketplace. *Connect With Follower Of One* Join us over in our Online Community(http://community.followerofone.org) *Get social with us* https://www.facebook.com/followerofone  https://instagram.com/followerofone1 https://twitter.com/followerofone1  https://www.linkedin.com/company/follower-of-one  https://plinkhq.com/i/1482955686  ====

Send us Fan MailIn episode 295 of Beyond The Story, Sebastian Rusk interviews Ken Nercessian, founder of Kettle Corn NYC, as he shares his incredible journey from overcoming personal struggles to building a successful kettle corn business in New York City and beyond.Tune in for an inspiring discussion that goes beyond the surface to explore the deeper narratives of personal and professional development.TIMESTAMPS[00:01:43] Overcoming addiction and finding purpose.[00:06:34] Kettle corn business journey.[00:09:22] Business growth during COVID challenges.[00:15:10] Building a self-sustaining business.[00:16:20] Purposeful living through value.QUOTES"It was either that or be homeless. So I decided to go, you know, to put my best foot forward. And that was the first time that I had ever done that. And it changed my life." -Ken Nercessian"I want what he said about an empire, a business that runs itself, where I could create, where I could just be, I could grow and create and add value and not be stuck in those day-to-day problems." -Ken Nercessian==========================Need help launching your podcast?Schedule a Free Podcast Strategy Call TODAY!PodcastLaunchLabNow.com==========================SOCIAL MEDIA LINKSInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/podcastlaunchlab/Facebook: Facebook.com/sruskLinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/sebastianrusk/YouTube: Youtube.com/@PodcastLaunchLabKen NercessianLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-nercessian-b5731668/ ==========================Take the quiz now! https://podcastquiz.online/==========================Need Money For Your Business? Our Friends at Closer Capital can help! Click here for more info: PodcastsSUCK.com/money==========================PAYING RENT? Earn airline miles when you use the Bilt Rewards MastercardAPPLY HERE: https://bilt.page/r/2H93-5474 

In this episode of Confident Sober Women, Shelby sits down with entrepreneur, podcast host, and author Sarah Barnes Humphrey for a conversation about identity, resilience, and rebuilding life after everything falls apart.Sarah shares the story of what she calls the worst day of her life. Just days before her 37th birthday, her family's logistics company suddenly closed, leaving her without the career path she had spent nearly two decades building. What followed was a period of grief, uncertainty, and deep reflection about self-worth, purpose, and what comes next.Sarah talks about the emotional reality of starting over and the messy middle that many women experience when life does not go according to plan. Through that process, she began to redefine success, rebuild her confidence, and eventually grow the podcast and platform that she leads today.Shelby and Sarah explore how experiences like loss, career shifts, and personal setbacks can challenge our sense of identity but also create space for growth and emotional healing.If you are navigating change, rebuilding confidence, or exploring life after alcohol, this conversation offers a grounded look at resilience and the power of finding your voice.In this episode you will hear:• How losing her family business forced Sarah to rebuild her identity • The emotional impact of sudden career and life changes • How self-worth can shift during difficult life transitions • The reality of entrepreneurship and the “messy middle” of growth • Why healing work and self-reflection matter for women in recoveryThis episode speaks to many women on a sobriety journey or navigating life after alcohol, where personal growth often requires rebuilding confidence, addressing mental health and sobriety, and learning how to move forward after difficult experiences.About the HostShelby John is a licensed therapist and founder of Wholistic Living. Through the Confident Sober Women podcast, she explores sobriety, emotional healing, nervous system health, and personal growth for women who are building lives rooted in clarity, confidence, and true freedom.Connect with ShelbyWebsite https://shelbyjohn.comPodcast Confident Sober WomenSupport the showDon't forget to subscribe, rate & share this episode with a sober woman or someone suffering from anxiety, depression, ADHD, sleep problems and negative thought patterns who needs to hear she is not alone. Oh, and by the way, if you didn't know, my remote Neurofeedback Therapy program is up and running. Learn more here! Learn more about EMDR therapy, EMDR Intensives and Remote Neurofeedback.And if you haven't read my memoir, grab a copy of Recovering in Recovery: The Life-Changing Joy of Sobriety wherever books are sold.

