It's Thanksgiving week, which means that pretty much everyone in their dog are talking about gratitude.

But the thing we don't always talk about is that sometimes the things we're most grateful for are the things that hurt the most.

The failures, the rock bottom moments, the times we thought we'd never recover.

So today, I'm going to mix things up a little bit

and get super real and share a few of the huge mistakes that I've made in my life that ultimately

I'm super grateful for. Welcome to the Do It Scared podcast.

I'm your host, Ruth Sukup, and each week on the show, we will talk about how to face your fears, overcome obstacles, and most importantly, how to take action and create a life you love.

Thank you. Hey there, and welcome back to the show.

For those of you who don't know me, my name is Ruth

Sukup, and I am a New York Times bestselling author of seven books and the creator of several

different brands, all dedicated to helping you create a life and business you love. And it's Thanksgiving

week, which means my social media feeds are absolutely flooded with gratitude posts.

You know the ones, beautiful photos with captions about all the blessings and wins and amazing things

people are thankful for this year. And look, I'm not being cynical here. I love that. I really do.

Gratitude is powerful and important, and we should absolutely celebrate the good

step. But something I've been thinking about a lot lately is what about the hard stuff?

What about the seasons that nearly broke you? The failures that felt devastating in the moment.

The decisions that everyone told you were absolute mistakes.

Because when I sit down and actually think about the moments that shape me, the experiences that

made me who I am today, they're not the easy moments. They're not the winds or the smooth

sailing or the times when everything went according to plan.

It's the hard things, the moments where I had to make impossible choices or face brutal

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