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The Playbook With David Meltzer

The Empty Jacket That Changed My Life Forever

The Playbook With David Meltzer

David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.61.9K Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

In today’s episode, I talk with Ralph Adamo of The Power of Integrity podcast. I reflect on a pivotal moment when a simple empty jacket gifted to me by my father reminded me of what truly matters, leading to a profound shift in how I view success and fulfillment. From reaching extraordinary financial heights to losing everything, I discuss how embracing integrity and authenticity became my foundation. Ralph shares his insights on leading with purpose, and together we dive into the impact of staying true to core values in business and in life. We explore how grounding ourselves in honesty can transform our journeys, relationships, and ultimate sense of purpose.

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0:00.0

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0:02.0

Hey everyone, I want to take a moment to talk about gratitude.

0:05.6

In our fast-paced lives, we often forget to appreciate the people around us.

0:10.4

And sometimes we even forget to appreciate ourselves.

0:13.8

So today, let's pause and give thanks not only to others, but also to ourselves

0:19.1

for the hard work we put in every day. It's so important

0:22.5

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0:28.7

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1:06.0

David, why don't you tell our audience a little bit about your journey and before we hop into

1:10.3

the conversation

1:11.6

around integrity. Oh, well, thank you so much for having me. And my journey is one of three worlds.

1:17.7

The first was the world of not enough where I grew up in Akron, Ohio with a single mom, six kids,

1:23.3

five boys and a girl, worked two jobs, packed our, as a second grade teacher, packed our dinner

1:28.4

in a station wagon just so we could eat dinner and then filled up turnstiles at convenience

1:33.5

stores with greeting cards just so we could eat. So I wanted to be rich. That's the start of my

1:39.3

journey, but I wanted to be rich for the sake of buying my mom a house in a car.

1:49.4

And that's because my childhood was a happy one, except for financial stress. So I equated the conclusion of happiness to me was money was going to buy me what was

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