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Episode 56

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10th Jun 2019

56. Dan Willis - Permission To Be “Good Enough”

In this episode, Lance and Dan Willis talk about managing and overcoming fear in order to reach success. They discuss the strength behind balancing adversities that cross your path and fulfillment of shaping yourself with resilience. What may begin as crippling adversity may result in the opportunity to develop into a much stronger person. Dan speaks on the importance of going into opportunities with an open mind and the practice of eliminating preconceived notions that may hinder learning and growth.

Dan Willis has served for over 15 years as the CEO of Speak Out Media. He is the YouTube host of Millennial Motivator, and is an award-winning speaker and consultant. He has helped companies such as H&M, Toyota, Fox TV, and has been noted as a Top 100 keynote speaker to watch for in 2019. On a daily basis, he brings as much value to the marketplace as possible and helps teach companies how to best use digital content to help build an authentic and genuine brand. Among his success, Dan has endured one of the most heart-wrenching moments imaginable and is a true testimony to overcoming adversity.


Dan tells listeners: “You’re good enough and not enough people hear that. Your business, your brand, you, you’re good enough. Nobody told you that lately? You are. Period. You’ve got permission to go do it, so many people are waiting around for somebody to tell them.”




In this episode, you will learn:

  • The importance of rediscovering yourself
  • The value of being open and honest
  • About being intentional and executing with purpose
  • To keep “stumbling” forward


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About University of Adversity Podcast

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. 


Join him and thousands of other entrepreneurs in learning how to use Adversity as a fuel to ignite your inner flame and live the life you have always desired. Tune in weekly for a dose of positivity, strength, and real-life practical advice to achieve your life goals.

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About the Podcast

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.