From Childhood Trauma to US Marine, NYT Bestseller & Entrepreneur - George Bryant #275

What happens when the very drive that makes you successful is also the thing destroying you?

George Bryant has lived an extraordinary life.

From a deeply troubled childhood to becoming a US Marine, a New York Times bestselling author, successful entrepreneur, coach and host of The Mind of George podcast, George has achieved more than most people could imagine.

But behind many of those achievements was a very different story.

George describes much of his early success not as achievement, but as survival.

He became comfortable with chaos. He learned to push harder, work longer and overcome whatever was put in front of him. And for years, that mentality worked.

Until it didn't.

In this deeply personal conversation, George and Paul explore what happens when entrepreneurs tie their identity and self-worth to their results — and why achievement can sometimes become one of the most effective ways of avoiding ourselves.

George shares the extraordinary story of becoming a Marine, graduating as the honour graduate from 1,300 recruits, building successful businesses and becoming a New York Times bestseller — while privately struggling with bulimia, addiction, anxiety and an inability to simply be still.

We talk about the moment he stood in front of 2,000 people and abandoned his prepared keynote to tell the truth about what was really happening in his life.

And how that moment changed everything.

In this episode, we discuss: