What If the Bottom Was the Beginning?

There’s a moment most leaders hope never comes.

You’re sidelined. Laid off. Let go.
And everything you’ve been building feels like it just collapsed.

I lived that moment.

One day I was “in the game”—advising, strategizing, pushing forward.
The next, I was unemployed and staring down a blank calendar.

What followed was a 40-day period that didn’t look like growth—at least not on paper.
No new titles. No income. No clear plan.

But in that disruption, I found something I didn’t know I needed:
Stillness. Surrender. A deeper kind of success.

I had to confront some uncomfortable questions:

• Was I building something that mattered to God—or just something that made sense to me?

• Had I confused my role with my identity?

• Was it possible this “interruption” was actually an invitation?

Those 40 days started a longer journey.
One marked by trust, questions, detours, and ultimately—purpose.

If you’re in a season of setback, I want to encourage you:
You’re not being disqualified.
You’re being repositioned.

👉 I explore this story in my new book, From Success to Surrender.
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Sometimes, when everything falls apart, it’s not failure.
It’s formation.