In this episode, I sit down with Doug Smith — award-winning author of The Path of Rocks and Thorns, policy expert, trauma-informed leadership coach, adjunct professor, and a man who spent six years in a Texas prison cell for four counts of robbery committed in the grip of crack cocaine addiction. This is not a redemption story wrapped in a tidy bow. It's a raw, honest, and deeply human conversation about what happens when a man loses everything — and what he discovers about leadership, recovery, and fatherhood in the process. Doug walks us through what crack addiction actually feels like — the all-encompassing high and the equal and opposite fall — and what it took to rebuild a life after prison, including a bipolar disorder diagnosis, years of therapy, and a spiritual practice pieced together inside a Texas prison cell. He also shares the extraordinary leadership work he did while incarcerated, helping build a sexual assault prevention program that led to a dramatic increase in reporting and prosecution inside Texas prisons — work that continues to have an impact to this day. But the heart of this conversation is fatherhood. Doug's daughter was five when he went in. She was almost eleven when he came home. He shares the terrifying day he was released, the first reunion with his daughter, and how they reconnected through play and letters rather than words. And then he shares the hardest part — what happened when his book came out and his daughter's buried anger finally surfaced, and the hike where he sat in that anger with her without defending himself. Larry meets him there with his own story of a father who left twice — and the dinner conversation twenty years ago where forgiveness finally had room to breathe.   Timeline Summary [0:00] Introduction to the Dad Edge mission and the movement to raise leaders of families and communities [1:02] Introducing Doug Smith — author, policy expert, trauma-informed coach, and formerly incarcerated for four counts of robbery [1:23] What prison was actually like — more boring than people imagine, and unexpectedly clarifying [2:31] The decline into crack addiction — what the high feels like and what the low does to your soul [5:14] The black spot on the soul — how crack takes you lower with every use and never lets you climb back up [6:50] What withdrawal from crack cocaine actually does to your brain and body [9:04] How Doug recalibrated inside prison — exercise, meditation, spiritual practice, and learning to feel good without drugs for the first time in his adult life [11:18] His mental health diagnosis — bipolar disorder, personality disorder, and how he eventually moved past treating a label [13:21] Who Doug is today — policy expert, adjunct professor at UT Austin, trauma-informed leadership coach, and author [15:28] What leadership actually means — it's not a business term, it's the relationship between the results you're creating and your contribution to them [16:18] The sexual assault prevention program Doug built inside a Texas prison — and the dramatic results it produced [22:47] How sexual assault in prison is always about power — and why staff are often the perpetrators [23:16] How old his daughter was when he went in — and his daily prayer to get home while she was still a child [24:51] The terrifying day he was released — why his brain wouldn't accept it as real [26:05] Flying down the stairs to hold his daughter — and sitting with her while she wept [26:49] How they reconnected on day one — spreading out her letters and going through them together [27:13] Larry's midroll reflection: you're home, but are you really there? [29:14] How his daughter responded after the initial reunion — the games, the capybara play, and Riley the racing rat [32:07] The years of building trust — and how his daughter's anger didn't surface until the book came out [33:10] His daughter's reaction to the book: everyone's celebrating his story, but nobody asked what she went through [34:48] The hike where everything came out — and how Doug received her anger without defending himself [37:14] How his daughter had organized her life around his incarceration — volunteering with kids of incarcerated parents, camp counseling, and a college essay that got her into UT Austin in three weeks [39:51] The unresolved trauma that was still there beneath the resilience — and what it took for her to finally be angry [40:17] Larry shares his own story — a father who left twice and the dinner conversation that changed everything [43:44] Larry's dad's ownership, humility, and apology — and how seeing a human being allowed forgiveness to begin [45:33] What Doug's relationship with his daughter looks like now — rebuilding on new terms as adults [47:41] His daughter's powerful message: I needed the encouragement before. Don't tie my worth to my grades. [48:13] The richer conversations that come when the old context for a relationship is gone [51:16] Larry's reflection: without the mess there is no message — and what Doug's story means to the men listening [52:18] The Dante's Inferno metaphor from Doug's prison book club — you have to go all the way through to climb back up   Five Key Takeaways Losing everything can be unexpectedly clarifying. When the things that were making your life miserable are stripped away, you get to learn who you are without them — and that can be the beginning of something real. Leadership is not a business concept. It's the relationship between the results you're creating in the world and your contribution to those results. Everyone is always leading something. You can be home and still not be present. A lot of men are physically in the house but emotionally absent — and their kids feel it. No prison cell required. Resilience and unresolved trauma can coexist. Doug's daughter organized her whole life around his incarceration before she ever allowed herself to be angry about it. Healing isn't linear and it isn't always visible. You have to go all the way through it. You can't go around pain, grief, or hard emotions. Like Dante — you have to travel through the deepest part before you can climb again.   Links & Resources Dad Edge Alliance & Business Boardroom: https://thedadedge.com/mastermind The Men's Forge: https://themensforge.com The Path of Rocks and Thorns by Doug Smith: Available on Amazon Doug Smith's website: https://the-degree.com Email Doug directly: doug@the-degree.com Episode Link & Resources (Episode 1464): https://thedadedge.com/1464   Closing If there's one message from this episode that stands out, it's this: you have to go all the way through it. Doug Smith didn't get to skip the hard parts. He had to travel all the way through addiction, incarceration, and the anger of a daughter he had failed — before he could climb back up. And what he built on the other side of that is extraordinary: a career dedicated to the exact people he used to be, and a relationship with his daughter being rebuilt on honest, adult terms. The mess became the message. It always does. If this episode hit you where it needed to, share it with a man who is in the middle of his own darkest season and needs to know there's a way through. Go out and live legendary.

