I was running five-day challenges every month, constantly marketing, always "on." Everyone saw success, but I was exhausted. Then, I had to make a choice that changed everything.

Most people think the answer is doing more – more networking, more content, more hustle. But what if I told you that sometimes the breakthrough comes when you walk away from everything you've built? There's something that happens when you stop hiding behind screens and people meet the real you.

Turns out, the path I was avoiding – working face-to-face with people instead of through pixels – became exactly what I needed. And starting fresh? It forces people to see who you are now, not who you used to be.

Highlights of This Episode:

- The places I've been traveling and what I've been learning

- Why five-day challenges every month burned me out

- What I discovered about face-to-face work after avoiding it

- How losing my 22-year Facebook network became a breakthrough

- How starting fresh lets people see who you are today

Thanks for being here!

Resources Mentioned:

Get Your FREE Breathwork Meditation + Early Access to Edmund's Library of Resources. Join the waitlist here: https://www.edmundslee.com/podcast

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Have you ever felt like the whole world was against you? Like every door was slamming shut and you had nowhere left to turn?

Sometimes those moments of complete desperation are exactly where your greatest breakthroughs are hiding.

Today's guest, Alpesh Patel, went from surviving on 99-cent bags of chips and sleeping on floors with just a towel to building a business that aims to helps millions of people live pain-free. His story reveals what happens when you discover a strength you never knew existed.

What Alpesh learned in those dark moments will completely change how you handle your next rejection.

Highlights of This Episode:

- Alpesh's Path From Foreign Student to Purpose-Driven Mission

- How to use rejection to make you stronger, not weaker

- Why having "no options" can be your secret advantage

- Why focusing on just your next step beats overthinking

- What the receptionist taught him about trying again

Thanks for being here!

Resources Mentioned:

If you want to learn more from Alpesh, he's put together a free book with exercises and free courses for hand and wrist pain at http://www.theravio.com. He also answers questions in his Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/883431869700702/ - no charge, just genuine help.

Connect with Alpesh Patel:

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theravio.pt/

Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@theravio.pt?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXGJIitTtC9-p3F1v-WmbQQ

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553928099313

Twitter - https://twitter.com/Theravio_PT

Connect with me:

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Most people think their thoughts just happen to them. But what if I told you that you've been running on autopilot for years – and it's been quietly steering your entire life?

Most people ask themselves the worst possible questions when things go wrong. "Why does this always happen to me?" "What's wrong with me?" Here's what I've learned: There's a 5-step cycle happening in your head right now that either empowers you or destroys you. Most people never realize they can control it with one simple shift.

Turns out, the answers to our biggest breakthroughs aren't in doing more – they're in recognizing the invisible patterns already running our lives.

Highlights of This Episode:

- Why your inner voice matters more than you think

- The 5-step mental loop running your life on autopilot

- The questions that trap you vs the ones that empower you

- The real-time exercise that exposes your self-sabotage patterns

- Why awareness alone isn't enough to create change

- The simple journal practice that changes your mental patterns

Thanks for being here!

Resources Mentioned:

Get Your FREE Breathwork Meditation + Early Access to Edmund's Library of Resources. Join the waitlist here: https://www.edmundslee.com/podcast

Visit our website:

http://www.createyournextbreakthrough.com

Connect with me:

TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@edmundslee

LinkedIn - http://www.linkedin.com/in/edmundslee

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@CreateYourNextBreakthrough?sub_confirmation=1