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The Playbook With David Meltzer

The Power of Asking Uncomfortable Questions

The Playbook With David Meltzer

David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.91.9K Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

In today’s episode, I share how faith became my foundation when I hit rock bottom, and why combining it with wisdom creates unstoppable momentum. I break down the dangers of living in a zero sum game, the importance of asking uncomfortable questions, and how trust and vetting can prevent costly mistakes. You’ll hear why leading by example influences young people far more than lectures, the three lessons I give my kids, and how to focus on expanding your skills, knowledge, and desires instead of “pivoting.” From building confidence to applying your why with purpose, this conversation is about aligning with what truly moves you forward.

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0:00.0

First question is always the hardest. First lesson is zero to one.

0:03.0

It takes longer than one to 100. So I will tell you, you'll see.

0:07.0

People can start crowding around and then invariably I'm like, who has the next question?

0:11.0

And then the minute I have to go somewhere, people are like, oh wait, wait, wait, can I ask you?

0:15.0

And want to walk with me. So anyway, anybody have a question? Yes.

0:20.0

So David, you and I, we've known each other, like, four years, four or five years.

0:25.3

So I heard you mentioned earlier you hit Lock Bottom, you know, earlier on in your career.

0:30.7

Very similar to me hitting Rock Bottom with my overall Cancer Journal.

0:35.0

Could you explain what were some of the tools or steps that you took

0:40.8

from a mental preservation standpoint to rebuild and reclaim your life? I think the first step was

0:48.3

faith. Because when you hit rock bottom, that's all you have.

0:55.0

That's all you have is a hope or a prayer or a confidence that you're protected, promoted,

1:03.0

loved and perfected.

1:05.0

And whether you read things like Man Search for Meaning with Victor Franco, who was in a basement that I couldn't even imagine

1:12.4

during the Holocaust or David Goggins in the basements that he's been in. All of these

1:18.8

individuals, they call it what they want to call it, but it's just simple faith. If you can give

1:25.0

meaning to your past that does not cast a shadow on your future, if you can give meaning to your past that does not cast a shadow on your future,

1:30.6

if you can give meaning to the mistakes, the setbacks, the failures, the defining moments,

1:35.3

the historical relevances of your past, that does not cast a shadow on your future,

1:42.8

then you're going to be aligned with the divine. So when you're aligned with the

1:46.9

divine, when you're aligned with God, you're protected, promoted, loved, and perfected. You have access to

1:52.4

the infinite information, intelligence, intuition, and inspiration. You are applying your why

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