Why Hitting Rock Bottom IS YOUR START!

Join Up Dots - Business Coaching Made Easy (With A Bit Of Life Coaching Too)

David Ralph of Join Up Dots

Interview, Motivation, Online, Businessinterview, Education, Businesscoaching, Entrepreneur, Lifestyle, Income, Business

5 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Why Hitting Rock Bottom IS YOUR START! In this powerful episode of Join Up Dots, we dive into what it truly means to hit rock bottom—and why it might be the best place to begin again. Sparked by a heartfelt email from a listener who feels lost and broke, the episode explores the incredible true stories of three entrepreneurs who had absolutely nothing, yet transformed their lives through vision, grit, and relentless action. If you’re feeling stuck or defeated, this episode is your reminder that your lowest point could be the launchpad for something extraordinary. #FromNothingToSomething #RockBottomSuccess #JoinUpDots #BuildFromZero Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast and leave a review. Your feedback helps us reach more people and continue bringing you valuable content. See you in the next episode!

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0:00.0	Life shouldn't be hard. Life should be a fun-filled adventure every day.
0:05.0	So now start joining up dots.
0:07.0	Tap into your talents, your skills, your God-given gifts, and tell your boss, you don't deserve me.
0:14.0	I'm outta here.
0:16.0	It's time for you to smash that alarm clock.
0:19.0	And start getting the dream business and life you will of course
0:24.6	are dreaming of let's join your host david ralph from the back of his garden in the uk
0:30.8	or wherever he might be today with another jammed pack episode of the number one hit podcast
0:36.8	join up dots yeah good evening to you good evening jammed pack episode of the number one hit podcast, Join Up.
0:39.0	Yeah, good evening, dear, good evening. And welcome to the Join UpDots podcast.
0:45.8	I want to start today's show with an email that I received recently. And it's a good one.
0:52.9	And it reminded me why I started this podcast in the first place
0:58.3	11 years ago it's come from a listener named Rachel in Rexham Wales and with her permission
1:04.6	I got her permission I want to read it out to you because I think a lot of people out there
1:09.8	might be feeling the same way or
1:12.9	in a similar way. She says, hi David. I've been listening to Join Up Docs for a few months now.
1:18.6	Usually with one ear whilst doing something else. But lately, I've been really listening to your
1:24.4	words. I don't really know how I got here. One minute I had a stable job,
1:28.9	a partner plans and some direction. And now it feels like everything has crumbled. I lost my job
1:35.3	two months ago. My savings are gone and I'm behind on rent. I'm really scared. I wake up most
1:42.4	mornings with a knot in my stomach and no idea what to do next.
1:45.8	Now, I'm not writing in sympathy, I guess, or for sympathy, I guess I just need to say it out
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