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Episode 73

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19th Jul 2019

73. Winston Clements - Breaking Your Limiting Barriers

In this episode, Lance and Winston Clements talk about breaking through limiting barriers. Winston dives into how he became empowered to inspire 1 billion people and his journey to create a world without limitations.

Winston was born with a condition known as Brittle Bone Disease, which stunted his growth and caused his bones to be extremely fragile. Due to his condition, he broke bones 150 times all by the age of 12. This condition limited him especially during childhood because he had to undergo numerous surgeries and missed out at having a normal childhood.

The turning point for Winston came many years later, after he had successfully graduated from University with a degree in Computer Science. He then struggled with finding employment due to his condition. After years of struggle, he decided to stop comparing his life to other people and stop letting his disability define him as a person. Breaking through his self-imposed barriers empowered him to build a successful tech career with some of the largest corporations in the world.

Winston is now an award winning international business speaker, TEDx speaker, and trainer of organizations on the topics of Resilience, Change Management, Diversity & Inclusion.

Winston tells listeners: “When you have the urge to do something different, then give it a try.”



IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN:

  • How to start breaking your own limiting barriers to achieve your goals
  • Your untapped limitless potential
  • Benefits of having a power hour to empower yourself in the morning. 



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Learn how to overcome failure and tragedy, while becoming your best self with the University of Adversity podcast. Join your host Lance Essihos as he interviews successful individuals that have fought the hard battles to overcome life’s obstacles. Lance started the University of Adversity podcast after overcoming his own adversities shared in episode 01. 

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University of Adversity
Real stories and tools to help you grow through adversity, burnout, and reinvention.
University of Adversity is a show about the moments that change us — especially the ones we didn’t ask for.

I’m Lance Essihos, and I sit down with athletes, bestselling authors, doctors, entrepreneurs, spiritual teachers, and everyday warriors to have real conversations about adversity — the kind that strips away the surface and forces us to face who we really are.

We go deep into the mindset shifts, emotional breakthroughs, and practical tools that helped them rebuild. Not just to survive, but to come back stronger, clearer, and more aligned.

This isn’t motivation.
It’s what happens after the breakdown, when you’re trying to put the pieces back together and make it mean something.

If you’re in a season of uncertainty, burnout, or reinvention — this show is here to walk with you.

We don’t just talk about getting through the hard times.
We talk about who you become because of them.

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Lance Essihos

As an experienced veteran with adversity, Lance has faced some of life's most difficult challenges. Grinding his way through the hockey ranks to traveling the world as a bartender. Through his personal battle with drugs and alcohol for well over a decade, the tragic loss of his brother to suicide followed by the great loss of his father to cancer only a year later, Lance realized he had hit rock bottom. In the darkest of days, he made a promise to himself that he would create a new life, one that would make an impact and inspire the masses, leaving the world in a better place than he found it. Lance has made it his mission to facilitate the message of positive change through adversity and encourage people to see the light through the darkness of life's worst moments.