Michael Dash was successful in the conventional sense of the word. He was making a lot of money running a staffing business, but he was a miserable human. He started every day by popping an Adderall, and he felt like his company was running him—instead of the other way around. And though he was cynical about self-development, he couldn’t help but ask, ‘Would it be so bad to life a different way?’
Michael is the seasoned entrepreneur behind MD Coaching and Mentoring, a practice dedicated to helping business owners take their revenue to the next level. He is also the bestselling author of Chasing the High: An Entrepreneur’s Mindset Through Addiction, Lawsuits, and His Journey to the Edge and the creator of FATE (From Addict to Entrepreneur), a program designed to help people take control of their compulsive behaviors and step into the leader they were born to be.
On this episode of the podcast, Michael joins us to share his experience with a gambling addiction and his journey as an entrepreneur, explaining why multiple seven-figure success in the recruiting industry did not bring him fulfillment. He discusses how we’re programmed by societal norms to follow a certain path and why he was skeptical about self-development concepts like manifesting, flow and intuition. Listen in for insight on Michael’s four-step process for getting aligned with your true purpose—from self-recognition to curiosity to action to community.
How Michael developed a gambling addiction at the age of 11
Michael’s first foray into entrepreneurship as a bookie + drug dealer
Michael’s success building a company in the recruiting industry
How Michael separated gambling and drug use from his career
The surprising reason Michael attended his first Gamblers Anonymous meeting
How Michael’s side hustle hiring reps for E*TRADE Financial grew into a new business
How to break free of the societal norms that program us to follow a certain path
Michael’s introduction to the ideas of flow, manifesting and intuitive energy
How self-development work helped Michael shift the way he makes decisions
How money proved to be Michael’s biggest addiction of all
Michael’s 4-step process for getting aligned with your true purpose
