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Confronting Your Childhood to Chart Your Future With Antonio Neves Listen to how he overcame childhood wounds, moved past seeking achievement as a coping mechanism, and learned to embrace his authentic self.

By Terry Rice Edited by Dan Bova

Courtesy of Antonio Neves

In this episode we'll be learning from Antonio Neves. Antonio is a top motivational speaker, workplace engagement expert, and author of the bestselling book, Stop Living on Autopilot: Take Responsibility for Your Life and Rediscover a Bolder, Happier You.

When Antonio Neves was four years old, he found himself in his kitchen with police officers and a choice: Did he want to stay with his dad, or leave with his mom?

These days Antonio is an author, an award-winning journalist, a coach, and keynote speaker. In today's episode he shares about recovering from childhood wounds, seeking achievement as a way to cope, and getting comfortable in your own skin.

Key takeaways:

  • How sharing personal struggles creates deeper connections.
  • The ways early childhood abandonment and neglect can deeply impact the person you grow into.
  • How Antonio became comfortable sharing more of his authentic self in the workplace
  • Why expressing your authentic, unconventional self makes you compelling

Click here to listen on your platform of choice, or tune in below.

About Reclaim + Advance

Reclaim + Advance is a social impact podcast where we host vulnerable conversations with modern high performers. In each episode, we explore the lowest points of our guest's personal or professional life, how they recovered, and their life on the other side of hardship.

We have two goals:

First, if you're going through a tough time, you'll get the inspiration and guidance needed to continue your journey in a meaningful way.

Our second goal is to give you practical tools and science-backed frameworks that empower you to seize and even create opportunities, regardless of the associated challenges.

Tune in and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

Terry Rice

Entrepreneur Staff

Business Development Expert-in-Residence

Terry Rice is the Business Development Expert-in-Residence at Entrepreneur and Managing Director of Growth & Partnerships at Good People Digital; an agency that provides marketing and monetization solutions for entrepreneurs. He writes a newsletter about how to build your business and personal resilience and personal brand in just 5 minutes per week and created a revenue optimization checklist to help you multiply your income potential. 

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