“All the stuff from my past became my biggest asset — not my biggest enemy — and that really empowered me to keep moving forward.”

Mike Kemski wasn’t raised with a lot of love as a child. Instead, he was repeatedly told that he was worthless and would amount to anything. Thanks to these repeated messages, which were reinforced by his home environment, he began to believe those words were true.

As a result, Mike got into all sorts of trouble as a kid. He turned to violence, alcohol, and drugs to escape the pain until, aged 16, he was full of anger and consumed with low self-esteem and self image.

Eventually, he checked himself into rehab and things started to change.

But that wasn’t yet the final turning point.

After cleaning up and getting sober, Mike still didn’t feel happy. Instead, he felt an empty void inside. He just couldn’t figure out how to make life work for him. Instead, every day was painful, meaningless, and difficult.

So he put a loaded gun into his mouth.

But instead of ending it all, the gun misfired giving Mike a fresh chance at life.

Which he’s now turned around into his own version of extraordinary.

“If you feel it in your heart, that’s the thing to follow. Always. Not what everyone else says you should and shouldn’t want. That’s ridiculous.”

Mike Kemski is a bit of an enigma! You won’t find much about him online, but that’s by design.

Mike is a ninja who teaches what he himself has figured out through living life.

• At the age of 17, he realized you could change the way you feel simply by changing your facial expression or body language
• He’s developed insane levels of self awareness by spending years analyzing every thought and feeling - so he could understand the messages from his body
• He discovered that amplifying pain is a fast-track to success because it increases your desire for change
• And he figured out how to use energy and attention to change your thinking and transform the way you feel about yourself

Mike is a legend and this is one episode you do NOT want to miss.

As well as the full story of Mike’s dance with death, you’ll also discover three powerful analogies that are going to help you win in life.

1. What’s really in the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow
2. The marathon example that explains the three phases of success
3. Why we retreat to ‘dark caves’ - and how you can bring yourself back to the light

This episode is a doozy. It’s inspiring as well as informative and there’s a good chance that after listening, your life won’t be the same again.

“Things need to go wrong. That’s what gives us the engagement to solve puzzles and stay engaged with life.”

How to contact

• To discover Mike’s full story, visit www.banabu.com/mikestory.html
• See what Mike is up to at http://mikekemski.com/
• Follow Mike on Facebook at www.facebook.com/mikekemski

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