#83: Going From Bankruptcy, To Changing The World: David Meltzer, the Real Life Jerry Maguire
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Chris Lee
5 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 11 March 2024
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Welcome back to The Founder Podcast! Get ready for an inspiring conversation with David Meltzer, a true example of bouncing back from setbacks to achieve greatness.
In his early twenties, David rose to success, making millions and flying around the globe for speaking gigs and business ventures, including becoming known as the “real life Jerry Maguire.” But in his thirties, despite his wealth, everything crashed, leaving him bankrupt. Determined to find his way back, David discovered the secrets to his earlier success: gratitude, empathy, accountability, and effective communication. Armed with these principles, he not only recovered but thrived even more.
Now, he's on a mission to share his wisdom, guiding others to triumph in their own lives and businesses while having a blast along the way. Tune in as David shares his journey's ups, downs, and invaluable lessons, igniting your own resilience and empowering you to lift others up.
Highlights:
"Your good behavior has an instant result. It's called good progress. And bad behavior has an instant result, bad progress."
"Nothing is more important than our relationships. My wife saved my life."
“I hate myself. I am a liar. I am a cheater. I am an overseller, a backend seller, a manipulator. I hate myself. I need to take stock in who I am and what I want to become."
Timestamps
00:00 - Journey of resilience with David Meltzer.
02:47 - Unexpected Beginnings
04:59 - Learning from Loss
08:43 - Facing Bankruptcy
12:45 - A Wife's Ultimatum
17:43 - Embracing Change
20:25 - The Power of Faith
22:56 - The Healing Journey
26:00 - Unconditional Love
29:42 - Lessons Learned
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| 0:00.0 | And if I can share that perspective with people that you can't understand what's going on today. |
| 0:05.2 | The only thing you have is your control of your behaviors. And I will tell everybody out there |
| 0:10.3 | that your good behavior has an instant result. |
| 0:13.5 | It's called good progress. |
| 0:15.0 | And bad behavior has an instant result, bad progress. |
| 0:19.0 | And so if you focus in on your behaviors and align those to where you want to be or better, |
| 0:24.7 | you're gonna progress to where you want to be or better. |
| 0:27.0 | If you're not aligned, you're not gonna be |
| 0:29.3 | where you want to be or better. |
| 0:31.0 | Yo, yo, y'o, welcome to another episode of the founder podcast today. |
| 0:34.9 | I'm joined by Mr. David Melzer. |
| 0:37.3 | We are in his beautiful backyard here in Orange County, California. |
| 0:42.6 | Thanks for having me, David. |
| 0:44.0 | Welcome to the bubble, Chris. |
| 0:45.3 | I've been waiting a long time to finally |
| 0:47.4 | get to meet you. |
| 0:48.1 | We've swam in the same pools for so long, same friends, |
| 0:51.8 | from D to D to D to |
| 0:53.0 | to podcasting. |
| 0:55.4 | It's just exciting to have you here at my home. |
| 0:57.1 | Oh man, it's great to be here. |
| 0:58.6 | So for those that don't know David, |
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