
Life’s Hard, Succeed Anyway with Allan Blain
About this episode
We all have a few traumas and disasters in our past that still impact the way we think and make decisions today, both consciously or unconsciously. For Allan, he went through a rollercoaster that took him from rock bottom to the top, and back again. This is when he learned that success is not measured by money or power, but by more important things in life.
Allan’s life is a great example of how living with a purpose will always trump riches. Allan experienced how it felt to have nothing. He has also known how it feels to have almost everything money can buy. What he discovered was that without a true purpose, he couldn’t consider himself truly successful.
In this episode, Allan talks about the real value of success and how the challenges in life could turn out to be just the thing we need to find the real path to our success.
“God used the challenges to get me to reevaluate just what I’m doing and why I’m doing it and what is really important in life.” - Allan Blain
In This Episode:
- Allan shares how losses led him away from the life God wanted him to live
- Learn about the turning point that prompted Allan to reevaluate and turn his life around
- Find out how Allan defines real success
- Understand why dwelling on the past can get in the way of being a good parent
- Learn about the impact of listening to your kids first instead of wanting to give advice all the time
- Have a better understanding of what legacy might mean to you
- ...and more!
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- Email - [email protected]
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