In this week's episode of Decide Your Destiny, Doctor, Author, Body Builder & 100M Dollar CEO Sam Bakhtiar tells his story of coming to America as a refugee at 11 years old without knowing a lick of English.
We dive into what it was like growing up in those circumstances and how it made him resilient. We discuss Sam losing everything in 2008 and having to start over from scratch. We also go into his divorce and all of the problems and obstacles he had to fight through to get to where he is today.
For a full list of topics, see below.
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Episode Topics:
1:02 - Growing up in a 3rd world country & moving to US as a refugee
3:19 - Becoming resilient and embracing obstacles & challenges
5:27 - Culture shock moving to US without knowing English
6:28 - Getting bullied growing up
8:04 - First experience with entrepreneurship
9:22 - Starting 1st personal training business
10:50 - Losing everything in 2008
13:00 - How to fight depression and anxiety
15:02 - Overcoming feeling like a loser
15:45 - Taking swings at life every single day
17:57 - Going through Divorce at 40
18:50 - How to design your ideal life
21:10 - Embracing problems and managing stress
23:23 - How to stop quitting on yourself
26:43 - Starting your day the night before
29:16 - Channeling the dark side for motivation
32:08 - Importance of reading
33:55 - Overcoming challenges with The Camp Transformation Center
36:57 - Importance of having a coach/mentor
40:20 - How to get unstuck in life
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