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What would you do if you lost $50 million and thousands of properties overnight? In this powerful episode of the Main Street Business Podcast, real estate investor Rod Khleif shares his raw story of the 2008 crash, how he lost over 2,000 properties, and the mindset that helped him rebuild an even bigger portfolio through multifamily investing. This conversation breaks down hard-earned lessons from failure, the truth about single-family vs. multifamily investing, and why mindset is the real key to long-term success.We also dive into today's real estate market — rising interest rates, distressed multifamily deals, and why massive opportunity is emerging right now. If you're an investor, entrepreneur, or just someone trying to bounce back from setbacks, this episode will challenge how you think about risk, failure, and growth.Be sure to like, subscribe, and drop a comment with your biggest takeaway — and check out our other episodes on real estate, wealth building, and financial strategy!CHAPTERS:0:00 Teaser0:35 Rod's Real Estate Journey and the 2008 Crash5:11 Losing Everything and Mindset Shift8:11 How to Rebuild After Failure14:23 Focus, Fear, and Taking Action17:35 Why Single-Family Houses Failed vs Multifamily20:28 Scaling Bigger Deals Faster22:01 Playing to Strengths in Business24:32 Today's Multifamily Market Crisis25:18 Opportunity in Distressed Assets30:54 “Renter Nation” and Housing Trends32:08 New Opportunities Like Senior Housing33:28 How Value Creation Drives Wealth34:45 Power of Environment and NetworkResources:Interview a Main Street Tax Pro that Speaks like MarkMeet with a Real Lawyer on ZoomSelf-Direct Your IRA or 401k - Buy a Business or Real Estate with Your Retirement Account (Directed IRA)Keep Your Grab my eBook 30 Unique Strategies Every Business Owner Should Know! You don't want to miss this! Secure your tickets for the #1 Event For  Small Business Owners On Main Street America:  Main Street 360 Looking to connect with a rock star law firm? KKOS is only a click away! Are you ready to get certified in EVERY strategy I teach? Start your journey with a FREE 15-minute discovery call to explore the Main Street Tax Pro Certification. Check out our YOUTUBE Channel Here: https://www.youtube.com/markjkohlerCraving more content? Check out my Instagram! 

In today's episode, I sit down with Andrew Wilson to talk about faith, gratitude, frequency, and the long road back after losing everything. I share how my mom and my wife helped me stay grounded when I went bankrupt after losing over $100 million, and how that season reshaped my values, my daily practices, and my purpose. We talk about the difference between discipline and devotion, the power of surrounding yourself with the right people and ideas, and why kindness, accountability, and intention matter in business, family, and life. It's a conversation about rebuilding from pain and creating a legacy that lives through others.

