The Gift Inside Your Hardest Story | Diana & Danby | Ep 957

EPISODE · May 12, 2026 · 58 MIN

The Gift Inside Your Hardest Story | Diana & Danby | Ep 957

from Outlier's Edge Podcast with Niiamah Ashong

"There are gifts in failure, vulnerability, and shame. For us to grow, for us to connect with a part of ourselves that we've shut down for means of survival." – DianaJoin Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and guests Diana and Danby for a live throwback coaching session that redefines what next level growth actually looks like.Diana opens the conversation by doing what most leaders won't — owning the full gift of her hardest story, including 20 years of undiagnosed PTSD and the courage it took to find the transformation inside it. Danby confronts a quieter truth: a lifetime of saying "sure" to great opportunities and what it costs to never have said a full yes.Niiamah introduces the Too Much Game, a real framework for leaders who've been told they're a lot, and are finally ready to collect points for it.This episode is for leaders who are already playing. It's for the ones who are 70% ready right now and need permission to go.Subscribe for daily live coaching. Drop a comment, where in your life are you saying sure when you mean hell yes?Welcome to the Outlier's Edge Podcast, hosted by Niiamah Ashong, Founder of Outlier's Edge and Sherpa of the World of Difference. On this podcast, you'll join other high-performing unconventional leaders and entrepreneurs (aka Outliers) as they talk about leveraging what makes them different to make a difference in the world.--Check out the video episode on YouTube!--Timestamps:00:00 Next level growth vs success00:03 Diana's fearless unbridled goal00:05 Owning the hardest story00:07 Finding gifts in failure00:19 Danby's insight from Diana00:23 Sure vs hell yes explained00:29 The hell yes list exercise00:35 Diana's shameless outreach game00:43 Introducing the Too Much Game00:54 Your 70% is already enoughFollow Outlier's Edge Socials:Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Youtube | Website | Guild CommunityThrowback Episode. Originally Aired on 1/30/2020

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