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After nearly 300 episodes of The Inner Entrepreneur Podcast, I've noticed something that every successful person I've interviewed seems to have in common.

At some point in their lives, they've hit a wall.

It might have been a business failure, financial ruin, a health crisis or a personal loss. But behind almost every success story, there's a period when things looked pretty bleak.

And my own story is no different.

Over 20 years ago, I reached a point where I knew something had to change. A firewalking experience gave me the courage to face some uncomfortable truths about myself, my life and how I was running my business.

That experience changed the direction of my life. But there's a part of the story I used to leave out — the two very difficult years it took to actually make those changes.

In this solo episode, I talk about what I've learned from hundreds of conversations with successful people, the role fear plays in keeping us stuck, and why the difficult parts of our journeys are often the most important.

In this episode:

• The one thing I've found successful people have in common.

• Why hitting a wall can become a turning point.

• How fear keeps us on a path we know isn't right.

• The firewalking experience that changed my perspective.

• The two difficult years behind my business transformation.

• Why there's no shortcut to building a better life.

If you're going through a difficult time in your business or personal life, I hope this episode gives you a different perspective.

The life you want may be on the other side of some difficult decisions. But you have to be willing to make them and walk the road that follows.