Michael Dash was successful in the conventional sense of the word. He was making a lot of money running a staffing business, but he was a miserable human. He started every day by popping an Adderall, and he felt like his company was running him—instead of the other way around. And though he was cynical about self-development, he couldn’t help but ask, ‘Would it be so bad to life a different way?’

Michael is the seasoned entrepreneur behind MD Coaching and Mentoring, a practice dedicated to helping business owners take their revenue to the next level. He is also the bestselling author of Chasing the High: An Entrepreneur’s Mindset Through Addiction, Lawsuits, and His Journey to the Edge and the creator of FATE (From Addict to Entrepreneur), a program designed to help people take control of their compulsive behaviors and step into the leader they were born to be.   

On this episode of the podcast, Michael joins us to share his experience with a gambling addiction and his journey as an entrepreneur, explaining why multiple seven-figure success in the recruiting industry did not bring him fulfillment. He discusses how we’re programmed by societal norms to follow a certain path and why he was skeptical about self-development concepts like manifesting, flow and intuition. Listen in for insight on Michael’s four-step process for getting aligned with your true purpose—from self-recognition to curiosity to action to community.

Key Takeaways

How Michael developed a gambling addiction at the age of 11

Michael’s first foray into entrepreneurship as a bookie + drug dealer

Michael’s success building a company in the recruiting industry

How Michael separated gambling and drug use from his career

The surprising reason Michael attended his first Gamblers Anonymous meeting

How Michael’s side hustle hiring reps for E*TRADE Financial grew into a new business

How to break free of the societal norms that program us to follow a certain path

Michael’s introduction to the ideas of flow, manifesting and intuitive energy

How self-development work helped Michael shift the way he makes decisions

How money proved to be Michael’s biggest addiction of all

Michael’s 4-step process for getting aligned with your true purpose

Connect with Michael

Michael’s Website

Michael on Facebook

Michael on Instagram

Connect with Jeremiah & Mallory

Destined to Be

Jeremiah on LinkedIn

Jeremiah on Facebook

Jeremiah on Instagram

Mallory on Instagram

Resources

Chasing the High: An Entrepreneur’s Mindset Through Addiction, Lawsuits, and His Journey to the Edge by Michael G. Dash

Chris Harder

Gamblers Anonymous

Unconventional Life

Dean Graziosi

Lewis Howes