Jonathan Parsons grew up in a good family but fell into addiction at a young age, a path that nearly cost him everything before he got sober at just 21 years old. In this episode of Locked In with Ian Bick, Jonathan shares how he stayed clean for seven years and built a life as a paramedic and firefighter, only for the trauma and stress of the job to pull him back into addiction. What followed was a rapid downward spiral — losing his career, his business, and his relationships, and ultimately landing in jail multiple times. Jonathan opens up about the mental toll of being a first responder, how relapse can happen even after years of sobriety, and what it took to hit rock bottom and start fighting his way back. _____________________________________________ #AddictionRecovery #Relapse #Paramedic #EMT #FirstResponder #MentalHealth #TrueStory #recoveryjourney _____________________________________________ Connect with Jonathon Parsons: Tiktok & Instagram: Jonnie_parsons_official Jonnie Parsons on Facebook _____________________________________________ Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ _____________________________________________ Shop Locked In Merch: http://www.ianbick.com/shop _____________________________________________ Timestamps: 00:00 Rock Bottom That Changed Everything 00:43 Early Life & Family Background 01:59 Growing Up Too Fast 03:05 First Exposure to Drugs & Sports Life 04:47 High School, Partying & Slipping Into Addiction 06:00 Dropping Out & Losing Control 08:35 First Arrest & Run-Ins With Police 10:27 The First Attempt at Getting Clean 11:57 Getting Sober & Starting Over 12:50 Becoming a Firefighter & Living a Double Life 14:38 Trauma on the Job & Relapsing 17:27 Losing Everything & Hitting Bottom Again 19:59 Helping People While Fighting Addiction 22:19 The Dark Reality of Being a Paramedic 25:22 Becoming a Father During Addiction 26:05 Losing the Business, Getting Locked Up 31:31 Inside Jail & The Wake-Up Call 35:35 Life After Jail & A Second Chance 40:00 Relationship Problems, Relapse & Final Turning Point 44:00 Marriage, Rebuilding & Turning Life Around 47:01 Staying Sober, Family Life & Giving Back 50:43 Sharing His Story & Finding Purpose 52:14 Triggers, Alcohol & Staying Clean 54:12 “Am I Still an Addict?” 55:35 Talking Openly About Addiction 57:12 Making Amends & Accepting the Past 58:33 Advice to His Younger Self 59:24 Final Thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In today's episode, I join the Behavior Bitches podcast to share the moment my greatest fear came true and how it ultimately reshaped my life. After losing more than $100 million and going bankrupt, I had to confront the ego, habits, and beliefs that led me there. I talk about the lesson my mom taught me in that painful moment, why receiving is just as important as giving, and how community and shared values create real opportunity. We also discuss why surrounding yourself with the right people matters, the danger of doing business with “dicks,” and how responding to fear with humility, gratitude, and accountability can completely change your trajectory.

Interested in Launching your own Podcast? Podcast Principles can help! Book a call below to learn more. https://calendly.com/podcastprinciples/discover   In this episode, I sit down with Terry Rice, speaker, entrepreneur, and leadership trainer, for a real conversation about addiction, identity, fatherhood, discipline, and what it means to live in alignment.  Terry brings the perspective of someone who has rebuilt more than once, opening up about getting fired from Facebook, losing his son TJ, and how those experiences shaped the way he leads, lives, and serves others today. We talk about overcoming alcoholism, building a life with intention, and using your scars, not to hide, but to help others grow. Honest, challenging, and full of perspective, this one is for anyone trying to lead with more clarity, purpose, and truth. Interested in Launching your own Podcast? Podcast Principles can help! Book a call below to learn more. https://calendly.com/podcastprinciples/discover   Episode Highlights: 0:00 - Introduction 1:37 - Favorite genre of music and how it informs Terry's life 4:15 - How Terry utilizes the gym 6:05 - Building resilience 8:35 - Terry's why and his addiction to alcohol 13:57 - Exploring ‘functional addiction' 18:01 - How Terry hit his brick wall 24:38 - Your sense of purpose and conquering your addictions 27:52 - “What drives you today?” 32:55 - Work/life rhythms and getting alignment 39:37 - Being a dad and working, or having a business 42:23 - Episode wrap-up   CONNECT WITH JAHMAAL   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jahmaalmarshall/ Website: https://listenthenspeak.com/ If you're ready to get measured results for both personally and professionally, schedule an appointment with Jahmaal BUY ME A Coffee - with this link: https://buymeacoffee.com/listenthenspeak?new=1   Interested in learning more about Terry?   https://performancesystems.co/keynote https://buildwiththem.com/ Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/terry-rice/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/itsterryrice/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this master's class episode of the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast, I sit down with multifamily real estate legend Rod Khleif for a conversation that goes way beyond apartments and straight into the mindset required to build, lose, and rebuild real wealth. Rod is the host of the Lifetime Cash Flow Through Real Estate Investing podcast, a longtime multifamily investor, and a coach whose students collectively own hundreds of thousands of units. We use his story to unpack what really separates people who stay stuck from people who create momentum in real estate and business.     Rod shares how he went from a poor Dutch immigrant kid in Denver, to making over $100,000 in real estate by his third year, to building a massive portfolio, losing roughly $50 million in the 2008 crash, and rebuilding again through mindset, focus, and action. We talk about goal setting, decisions, fear, limiting beliefs, job insecurity, focus, peer groups, gratitude, and why your business should be your vehicle, not your identity.    If you are stuck in a W-2, afraid to start, recovering from a setback, or trying to level up in multifamily investing, this episode will hit you right between the eyes in the best way.    Key Talking Points of the Episode   00:00 Introduction 01:10 Who is Rod Khleif? 02:38 Rod's background: poor immigrant to real estate investor 04:09 Early real estate success and the mindset turning point 05:08 Building massive wealth then losing $50 million 06:07 How your goals will shape your success 07:43 Why it's important for you to make a real decision, not a half-decision 08:16 The real risk: W-2 jobs vs real estate 10:30 How to get past your fear 12:55 The first step matters more than seeing the whole staircase 14:08 Fear regret more than failure 15:01 The truth about your limiting beliefs 16:47 Rebuilding after the 2008 crash 19:38 Why focus is your power in real estate 21:35 Play to your strengths and partner for your weaknesses 23:23 Multifamily and senior housing investments 26:06 How to connect with Rod and learn about multifamily 27:04 How your peer group can influence your success in business 28:43 Using gratitude as a wealth-building tool 30:40 Smart Real Estate Coach resources   Quotables   "It starts with goals. You've got to know what you want because you've got to have enough burning desire or hunger to push through fear or push through limiting beliefs."   "Don't let it be your identity. Let it be your vehicle."   "If you have one of these belief systems, recognize that the acronym for belief systems is BS, because there's no basis in fact."   Links   3 Paydays® Live https://3paydayslive.com/podcast   Free Discovery Call https://smartrealestatecoachpodcast.com/discovery   3 Paydays® System Mastery Course - Use coupon code for 50% off https://smartrealestatecoach.com/qls Coupon code: pod   Apprentice Program https://3paydaysapprentice.com Coupon code: Podcast   Masterclass https://smartrealestatecoach.com/masterspodcast   3 Paydays Books https://3paydaysbooks.com/podcast   Partners https://smartrealestatecoach.com/podcastresources

