You're listening to the Impact Theory Podcast, your source of empowering ideas and actionable techniques from the world's highest achievers.

Join host Tom Billio, serial entrepreneur and co-founder of the billion dollar brand Quest Nutrition, on a journey to unlock your potential and realize your vision of success.

Welcome to Impact Theory.

Everybody, welcome to Impact Theory.

You're here, my friends, because you believe that human potential is nearly limitless, but you know that having potential is not the same as actually doing something with it.

So our goal with this show and company is to introduce you to the people and ideas that will help you actually execute on your dreams.

Alright, today's guest is a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, poet, rapper and music producer who has written hits for both himself and a star-studded cast of artists including Farrell Williams, Big Sean, Two Chains, Wiz Khalifa, Avici, Nick Jonas and Countless Others.

His smash hit, I took a pill and a beaise, dominated the global charts. It was streamed roughly 1 billion times on Spotify and roughly the same number of video views on YouTube and reached the top 10 in 27 countries.

His songs, please don't go, and cooler than me, have been certified platinum and double platinum respectively.

And the monster hit songs, Sugar, which he co-wrote from Arun 5, and Boyfriend, which he co-wrote for Justin Bieber, together have been viewed over 3 billion times on YouTube alone.

But what makes his story so interesting isn't just the insane level of success. It's that he gained it all, lost it, and then managed to gain it all back.

After the explosive success of his freshman album, he struggled to make another hit. In fact, he recorded two sophomore albums, both of which is label refused to release.

And he was ultimately dropped from the record company and slid back into obscurity.

Totally disillusioned with fame and the trappings of success, but convinced he had more to give.

He embarked on an incredible journey of self-discovery that led him to transcendental meditation, solitude, India, the landmark forum, and a whole lot of truth.

He gave away most of his possessions, bought a van, lived in it, and traveled around the country playing music for free. And not unsurprisingly, this period of introspection found its way into his music, and from that, the mega hit I took a pill in a visa was born.

Now with a bigger platform, then ever, he's not only making amazing music, he's sharing what he's learned along the way. So please help me in welcoming the author of Teardrops and Balloons, and the host of the podcast, what does this all mean?

Multi-platinum artist, Mike Posner.

Thank you so much for coming on the show, man.

I feel like I can just leave now.

Just Mike dropped and boom, if I got it. Call it a day.

Now, man, that was honestly...

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