I have taken a long time to get to this recording.

I sat on the idea for a while, debating and going back and forth if I should even share these topics and this content.

And really what I did was I hesitated because what I'm going to share is more vulnerable than most content you're going to hear in this

podcast. And honestly, it's hard to share struggles, failures, low moments even, but struggle

is part of my story. And it may be part of yours too. This is the 5 a.m. Miracle, episode number

538. Read this or die, persuading yourself

to a better life. In the episode this week, I'm going to break down Ray Edwards' latest book, which is called Read This or Die, Persuading Yourself to a Better Life.

I'm going to break down a few of the life lessons that I pulled from, honestly, the incredible experience that I had of not just reading the book, but also applying the lessons

directly to a few of my biggest challenges that I was going through in a very specific

and challenging season of my life, which I'm going to break down in a lot more detail.

So let's dig in.

Thank you. So let's dig in. Ray Edwards was one of the very first guests on this podcast.

He was featured over 10 years ago back in episode number 11 where we discussed copywriting,

entrepreneurship, profitable habits, and other topics.

And sometime after that episode aired, Ray revealed to the world that he had been diagnosed

with Parkinson's disease.

And in his book, Read This or Die, he discusses that

journey in a very frank and profound way. And I read this book in the early months of 2024,

right in the middle of winter, and in a bit of ironic timing, I read this book on the heels of learning about the passing

of one of my greatest mentors and friends, Mr. Dan Miller.

Now, Dan was also an early guest on this podcast, featured back in episode number 15.

Well, Dan died of cancer in January of this year, having only six weeks notice.

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