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Some say life will knock you down. Sometimes it knocks you down twice.

Dan MacQueen’s story began with persistent headaches that seemed like an annoying problem, until they became impossible to ignore. An optometrist visit led to a sealed envelope and a direct trip to the hospital. What followed was emergency brain surgery, a brain hemorrhage, weeks in a coma, and months of rehab where Dan had to relearn how to walk, talk, and smile.

Today, Dan is a keynote speaker and storyteller who helps teams reframe setbacks, shift perspective, and become better than yesterday through practical, action oriented life hacks.

In this episode, Dan shares the mindset shifts that helped him rebuild after two brain surgeries—and how you can apply them right now.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• How a “minor” symptom turned into a sealed envelope, a hospital, and a life changing medical crisis
• The mindset shift that helped him move from shock to forward motion
• A perspective reframe that changed his experience of recovery without changing the environment
• Practical life hacks he uses to protect energy, stay organized, and keep momentum building

If you have ever wondered how people rebuild after the unthinkable, this episode is for you.

Visit https://www.macqueendan.com/ to learn more about Dan.

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We're adding some short episodes to help you start your week taking action towards your next success!

Buzzsprout sent me my 2025 podcast recap—31 episodes, 1,336 minutes, listeners in 47 countries and 376 cities, with 2,081 audio downloads. The numbers are fun… and they don’t tell the real story.

In this short solo episode, I share how I committed to an internet radio show in late 2024—invested, planned, lined up 13 guests—and then a business sale changed the trajectory. The platform shifted, the “network” restarted from zero, and I had to decide what to do next. That detour became the reason Your Next Success exists as a podcast today.

Reflection questions:

• What “didn’t work out” but created space for something better-aligned to emerge?
• If you treated the reroute as information, what is it telling you?
• What is one next right thing you can do in the next 24 hours that restores momentum?

If you’re in a reroute and want clarity on your next move, book a call with me at nextsuccesscareers.com. If this episode helped you, follow/subscribe and share it with someone who needs it.

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What happens when your life looks incredibly successful on paper, but inside, something feels off?

In this episode, Dr. Caroline Sangal talks with Alan Lazaros, Founder and CEO of Next Level University, a global top 100 podcast with more than 2,200 episodes. Alan opens up about the patterns that shaped him as a young high achiever, the instability that drove his early ambition, and the wake-up call that shifted everything.

We explore:

• How early loss and upheaval shaped his drive
• The quiet exhaustion of being a “chameleon” achiever
• The head-on collision that became his turning point
• The three major phases of his journey
• How he now structures his days around clarity and purpose

If you’re a high achiever who looks successful but feels misaligned, this episode offers language, perspective, and hope for your next chapter.

To learn more about Alan and his work check out https://www.nextleveluniverse.com/ They offer everything from a free book club and monthly masterclass to paid group and individual coaching programs.

And, of course, remember to subscribe, share, and explore more at nextsuccesscareers.com.

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