Daniel Dowling shares how his worst breakup led to the discovery of a life worth living.
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SOME POINTS FROM THE INTERVIEW:
“It was the most fortunate thing in my life I went through these crushing breakups because it helped me launch my career and find my greatest passion”
Daniel’s most recent breakup (in September 2012) was the toughest one. He now considers it an “entanglement” disguised as love, as opposed to a relationship.
“I was looking for that sense of fulfillment in another person”
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“I was looking for that sense of fulfillment in another person.”
He lost his health and happiness during this time, and hit what calls “rock bottom,” even though he actually initiated the breakup when he realized it wasn’t the best situation for him or his partner. He initially regretted the breakup, but they never got back together.
Daniel studied and asked himself what he really wanted in a relationship. He gradually recovered, and real changes started happening about a year and a half after the relationship ended.
“I decided I didn’t want to suffer anymore.”
The turning point for him was reading books such as The Biology of Belief by Bruce Lipton, and learned the power of positive affirmations.
“You are a creator; focus on what you can do to be the man of your dreams.”
“If you can’t relate with yourself, how are you suppose to relate with anybody?”
“Whatever you have experienced, you have actually created.”
This podcast originally appeared on TheBreakUpCoachPodcast.com.
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