Are You Letting Your Setbacks Define You or Shape You?



You’ve worked hard.

You’ve overcome obstacles.

You’ve checked the boxes you thought would guarantee success.

But what if the very failures you’ve tried to forget are the ones that make you a better leader?

In this episode of The Executive Appeal, I (Alex D. Tremble, CEO of GPS Leadership Solutions) sit down with Brian Campbell, Vice President at Truist | Purpose Driven Leader, Inspirational Speaker and a Legacy Builder, to talk about how repeated setbacks, personal challenges, and even career pivots can mold leaders into who they were meant to be.

Because here’s the truth:

Your past isn’t baggage.

It’s the blueprint for your growth.

🎯 Here’s what you’ll take away:

✅ How failure builds resilience and perspective in leadership

✅ Why gratitude and self-care are essential to long-term impact

✅ The six pillars of Brian’s Banker’s Blueprint for personal and professional growth

✅ How to let go of “what’s yours” to create opportunities for others

This episode isn’t about pretending failure doesn’t hurt

It’s about seeing how it transforms you into someone stronger.

🎯 Reflect & Reset:

🔹 Start: Viewing failure as feedback, not defeat

🔹 Stop: Carrying old baggage into new opportunities

🔹 Continue: Growing inward before leading outward

🎧 If you’ve ever wondered if your missteps disqualify you, this episode will remind you: they’re what make you ready.

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