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What happens when obedience to God costs you the dream you spent years building?  In this episode of the Worship Online Podcast, Keith sits down with worship leader, songwriter, and author Brooke Nicholls to talk about the unexpected reality of following God when it leads somewhere you didn't plan.  Brooke shares the deeply personal story of leaving a thriving career, moving across Canada to pastor a church, and wrestling with the painful feeling that everything she had built was being stripped away.  But what she discovered on the other side completely changed how she understands blessing, calling, and the presence of God.  If you're a worship leader, musician, or ministry leader who has ever wrestled with comparison, platform, calling, or surrender, this conversation will speak directly to your heart. Plus Brooke shares some practical things she has implemented at her multi-site church.  You'll learn: Why success in worship ministry can be dangerously misleading How God often works through the crushing of our plans The one promise that actually defines biblical blessing  Listen now and be reminded why we lead worship in the first place.  Worship Online is your new secret weapon for preparing each week. With detailed song tutorials and resources, you and your team will save hours every single week, and remove the stress from preparing for a set. Try a free trial at WorshipOnline.com and see the transformation!     Mentioned in the Episode  Brooke's Devotionals  Brooke's Music    If you like what you hear, please leave us a review! Also, shoot us an e-mail at podcast@worshiponline.com. We want to know how we can better serve you and your church through this podcast.  Don't forget to sign up for your FREE 2-week subscription to Worship Online at WorshipOnline.com!  The Worship Online Podcast is produced by Worship Online in Nashville, TN.   

