David Ghiyam

If my audience is a couple million now, I would have to become a completely different person to service 100 million people or a billion people and not fall. There's a lot of times we can get to those numbers and then there's a crash that happens. I'm always asking myself, what do I need to do to the best of my ability to expand my vessel to service those souls if I feel that's my purpose?

If my audience is a couple million now, I would have to become a completely different person to service 100 million people or a billion people and not fall. There's a lot of times we can get to those numbers and then there's a crash that happens. I'm always asking myself, what do I need to do to the best of my ability to expand my vessel to service those souls if I feel that's my purpose?

One of the things that's come up, and I'll just be vulnerable about it, is that I think the most dangerous thing we all face, and I have it real big, is the need for validation. We all love being validated. We love when people message us and say, You're amazing. You're awesome. Every time somebody says, that was the best podcast with you and Lewis, I'm like sending it to you right away.

One of the things that's come up, and I'll just be vulnerable about it, is that I think the most dangerous thing we all face, and I have it real big, is the need for validation. We all love being validated. We love when people message us and say, You're amazing. You're awesome. Every time somebody says, that was the best podcast with you and Lewis, I'm like sending it to you right away.

Did you see that? And the truth is, it's great to receive thank yous and compliments and validation. But I ask myself, what's going to happen when... You give a seminar for 1,000 people. I came to your seminar. You have 4,000 or 5,000 people there. And I asked myself, if I was on the stage, I would be like, wow, look at me.

Did you see that? And the truth is, it's great to receive thank yous and compliments and validation. But I ask myself, what's going to happen when... You give a seminar for 1,000 people. I came to your seminar. You have 4,000 or 5,000 people there. And I asked myself, if I was on the stage, I would be like, wow, look at me.

And the fact that that would affect me and change me means I'm not ready for it.

And the fact that that would affect me and change me means I'm not ready for it.

So I remember when I was 24 years old, I started at 20 teaching seminars. At 24, I went on tour and I went to four different cities a week for a year. Wow. So I don't know what it was. I did like 200 something seminars. And so I would go to Phoenix, there'd be like 300 people there. I would go to San Francisco, there was 700 people there. I went. And I went.

So I remember when I was 24 years old, I started at 20 teaching seminars. At 24, I went on tour and I went to four different cities a week for a year. Wow. So I don't know what it was. I did like 200 something seminars. And so I would go to Phoenix, there'd be like 300 people there. I would go to San Francisco, there was 700 people there. I went. And I went.

I went with like a group of five people. I was staying at the great hotels. I was eating great food. I'm like, this is like rock star. I felt so great. People come up to you after the speech and you're amazing and you're changing my life and thank you. So new for me. I'm like, this is amazing. You feel like you're changing the world. You feel like you're doing something spiritual. And

I went with like a group of five people. I was staying at the great hotels. I was eating great food. I'm like, this is like rock star. I felt so great. People come up to you after the speech and you're amazing and you're changing my life and thank you. So new for me. I'm like, this is amazing. You feel like you're changing the world. You feel like you're doing something spiritual. And

I think after the 30th one, and it's the same seminar over and over again, I was exhausted. I'm like, I don't want to do this anymore. I don't want to see people anymore. I remember vomiting in the airport, sleeping enough, flight after flight after flight. And I'm like, I didn't want it at all. And I didn't want to go to another city.

I think after the 30th one, and it's the same seminar over and over again, I was exhausted. I'm like, I don't want to do this anymore. I don't want to see people anymore. I remember vomiting in the airport, sleeping enough, flight after flight after flight. And I'm like, I didn't want it at all. And I didn't want to go to another city.

And at some point, people coming up to you and saying that was great becomes the opposite. It's more like you feel like they're taking energy from you.

And at some point, people coming up to you and saying that was great becomes the opposite. It's more like you feel like they're taking energy from you.

Before it was like, wow, look, they want my energy. Now it's like, oh my God, they want my energy. Right, right, right. So I remember calling my mentor at the time and I said to him, so why? Like probably one of the wisest spiritual teachers ever. his name is Michael Berg. And I said to him, I said, I said, I don't want to do this anymore. Like I'm exhausted. I want to come back to LA.

Before it was like, wow, look, they want my energy. Now it's like, oh my God, they want my energy. Right, right, right. So I remember calling my mentor at the time and I said to him, so why? Like probably one of the wisest spiritual teachers ever. his name is Michael Berg. And I said to him, I said, I said, I don't want to do this anymore. Like I'm exhausted. I want to come back to LA.

I want to sleep in my bed. I want to like just teach there. And he said to me something I'll never forget. One of the most profound things he ever said. He said, you need to know everything you've done up to this point actually was no revelation of light because you were the taker. You went to San Francisco and you took validation from them. I know it looked like you gave them.

I want to sleep in my bed. I want to like just teach there. And he said to me something I'll never forget. One of the most profound things he ever said. He said, you need to know everything you've done up to this point actually was no revelation of light because you were the taker. You went to San Francisco and you took validation from them. I know it looked like you gave them.