From Setbacks to Success: Leadership Lessons and Personal Growth on Pay Your Dues
- Greg Inglin
- Jul 16
- 2 min read
Updated: Aug 12

Are you searching for inspiration from the most successful leaders, entrepreneurs, and top performers in business, sports, and entertainment? Welcome to Pay Your Dues—a motivational podcast dedicated to exploring leadership, personal growth, resilience, and the journeys behind the headlines. If you’re committed to becoming your best self or simply love authentic stories of overcoming adversity, this podcast is tailored for you.
Uncovering Stories of Resilience and Leadership
What drives athletes, business leaders, and entertainment icons to push forward when failure seems inevitable? Pay Your Dues dives deep into the true grit behind achievements, focusing on mental resilience, the growth mindset, and real-world leadership challenges. Each episode features honest conversations revealing the setbacks, uncertainty, and perseverance that shaped our guests’ extraordinary paths.
Why Listen to Pay Your Dues?
Many of the world’s most recognized names faced countless obstacles before reaching the pinnacle of their fields. On Pay Your Dues, you’ll hear redemption stories, lessons from failure, and practical advice for overcoming adversity—whether you’re just starting to build your career or striving for your next breakthrough.
Key topics include:
How personal transformation starts with facing setbacks
Strategies for building mental resilience and self-improvement
The reality behind entrepreneurship and what it takes to lead
Exclusive stories of persistence from top athletes and women in sports
Inspirational tips for anyone pursuing business success
Go Behind the Scenes: Before the Success
Ever wondered what jobs today’s leaders held before they “made it”? Curious about the endless “no’s” and tough decisions that paved their way? Pay Your Dues takes you back to the beginning—before the bright lights and achievements. Listeners gain access to behind-the-scenes journeys where overcoming adversity and finding identity were daily challenges.
From sports fields to boardrooms, our guests discuss their battles with doubt, the importance of a growth mindset, and moments when applause was only a distant dream. Each episode is a new story of resilience, empowerment, and the human side of success.
Subscribe for the Best Motivational Podcast Content
If you want actionable advice, inspiring interviews, and the best stories for self-improvement, subscribe to Pay Your Dues on your favorite podcast platform. Every episode delivers motivation for your journey ahead—and proves that hard work truly pays off.
Listen to Pay Your Dues and start your path to leadership, personal growth, and lasting success.


