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Brad Bizjack on Success, Fear, Burnout, and the Invisible Ceiling That’s Keeping You Stuck at the Same Level
What if the reason you’re feeling tired, overwhelmed, or flat in your business has nothing to do with how much you’re doing? In this special bonus episode I sit down with my dear friend and one of my all-time favourite clients, mindset strategist Brad Bizjack, for a conversation that genuinely shook me to my core. 🚀
Brad asked me one question during this chat that I haven’t been able to stop thinking about since. It’s simple. It’s seven words. And if you sit with it honestly, it might completely change what you think is draining your energy — and what you actually need to do next. We talk about how we define success on our own terms without shame, why burnout is actually your soul getting involved, the invisible energetic ceiling that keeps entrepreneurs oscillating between pain and survival, and how to build the courage reps that prepare you for anything life throws at a launch — including the things nobody warns you about.
Brad also shares one of the most raw and remarkable stories I’ve heard about what it means to keep going when everything is falling apart at once. And I share why I swim a hundred hundreds every year even though my palms sweat just talking about it.
“Burnout means your soul is finally getting involved. It burns away the things that don’t matter. And that’s one of the best things that can ever happen to somebody.” ✨
🔥 In This Episode:
- Discover the seven-word question that reveals what success actually looks like for you — not what Instagram says it should
- Find out why burnout has nothing to do with how many hours you work and everything to do with alignment
- Learn the energetic set point concept that explains why you keep hitting the same invisible ceiling — and how to break through it
- Understand why fear doesn’t go away when you level up — and why that’s actually the right sign
- Hear Brad’s extraordinary story of running a 12,000-person launch while facing one of the hardest moments of his personal life
Grab your favourite cuppa, settle in, and get ready to ask yourself some better questions. ☕️
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Salome
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⏱️ Chapter Guide:
(00:00) The question that might completely change what you think is draining your energy
(02:30) Who is Brad Bizjack — and why Salome calls him the real deal in a world full of gurus
(06:00) Brad’s story: $92,000 in debt, microwave nachos on the couch, and the mindset coach who changed everything
(11:00) How do we define success without shame — and without a Ferrari or a private jet?
(15:00) The seven-word question that reveals what your heart actually wants
(19:00) Why starting your day with “what do I need to do?” is one of the greatest mistakes you can make
(22:00) Brad’s take on burnout — why it’s one of the best things that can happen to you
(26:00) The pendulum of fear and success — and why fear never goes away, you just do scarier things
(30:00) Why making your emotions wrong makes them worse (and what to do instead)
(34:00) Salome on 100×100 swimming and practising being scared
(38:00) Courage spikes — how to build the reps that prepare you for uncertainty in business and life
(42:00) Brad’s story: a miscarriage on day three of their biggest launch ever
(47:00) The combination lock of success — energy, beliefs, and strategy in the right order
(52:00) Energetic set points — the invisible ceiling your nervous system creates to keep you safe
(57:00) Whose love did you crave most as a child — and how it’s driving your business today
(62:00) The death of the ego — and why the fuel that got you here can’t get you there
(66:00) Brad’s free Success Accelerator five-day challenge — what it covers and how to join
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