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How to Find the Mental Strength to Overcome Any Adversity Mike Diamond, speaker, author and Guinness world record holder, shares some of his best mental strategies he learned on his path to overcoming addiction.

By David Meltzer

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Mike Diamond and The Playbook host David Meltzer discuss a range of topics, including Mike's book, 7 Steps to an Unbreakable Mindset, the differences between being motivated and being inspired and some of the ways we can avoid creating harmful habits. They also share their thoughts on creating a better connection to your source of inspiration and the life-changing power of forgiveness.

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David Meltzer

Co-Founder of Sports 1 Marketing, Speaker, Author and Business Coach

David Meltzer, co-founder of Sports 1 Marketing and host of Entrepreneur's podcast, “The Playbook”, is a Top 100 Business Coach, global public speaker and three-time international best-selling author who has been honored by Variety as “Sports Humanitarian of the Year”.

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