551. Flipping Your Story with Joel Steele
Thu Feb 05 2026
From facing jail time and bankruptcy to owning a stake in a professional sports team with an NBA championship ring, Joel Steele's journey proves that your lowest moments can become your greatest catalysts.
In this week's episode of Get Yourself Optimized, Joel shares the exact framework that took him from $500,000 in debt at age 24 to financial independence in under two years. His "Life Switch" methodology isn't about positive thinking—it's about tuning into the emotions most people suppress and using them as your personal roadmap.
Key insights you'll discover:
✅ Why your uncomfortable emotions are "gold" (and how to decode them)
✅ The two-step success formula Joel used to escape bankruptcy
✅ How to delete doubt the same way you skip a bad song
✅ The 3 P's that power transformation: Potential, Passion, Purpose
Joel didn't get lucky. He got intentional. And he's breaking down exactly how he did it.
The show notes, including the transcript and checklist to this episode, are at getyourselfoptimized.com/551.
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From facing jail time and bankruptcy to owning a stake in a professional sports team with an NBA championship ring, Joel Steele's journey proves that your lowest moments can become your greatest catalysts. In this week's episode of Get Yourself Optimized, Joel shares the exact framework that took him from $500,000 in debt at age 24 to financial independence in under two years. His "Life Switch" methodology isn't about positive thinking—it's about tuning into the emotions most people suppress and using them as your personal roadmap. Key insights you'll discover: ✅ Why your uncomfortable emotions are "gold" (and how to decode them) ✅ The two-step success formula Joel used to escape bankruptcy ✅ How to delete doubt the same way you skip a bad song ✅ The 3 P's that power transformation: Potential, Passion, Purpose Joel didn't get lucky. He got intentional. And he's breaking down exactly how he did it. The show notes, including the transcript and checklist to this episode, are at getyourselfoptimized.com/551.