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The Playbook With David Meltzer

The Faith That Follows Failure

The Playbook With David Meltzer

David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com

Careers, Business, Entrepreneurship

4.91.9K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2026

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

In today’s episode, I share the lesson that came after losing over $100 million, going bankrupt, and realizing money alone would never make me happy. I talk about the calling that changed my life, the wisdom my mom gave me at my lowest point, and why faith is essential when the evidence is contrary to where you want to go. I also break down the three things I believe create real happiness: making a lot of money, helping a lot of people, and having a lot of fun while staying aligned with your potential.

Transcript

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0:00.0

What an honor it is to be part of the Aspire family touring around the country.

0:04.8

And I'm blessed to see different faces and what they're listening for.

0:10.5

And what people really are listening for is to be happy.

0:15.7

And I got a calling after I'd lost over $100 million and went bankrupt while I was running the most notable sports agency in the world,

0:26.4

I got a calling, and I wasn't really a faith-based person at the time.

0:33.7

And I didn't know what to do with this invitation from God when I found out one of my daughters,

0:40.6

12-year-old daughter's friends committed suicide.

0:43.9

And I didn't know what to do with it.

0:47.6

And so I went to one of my mentors, anybody familiar with a guy named Tim Story?

0:52.6

Right on.

0:53.4

So I went to Tim Story, and I'm like, dude, you're a religious reverend.

0:58.1

You get this stuff.

0:59.4

My brother's a rabbi.

1:00.9

I don't really equate to his religious beliefs or my families.

1:07.0

I wasn't very religious or faithful at the time.

1:09.0

I said, am I going crazy? Are people

1:11.8

going to think I'm crazy when I tell them that God called me on a mission to empower over a billion

1:18.5

people to be happy? Right after my 12-year-old daughters committed suicide, is this crazy? And Tim's

1:24.5

story said something that changed my life. said David god will not give you an

1:29.3

invitation without knowing your limitations i'm going to repeat it god will not give you an

1:34.8

invitation without already knowing your limitations so if he believes that you can do this

1:42.0

then you can do it.

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