--- title: From Pauper To Awaken The King (Greg W Anderson) description: Greg W Anderson was 'successful' then he crashed & burned...twice. Hear his story of rising from the ashes to reconcile with his past to help others. image: https://thesaleswhisperer.com/hubfs/tsw-custom/share/share-greg-anderson.jpg --- [Skip to content](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/blog/greg-anderson#main-content) [![Wes Schaeffer is The Sales Whisperer®](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/hs-fs/hubfs/wes-header-lockup.png?width=1560&height=360&name=wes-header-lockup.png)](https://www.thesaleswhisperer.com/) - Work With Me Show submenu for Work With Me - [Fix Your Follow-Up](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/follow-up) - [Best Day Ever](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/best-day-ever) - [HANK The AI](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/hank) - [12 Weeks To Peak™](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/12-weeks-to-peak) - [48-Hour Fix](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/48-hour-fix) - [Start](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/start) - [Blog](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/blog) - [The Daily](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/daily) - [Speaking](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/sales-keynote-speaker) - 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The power of addictions and how to leverage them to your advantage - What "The Marshmallow Theory" is and how it can help you grow - How to write a book when you have no time, no skill,…and even less time - The four "Bs" and how you must get them right to succeed - How to be great in both marketing and communication - How to bounce back from divorce and financial ruin. > Fight the 'instant gratification' urge to succeed" #### **Links Mentioned** - Check out Greg W Anderson's Awaken The King program - [Follow Greg W Anderson on X](https://twitter.com/GregWAnderson) - Get Greg W Anderson's book, [The Selfish Divorce: How Selfishness and Morality Meet](http://amzn.to/1M6DW07) - Get Ryan Stewman's book, [Hardcore \[c\]loser](http://amzn.to/1JwOc1L) [The Sales Podcast](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/blog/topic/the-sales-podcast) ## Related posts [![Seize The Opportunity In Front of You and Grow It, Duane Spires | The Sales Podcast with Wes Schaeffer](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/hs-fs/hubfs/_Podcast_Images/Duane_Spires_sales_podcast_605.png?height=200&name=Duane_Spires_sales_podcast_605.png)](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/blog/duane-spires) [The Sales Podcast](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/blog/topic/the-sales-podcast) ## [Seize The Opportunity In Front of You and Grow It, Duane Spires](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/blog/duane-spires) ![Picture of Wes Schaeffer](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Wes%20Schaeffer%2c%20The%20Sales%20Whisperer%20black%20white.png?width=50&name=Wes%20Schaeffer%2c%20The%20Sales%20Whisperer%20black%20white.png) [Wes Schaeffer](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/blog/author/wes-schaeffer) Feb 28, 2023 Simple equals scalable \[ LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS OR SPOTIFY \] [Read more](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/blog/duane-spires) [![Follow This Proven Method To Make More Money Online, With Rob Ristagno — AI-powered sales insights from Wes Schaeffer, The Sa](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_Featured_Images/pexels-1888014.jpg?height=200&name=pexels-1888014.jpg)](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/blog/rob-ristagno) [The Sales Podcast](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/blog/topic/the-sales-podcast) ## [Follow This Proven Method To Make More Money Online, With Rob Ristagno](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/blog/rob-ristagno) ![Picture of Wes Schaeffer](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Wes%20Schaeffer%2c%20The%20Sales%20Whisperer%20black%20white.png?width=50&name=Wes%20Schaeffer%2c%20The%20Sales%20Whisperer%20black%20white.png) [Wes Schaeffer](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/blog/author/wes-schaeffer) Aug 08, 2020 Start by winging it then measure and adjust . 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