Eps 214 Life Was Good Until It Wasn’t | Lance Essihos

Lance Essihos is host of the University of Adversity Podcast and founder of MicUp Podcast Productions. His podcast is aptly named, because Lance knows what it’s like to face adversity. In his words, his fife was good until it wasn't. 

Lance had a passion for hockey and had been a star player who stood out with great talent; ahead of the other kids his age. He played on all the top teams in world-class tournaments. Slowly, the competition caught up with him. By the age of 20, the pressure led him to look for ways to stay competitive. Steroids immediately ended his career, and the devastation began. That was followed with dead end jobs, drinking, drugs and partying into a state of depression and anxiety. Lance continued the party across Europe and into Australia bartending in some of the best hotels and restaurants. He was working hard all day, partying all night and still in a very dark place. That's when he got a call and was told that his younger brother had taken his own life. As fate would have it Lance’s Dad was in Australia at the time. Lance was the one who had to tell his dad.

In this episode Lance:

Opens up about his decision to use steroids, freely admitting that as a young man he didn’t understand the magnitude of his decisions
Explains how he fell into an endless cycle of partying and despair, both at the same time
Tells us how hard it was to tell his father about his brothers suicide
Admits that things got a lot worse before they got better
Says that his biggest shift was quitting alcohol for one year and his decision to meditate and explore other opportunities for personal development
And explains that he started the University of Adversity Podcast to provide a container for people to share their stories

Lance is not famous. He’s just a guy who hit rock bottom and managed to find a gift in the adversity that he faced. Enjoy...

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Website: https://www.lanceessihos.com/

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