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EPISODE · Jul 23, 2026 · 8 MIN

Rock Bottom Has an Expiration Date

from Conversations That Count · host David Shaft

Rock bottom is not permanent. It has an expiration date, and most people never stop to check when it runs out.In this solo session, David Shaft makes a freeing case: you cannot always choose when you hit rock bottom, but with the right action you get to decide when it ends. Leaning on the old line this too shall pass and the reminder that you carry a 100 percent survival rate for everything you have already survived, he lands it with a ham. Leave it in the freezer and rock bottom keeps forever. Take it out, put it in the sun, and that expiration date moves up fast.Try this: the next time you are at the bottom, say this too shall pass out loud, then take one action today that moves your expiration date up instead of sitting in it.CHAPTERS0:00 Rock bottom has an expiration date0:31 This too shall pass1:12 Your 100 percent survival rate1:31 Drawing the rock2:07 What goes down has to come back up2:54 Nothing stays at the bottom forever3:38 You decide when it expires4:20 The freezer versus the sun4:53 The ham analogy6:39 Try this, move your expiration date up7:09 Close, this too shall passGet the free Communication Playbook: https://ctcpodcast.media/free-playbookCONNECT WITH CTC:Website: https://ctcpodcast.mediaApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/conversations-that-count-a31f16a6-3131-4c8f-982f-19d52407e8eb/id1890348796Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3J6lZ10GvK07qCv3aQxnkRLinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/david-shaftALSO FROM DAVID SHAFT (voice):Gildenmyth: https://gildenmyth.comThe Sleeping Almanac: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSleepingAlmanacKingdoms at Dusk: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTCouRuuI30LEwUdKIaOE5wFollow Conversations That Count on Spotify and Apple Podcasts so you never miss an episode. (00:00) - Rock bottom has an expiration date (00:31) - This too shall pass (01:12) - Your 100 percent survival rate (01:31) - Drawing the rock (02:07) - What goes down has to come back up (02:54) - Nothing stays at the bottom forever (03:38) - You decide when it expires (04:20) - The freezer versus the sun (04:53) - The ham analogy (06:39) - Try this, move your expiration date up (07:09) - Close, this too shall pass

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