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This isn’t a usual Nomad CEO edition.
Instead of a single conversation, I looked back at 54 founders I interviewed this year, all of them sharing what I call rock-bottom moments.
Not wins. Not tactics.
But the moments where things broke and truth showed up.
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What Kept Repeating
Across different industries, countries, and lives, the same lessons surfaced again and again:
Success can be more dangerous than failure when it rewards the wrong path
Rock bottom usually starts with avoidance, not collapse
Losing self-trust hurts more than losing money
Fighting reality costs more than surrendering to it
Fear freezes learning when pressure increases
Identity breaks before income does
Ambition without brotherhood leads to isolation
Productivity can be a way to avoid emotional truth
Health, rejection, and detours often carry hidden instruction
One honest mentor can change an entire life
Different stories. Same patterns.
A Personal Note
I’m grateful to every guest who trusted me with their story.
And I’m grateful to you for reading, watching, and thinking along.
I’ll keep going in 2026 with the podcast and the work I’m building around it.
For now, I wish you a quiet Christmas, a clear New Year, and the courage to listen early when something feels off.
I’ll take the next couple of weeks to recharge and reflect, and I’ll be back publishing again on Friday, January 9th.
A Happy & Prosperous New Year To You!!
Roman
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