Our guest today is Michael Anthony. Michael is an author, coach, entrepreneur, and full-time traveler on a mission to impact 100,00 lives! His new book, Life Is Dope: 15 Stories of Hard-Won Hope and the Power of Perseverance, is sparking a movement around resilience and real-world growth.

1) The title of this episode is from your book. Tell us why you say that “The Future Is a Fairy Tale”?

2) Many of our listeners invest time and money in preparedness, whether self-defense, bug-out bags, or growing their own food. But, you suggest that sometimes the real struggles to overcome and battles to win can be within ourselves.

3) What was the driving force for writing this book? Where does your passion to help others come from?

4) Being self-reliant and independent-minded resonates throughout your book. Tell us why you say that “Success Isn’t About Winning by Someone Else’s Rules”?

5) What do you say to people who feel like the success ship has sailed for them? They are too old or have made too many mis-steps or mistakes.

Originally Aired 5.19.25