From Struggling & Surviving to Successful & Significant [Success Series Part 1] | Ep. 434
Release Date: 07/07/2025
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info_outlineWelcome to Part 1 of the SUCCESS SERIES! I’m really excited to share this series with you as it’s going to be pertinent for ALL of us. Regardless of which of the “4-S” phase you’re currently in, I believe these next 3 episodes will break down each phase and help you ultimately move to the “Significance” phase of business and life. Today, this one’s for YOU if you’re grinding, pushing, and hustling—but you feel like you’re more stuck in the survival or stability mode. Maybe you’re doing all the things, yet you feel behind. Maybe you feel a bit overwhelmed…and want reprieve. Maybe you are burned out…and need a serious recharge on ALL levels. Maybe you know there is another level…and you feel oh so close.
This episode is ALL about helping you shift from survival mode to stability mode… and eventually into success mode and significance mode. Today, back by popular demand, I’ve got my 4-sections back on the podcast to help you on ALL levels reach maximum significance:
1. Mindset Coaching
2. Business Coaching
3. Life-Coaching
4. Personal Story/Share
This IMPACT SHOW episode is for you if:
- You're hustling hard… but not feeling the type of progress you want or expect.
- You're tired, drained, or exhausted and don’t know if you have much left in the tank.
- You're juggling too many offers or responsibilities…and need to reduce the complexity that you have created.
- You know you're meant for more… but don’t have clarity on what the next step is.
- You're craving momentum, clarity, and structure… but not quite sure how to get there.
If that’s you…I GOT YOU!! In this episode, some of the things I coach you specifically
through and cover today in Part 1 of the Series include:
- The 4 Modes of Growth: Survival, Stability, Success, & Significance
- The mindset shift you MUST make immediately to move forward
- The 3-part framework to stabilize your life and business:
1. Simplify your model – cut the clutter, get focused
2. Audit your time and energy – what's draining you vs. fueling you?
3. Gain financial clarity – get real with your numbers and create a 90-day plan - Why white space is MORE important than working harder
- How to use the “10 Forms of Wealth” to check in on your life right now
- A personal story from Knoxville, TN, about relationship equity and why coaching is the long game
Please don’t wait for a breaking point to make a breakthrough. Let this be your wake-up call. Take the step. Do the work. Lean in. You are one decision away from a serious momentum shift. Success starts with structure. And stability starts when you give yourself space to think, dream, and LEAD. Now is the time. I’m rooting for you and I’m here to coach you every step of the way. Listen-in as I know it’s going to help catapult you to the next level.
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tag me @ToddDurkin. Let’s keep creating IMPACT—one step, one rep, one decision at
a time.
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