The Daily Motivation
How To Destroy Fear By Making Peace With Being Poor | Oliver Widger
25 Jun 2025
Order my newest book Make Money Easy! https://lewishowes.com/moneyyouCheck out the full episode: greatness.lnk.to/1786"I literally completely came to terms with possibly being broke for the rest of my life until I die... once I became content with that idea, I had freedom." - Oliver WidgerOliver Widger was living in what he calls "the lowest low" - three solid years of misery in a job that was crushing his soul. Then he did something most people would call insane: he liquidated everything he owned, bought a boat, and set sail around the world with nothing but his cat for company. The kicker? He'd never done anything like this before. While fighting for his life on the open ocean, his authentic documentation of this journey went viral, gaining him almost a million followers in just 10 days. But the real breakthrough wasn't the social media success - it was the internal shift that made it all possible.What Oliver discovered will shake you to your core: the secret to overcoming paralyzing fear isn't positive thinking or motivation - it's making peace with your worst-case scenario. When he genuinely accepted that he might end up broke and alone, something magical happened. The fear that had been holding him prisoner for years suddenly lost its power over him. His story is proof that sometimes the most "irresponsible" decision you can make is actually the most responsible thing you can do for your soul. This conversation will make you question everything you think you know about security, success, and what it really means to be alive.Sign up for the Greatness newsletter: http://www.greatness.com/newsletter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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