My name is Oliver Manalese. In 2004 I realized I was living a lie. Everything I was doing in university, at work, and my body was so far removed from who I actually wanted to be. Up until that point what I truly wanted for myself hardly mattered.

Then I started searching for something new and exciting. I kept finding more of the same. I found most people’s lives were not interesting to me or worth re-creating. After what felt like a lifetime of hopelessness, I began to look inward for a solution. Little did I know that the groundwork was being laid for a lifelong journey of self growth and discovery.

As I invested in myself it was like I was getting a new set of eyes, a new perspective. Through the help of countless books, seminars and mentors, I shifted my inner world. Slowly these profound changes rippled into my outer world. Tiny daily actions turned into a stronger healthier body. My physical fitness led to greater confidence and endurance mentally and emotionally. I began to shatter old ways of thinking and being. More and more I was feeling reintroduced to what I truly wanted for myself.

By 2006 it became clear that everything I was being and doing served zero purpose in my growing ambitions as an entrepreneur. If I didn’t choose my own path, others would choose it, and so far it hasn’t been very good. I clenched my fists until my knuckles were white and decided it was time to fight for my life. It was time to become who I truly wanted to be. And to begin something new, I had to cut ties with the old. With that in mind, I dropped the F- out of school and quit a high paying job to step into what was next.

I took opportunities that helped me develop the entrepreneurial know-how and arm me with the tools to step into my power. I quickly saw the return on my investment. The more I grew myself, the more I grew professionally and financially. I felt more sure of myself and my decisions. This was exactly what I needed.

My twenties was nothing short of a rollercoaster. In 2009 I started my first company, a real estate investment business. For years I soared high, confident, arrogant, relentless.

Then in 2012 I crashed, burned and hit rock bottom. Everything I imagined my future to be evaporated. All that I was obsessed with becoming came to a screeching halt.

Looking back it’s easy to appreciate how the pain, emptiness and grief I went through added to the richness of my life. Yet, it doesn’t change how devastating it was.

Through the many breakdowns, there was always a breakthrough around the corner. Every step of the way helped me get ready for what was next. I’ve lost 40 lbs of fat Oliver. I’ve bottomed out broke and depressed. I’ve burned the bridges of stable and secure to discover if I’d sink or swim as an entrepreneur. I’ve even put a bullet into the head of my first business when I knew it was time for something more aligned with my truth.

I have had to rediscover, reinvent and transform myself over and over and over again to become more of who I truly am and want to be.

After climbing out of rock bottom I stepped into a path that has brought so much meaning to my life. I began supporting people in their own transformations as a Breakthrough Coach. Now every day I get to work with entrepreneurs, small business owners and leaders who want more power, possibility and performance in their life and business. I help reintroduce them to who they already are.

I’ve researched and studied the breakthrough insights that have worked for thousands of years. I’ve tried them myself and guided my clients through similar processes. I’ve lived and witnessed the power simple tools and ideas can have on people’s lives.

From creating more meaning in the work we do to creating a life we are proud of, this book uses my personal stories and those I’ve picked up along the way to guide you towards your next big breakthrough.

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