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When Your Ceiling Becomes Your Floor: The Hero’s Journey to Your Next Level | #Success - Ep. 61


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In this episode of The Russell Brunson Show, I’m taking you back to the old-school “marketing in the car” days - recording behind the wheel on my way to a Prime Mover event here in Boise. Before I get into business, I share a recent family adventure - an Alaskan cruise to celebrate my parents’ 50th anniversary - and a surprising rabbit hole I fell into after watching Titanic on the ship. That led to a fascinating question: if you could watch any moment from history as if it were on tape, what would you choose?

From there, I shift gears into the core message I’m bringing to the Prime Mover group: the real meaning of the hero’s journey, and why the skills, habits, and patterns that get you to one level in life or business often become the very things holding you back from the next. Whether you’re going from zero to a million, a million to ten, or ten to a hundred, each leap requires you to “burn down” the old way and rebuild yourself from the ground up.

Key Highlights:

◼️How an Alaskan cruise, Titanic, and a thought experiment led to a powerful question about perspective

◼️The “heavenly blockbuster” concept: replaying moments from history - or your own life

◼️Why the hero’s journey always starts with being unqualified for the challenge ahead

◼️How your subconscious ceiling becomes your subconscious floor - and why that’s both good and bad

◼️Wrestling stories that reveal the painful but necessary process of leveling up

◼️The dangerous comfort of your “ordinary world” and how to step beyond it


Bottom line: Growth is a game of constant reinvention. To win, you have to be willing to let go of what made you great at the last level so you can step into the unknown and become who you need to be for the next one. This episode is both a personal reflection and a roadmap for anyone ready to answer their next call to adventure.


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