"You'll never be any good as a dance teacher" certainly isn't the best pep talk in the world... but sometimes the weirdest things can serve as fuel on your journey.

In the first in a series of personal tales, Chris Lynam, host of Off The Floor and business owner, shares how he hit rock bottom only to find an activity that became his career.

With a mix of stories of basketball and swing dancing, collegiate indecisiveness and references to Joseph Campbell's Heroe's Journey, this unlikely success story is sure to motivate you.