Entrepreneur and leadership pioneer Robert White joins me to unpack what happens when success doesn't just slow down—it collapses all at once.Most business conversations celebrate scale, status, and wins.This episode goes in the opposite direction.Robert White built one of the largest leadership training companies in the world, with operations across Asia and the U.S. He had the house, the jet, the global footprint, and what looked like complete freedom.Then, in a 90-day span, it unraveled.His top leadership team walked out overnight—taking people, clients, and intellectual property with them.At the same time, his marriage ended.The result: a $30M loss, a damaged reputation, and a complete reset.This conversation isn't about the mechanics of rebuilding.It's about what breaks internally—and what has to change to come back stronger.We explore the hidden cost of success, the danger of tying identity to status, and why even those who teach personal responsibility can fall into victimhood when everything falls apart.One turning point changed everything:Not blame. Not strategy.But a single question—“Would it be useful to take 100% responsibility for all of this?”From there, the conversation shifts into something deeper:What it actually means to take ownership.Why letting go of identity can be more painful than losing money.And how rebuilding starts with who you are being—not just what you are doing.This is a candid look at loss, ego, recovery, and the discipline of reclaiming control when everything familiar disappears.TL;DR* Massive success can hide fragile foundations* Collapse often happens faster than expected* Victimhood can exist even in high performers* Personal responsibility is a practical tool—not a philosophy* Identity loss is often harder than financial loss* Recovery starts with “being,” not just “doing”Memorable Lines* “Would it be useful to take 100% responsibility for all of this?”* “When you own it, you get your power back.”* “Success built on identity can collapse with it.”* “You can be a more sophisticated version of a victim.”* “Who you are being matters more than what you are doing.”GuestRobert White — Entrepreneur, leadership trainer, and founder in the human potential spaceBuilt one of the largest leadership training organizations globally, with decades of international experience across the U.S. and Asia.Why This MattersSuccess isn't stability—it's often leverage built on invisible dependencies.Teams leave. Relationships end. Markets shift.And when they do, what's left isn't your strategy—it's your identity.For founders, operators, and executives, this episode reframes collapse as something deeper than failure.It's a forced separation from who you thought you were.The real advantage isn't avoiding the fall.It's rebuilding without clinging to what no longer serves you. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dougutberg.com

In this episode of Owning Your Legacy, host Laurette Rondenet sits down with Katrina Markoff, founder of Violet Flame Chocolate and the original creator of the globally renowned chocolate brand Vosges Haut-Chocolat.Katrina shares the remarkable journey that took her from studying chemistry and psychology at Vanderbilt to culinary training in Paris and eventually building one of the most innovative chocolate companies in the world. Her entrepreneurial path was guided by creativity, curiosity, and a willingness to follow intuition even when it meant taking risks others would not. But success did not come without challenges.After years of building her company, Katrina experienced profound personal and professional setbacks and ultimately lost control of the business she created. Rather than giving up, she chose to rebuild. Now, as the founder of Violet Flame Chocolate, Katrina is creating a new vision for chocolate. Her new venture blends luxury craftsmanship, ritual, and creativity while encouraging people to reconnect with their inner voice and imagination.This conversation explores entrepreneurship, resilience, intuition, and the power of starting again.

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“You deserve it.”In this episode of Inside the Vault with Ash Cash, 7-figure speaker Jeremy Anderson delivers one of the most raw and spiritually charged conversations we've ever had.From selling drugs and running nightclubs… To losing everything… To becoming a man of faith… To generating seven figures in a single year as a speaker…Jeremy shares how your pain, your story, your obedience, and your faith are directly connected to your abundance.This episode dives deep into:Why faith and finance are under spiritual attackWhy so many people are afraid to monetize their giftsHow communication creates currencyThe “Donut Run” strategy that helped speakers land $4K–$5K checksHow AI is transforming the speaking industryWhy abundance is your birthrightHow Jeremy's nonprofit feeds 1,000 children weekly and has put 60+ students through collegeIf you've been doubting your future… If you've been questioning your assignment… If you know you have something inside you but haven't monetized it yet…This episode is your confirmation.Register for the FREE 3-Day Communicate & Captivate Virtual Summit: TheVaultSpeakers.comFollow Jeremy Anderson: @onejeremyanderson Follow Ash Cash: @iamashcash Follow Inside the Vault: @insidethevaultInside the Vault — The Greatest Money Mindset Show on the Planet.⏱ TIMESTAMPS00:00 – You've Got Something Inside You 00:33 – From the Streets to Purpose 02:33 – Communication Creates Currency 04:38 – The Spiritual War: Faith & Finance 07:46 – Why God's People Fear Charging 10:27 – Eric Thomas & High-Level Speaking Fees 12:23 – Why the 3-Day Summit Is Free 15:13 – First Step to Monetizing Your Pain 18:15 – Losing Everything & Hitting Reset 19:48 – Becoming a 7-Figure Speaker 20:52 – Feeding 1,000 Kids Every Week 23:01 – Stop Playing Small — It's Bigger Than You 25:00 – Real Students Making Six & Seven Figures 28:19 – If the Enemy Makes You Doubt, He Wins 30:16 – Character, Obedience & Alignment 34:18 – What You'll Learn at the Virtual Summit 39:09 – 97 Years of Speaking Game 40:38 – The “Donut Run” Strategy Explained 45:12 – Using AI to Build a Client Avatar 47:03 – VIP Access & Live Q&A Sessions 50:05 – Hold On Just a Little While Longer 53:32 – Obedience Unlocks Abundance 56:13 – Register Now 57:53 – Where to Follow JeremyAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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