Every major leap that I have ever made in my life, oh my gosh, on the other side of those

leaps, creative bursts, fire hose of wisdom, growth, opportunity, better stuff. It's exhilarating.

Even when it makes me bite my nails to the nups, it's still exhilarating. But it goes even deeper because when you make bold

moves, you unleash a chain reaction of energy that has a domino effect of positivity on all areas

of your life, even when it takes time to see the benefits or to recover from the disruption. Welcome to Made to Thrive. I'm your host,

New York Times bestselling author Chris Carr, and it's my mission to help you feel better,

live bolder, and create a more meaningful life. Let's get started, my friend. All right, grab a cup of tea or a shot of something

stronger and settle in, my friends, because I've got a story for you that just might light a fire

under your ass, or at the very least, give you permission to take a breather.

So last week, I did something that literally scared the living daylights out of me.

And to be honest, I'm still processing it.

I want you to picture this. There I was. All set to lead

our annual five-day energy boot camp. My team had worked on it for months. Hundreds of wonderful

souls just like you had cleared their schedules and registered, and our company was also counting on the

revenue. But life, in all its messy glory, had other plans. I found myself in a perfect storm of

personal challenges.

And to be honest, the thought of leading a five-day live intensive felt as doable to me as climbing Everest in flip-flops.

So I did the unthinkable, at least for me.

I did something I have never done in over 20 years of business.

I pulled the plug.

I canceled the whole shabang.

I refunded every penny and even gave our customers a free gift as a thank you for taking the time out of

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