EPISODE OVERVIEW

This week, I’m talking to Mike Bajrami, a tech and audio agency owner living in the Los Angeles area. During our discussion, he shares his unique perspective on pain, serving others, and embracing creativity. His health journey starts back in 2003, when he experienced a lower back injury while playing basketball.

His lumbar area injury would eventually morph into a spine disc injury, damage to multiple vertebrae, a shifted pelvis, and debilitating pain. He has also dealt with leaky gut, food allergies, skin reactions, and more, all stemming from his initial injury.

But for Mike, one of the most difficult elements of this injury was the mental challenges he would face. Following his injury, Mike faced a deep depression, a “darkness,” as he put it. For three years, Mike struggled with both his injury and the effects it had on his spirit.

As happens for many of us in this community, this period brought more than pain: it also brought Mike to his true passions. Working first as a freelance audio producer and then eventually within his own tech and media agency, which he and his partners have built from the ground up, Mike has been able to create a life that finally feels fulfilling.

Mike is a beautiful example of the power that allowing ourselves time and patience to heal can have on our lives (and spirits), and I’m excited to share our chat with you!

“Nobody’s going to be more enthusiastic than me about what I’m doing.”
— MIKE BAJRAMI

Highlights

During our discussion, Mike awed me with his ability to look back on this period of severe physical and mental pain with kindness — and even gratitude. We also talked about:

Mike’s respect for the darkness he went through after his injury
His description of “how to plug back in” to ourselves
The power of meditation to help us return to ourselves
How his first freelance success came about and the push forward that it gave him
Mike’s passion for helping others find their happiness
Advice for the old Mike
A funny moment from his health journey (involving an open office concept and a massage table)
The evolution of his definition of fulfillment

LINKS

Mike on social media

Twitter: @mrannex
Instagram: @iamannex and @goforwardpodcast

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

Tony Robbins: https://www.tonyrobbins.com/

Seth Godin: https://www.sethgodin.com/

Les Brown: https://lesbrown.com/

Wayne Dyer: https://www.drwaynedyer.com/

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