Welcome to the CLS experience. I'm your host, Craig Siegel. I'm a born and raised New Yorker

who achieved success with multiple businesses, but I crave something deeper. So I dedicated myself to

personal growth and transformation by revamping my mindset.

I went from being unable to run a mile to conquering four marathons the following year.

Now, I want to help others manufacture big breakthroughs of their own.

So if we skim over the bad, we're missing an opportunity for optimism to do its job.

And I think that I realize that in order for me

to do my best work, I have to sit with my bad feelings.

I have to sit with the tough stuff

because then I'll never be able to innovate a solution.

And so optimism, I think, is not this toxic positivity of being happy all the time.

It's a strategy to not just believe that something could be better, but have the confidence that you can be the one to do it.

And that's the big kicker. It's not just about the vision. It's about the courage to be the one to do it. And that's the big kicker. It's not just about the vision.

It's about the courage to be the one to change it. On today's episode of the CLS experience

who has a very special treat, she's a serial entrepreneur, powerhouse, and huge beacon of

inspiration. She's the founder of Headbands of Hope, a college dorm room startup that has

donated over a million headbands to children affected by cancer. She's a camping connoisseur,

speaker, creator of the Mike Drop Workshop and bestselling author of The Unbelievable Book,

Chasing the Bright Side. She's captivated hearts and minds nationwide,

spreading the message of resilience and optimism. She's just an overall juggernaut in all

facets of life and a phenomenal human being. Please welcome the brilliant, ambitious,

beautiful philanthropist and outdoor enthusiast dynamic Jess extram.

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