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Raw, real, and inspiring journeys from founders who turned failure into fuel and built something extraordinary. Each story reveals hard-won wisdom, turning points, and the mindset behind the mission.


What 50+ Rock Bottom Conversations Taught Me About Success

What 50+ Rock Bottom Conversations Taught Me About Success

A Year-End Recap and their hard learned lessons

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From Rock Bottom to Record Profit in Three Years

From Rock Bottom to Record Profit in Three Years

The exact actions that turned a broken marriage and declining business into a focused, niche agency you can emulate.

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From “Two Weeks to Live” to Taking Million-Dollar Risks

From “Two Weeks to Live” to Taking Million-Dollar Risks

Discover the principles that accelerated David Capablanca's learning curve and can shorten yours by years.

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The CEO Who Turned Poverty Into a Superpower

The CEO Who Turned Poverty Into a Superpower

How James W. Keyes overcame poverty, led 7-Eleven as CEO, and built a philosophy that keeps you grounded when the world is crumbling.

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The Moment Jake Stopped Competing With the World

The Moment Jake Stopped Competing With the World

The shift that turns breakdowns into clarity, confidence, and a path back to purpose.

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From NFL Glory to Rock Bottom and Back Again

From NFL Glory to Rock Bottom and Back Again

Learn how one mindset shift can shorten your recovery time from months to days.

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How to Build a Business That Refers Itself

How to Build a Business That Refers Itself

How Brandon’s three-step referral system turns trust into predictable revenue and how to copy it today.

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He Quit Burnout on a Napkin—and Built a 6-Figure Freedom Business

He Quit Burnout on a Napkin—and Built a 6-Figure Freedom Business

Freedom by Design: How to Make More by Working Less (for Real)

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From Paycheck Prison to Profit Freedom

From Paycheck Prison to Profit Freedom

How using “good debt” built his empire—and how you can use the same principle to grow faster.

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The Teen Felon Who Walked the ClickFunnels Stage

The Teen Felon Who Walked the ClickFunnels Stage

From a Detroit courtroom at 17 to a million-dollar award in Vegas, Brian Adamson’s story is proof that failure isn’t the opposite of success—it’s the entry fee.

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Why Building Alone Can Break You.

Why Building Alone Can Break You.

Travis Brady's story is about losing friends, rediscovering purpose, and building real brotherhood in a world obsessed with personal brands.

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Beyond Burnout: The Founder’s Reset

Beyond Burnout: The Founder’s Reset

The true story of Chris Marhefka’s collapse and the playbook that helps overworked founders turn breakdown into lasting power.

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Choose the Right Wall

Choose the Right Wall

How Mario Lanzarotti turned depression and burnout into a system for meaning, focus, and steady growth

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The Morning Hero: Win Before The World Wakes

The Morning Hero: Win Before The World Wakes

Follow Jarvis Leverson's blueprint to build a simple dawn routine that multiplies your focus, output, and confidence in 30 days.

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Legally Blind & Unstoppable.

Legally Blind & Unstoppable.

Aaron Golub’s journey from the NFL field to the founder’s stage

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What a Molotov in Iran Reveals About Freedom & Founders Today

What a Molotov in Iran Reveals About Freedom & Founders Today

Nicky Billou’s journey from exile to entrepreneur—and why Charlie Kirk’s assassination changes everything

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The Integrity Advantage

The Integrity Advantage

Why being impeccable with your word is the foundation every entrepreneur needs to scale life and business.

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They Called Him “Australia’s Andrew Tate.”

They Called Him “Australia’s Andrew Tate.”

A raw story of loss, resilience, and choosing peace over performance.

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The Veteran’s Blueprint for Building a Team That Wins

The Veteran’s Blueprint for Building a Team That Wins

Austin Holmes went from Navy special ops to leading 65 people in PR—here’s how military discipline and hard lessons saved his marriage and scaled his company.

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The Real Cost of Chasing Your Dreams (and Why It’s Worth Paying)

The Real Cost of Chasing Your Dreams (and Why It’s Worth Paying)

What an immigrant founder learned about hunger, discipline, and why most quit before the reward.

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Violent Consistency: The Only Advantage They Can’t Take From You

Violent Consistency: The Only Advantage They Can’t Take From You

How Travis Chappell left dead-end careers behind and found wealth where most entrepreneurs never look.

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The Glitch in the Game of Life

The Glitch in the Game of Life

How a 23-Year-Old from Venezuela is Rewriting the Rules with Faith, AI, and Real Estate

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Do The Work

Do The Work

How Todd Falcone turned rejection and resilience into 35 years of sales success in Network Marketing

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From Deplatformed Fallout to "Marketer on the Run"

From Deplatformed Fallout to "Marketer on the Run"

Learn how to swap small retainers for big checks, pitch with proof, land three warm intros, and run daily outreach that closes deals fast.

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From Ruptured Appendix to Revitalized Man

From Ruptured Appendix to Revitalized Man

Use Bryan’s 4-step protocol to fix your gut, steady energy, and rebuild focus

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