Every morning the alarm would go off and I would hit that snooze button with a sledgehammer,

four or five times in a row. I would be consumed with anxiety and anger.

And the anger is important to share because when your life hits a brick wall,

it's so much easier to feel angry or frustrated. But that's just what's on a surface. That's

like an emotional iceberg. That's what you feel outside your skin. Inside your skin is the scary

stuff. The self-loathing, the lack of self-worth, the fear, the regret, the abandonment, like all of it.

It was during this time that I truly hit rock bottom that I found something solid inside myself.

I found this resolve to want to still change.

All right, what is up guys and welcome back to another impactful episode of The Born to Impact

Podcast. Today is a special episode because we get to continue the conversation that we started

last week with one and only Mel Robbins. This is part two of Edmond Interview. I know it's going

to bless you and speak to you. Q up, part two.

If you're listening and you feel like, man, I've been stuck for so long and it's too late. This is

another classic example that if it's not too late and you can see somebody who's making such

tremendous impact and loving what they do, but they didn't really make the transition until

middle age. Yeah, that's right, Joel. Also, keep in mind, you got to first get lost before you

can find yourself. It's all of these experiences that I'm describing that were preparing me

for something extraordinary that was coming in the future. People often ask me, oh, if you could

go back and give yourself advice, I'm like, I wouldn't give myself any advice because I see the

purpose in absolutely everything that's happened. In this moment, you can look backwards and see how

the dots on the map of your life connect. The true power and true passion, honestly, and pure

motive, in my opinion, is having all of that patience and perseverance to stand in this moment

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