014| Kicked Out, Fired, and Counted Out… We Stop At Nothing. Believe | Eric Sterling

Law Career | 10-Years Sober | Fired | Comeback Story | $40m For ClientsWhat do you do when everything falls apart at once?Eric Sterling’s story isn’t a highlight reel, it’s a collapse, a rebuild, and a refusal to stay down.From getting kicked out of a study abroad program after battling alcohol…to rebuilding his life and finishing law school…to becoming a top performer at a major firm……and then getting fired weeks before his son was born.No income. No systems. No backup plan.But within 13 days, he signed nearly 70 clients and launched his own law firm from scratch.This episode dives into:What actually happens when you hit rock bottomWhy most people never recover from failureThe difference between scarcity and abundance thinkingThe real strategy behind client relationships and referralsHow “We Stop At Nothing. Believe.” became more than a sloganThis isn’t just a comeback story; it’s a blueprint for rebuilding when there’s nothing left.Eric grew up outside of Philadelphia in Hilltown, Pennsylvania. He moved to Georgia to go to the University of Georgia School of Law. Since graduation in 2017 he has handled over 1700 cases and become one of the very best personal injury lawyers in the state of Georgia. He has recovered over $40 million for his clients and recently made the Daily Report for winning $4.51 million in a Henry County case.Find Eric at:ericsterlinglaw.com@westopatnothing Chapters:00:00 | Intro + Surprise07:58 | Oxford, Alcohol, and Losing Control14:22 | Getting Kicked Out and Facing Reality22:01 | Choosing Sobriety and Starting Over29:18 | Returning to Law School With Everything Against Him36:42 | Isolation, Rejection, and Earning Respect Back44:55 | Betting on Himself Early in His Career52:36 | Rising Fast and Creating Tension at the Firm1:00:02 | Fired Weeks Before His Son Was Born1:07:41 | The First Call That Changed Everything1:15:04 | 70 Clients in 13 Days1:22:18 | The Business Philosophy That Scales1:29:12 | “We Stop At Nothing. Believe.”Subscribe for honest conversations about the ideas shaping culture, business, and our world around us.👉 / @holdthisthoughtpodcast