Lewis Howes

this episode includes sensitive discussions that may be distressing for some listeners so if you or someone you know is struggling support is always available anytime by calling or texting the number 988 in the u.s and canada or contact your local support i was so scared bro i was like sitting on the ground with the gun under my chin

He is a serial entrepreneur, an investor, and a best-selling author of the book, Buy Back Your Time.

We have the inspiring Dan Martell in the house.

What is the mindset that someone needs to overcome this feeling of rock bottom and overwhelm to finally step into their abundance?

Dan, I'm excited about this because I've known you for, I think, a decade and a half now, 2008, 2009.

I don't think a lot of people know who just see the highlight reels of you and just see the short content of your success and the private jet and the millions of dollars and the AI mastery that you have.

Back in your teens and your early 20s, you...

You were a drug addict, you were alcoholic, you went to jail, you had a lot of issues, a lot of mental issues that consumed you to thinking that you weren't lovable, that you weren't enough, that you'd never amount to anything to the point where you almost took your life.

And it's hard for people, it's hard for me to know that because I've known you for so long and I know the positive attitude you have, the discipline you have now, the habits you have, and the love for life you have.

But for those that don't know about that,

Why do you think you got to such a dark place in your life where drugs, alcohol, attempted suicide became the norm and going to jail became the norm rather than living a life of I'm deserving of love, I'm deserving of peace, I'm deserving of a beautiful life?

Because you wanted to hang out with a kid and she knew that you were not a good, you were not a good, you know.

What do you feel like was the root of you going down that destructive path in your teens?

When was the moment that you felt like you wanted to end it all?

Like, was there a moment you were like, I don't want to live anymore and this life is not for me and I'll never amount to anything.

Yeah.

What did you want to stop?

Was it the shame?

So yeah, man, I almost ended it all.

So in that moment, what made you not pull the trigger in the field?