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Carlos Antillano on Resilience, Reinvention & The Ultimate Perseverance Training
Episode 140 โ€ข 29th May 2026 โ€ข The Shift Spotlight! โ€ข The Shift Spot
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โœจ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ข๐—ณ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜†๐˜€ โœจ

In this episode of ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜โ„ข, Winter sits down with ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ผ for a conversation about perseverance, resilience, and what it takes to keep moving forward when life doesn't go according to plan.

From arriving in the United States with very little to helping lead growth for a heritage luxury brand, Carlos shares a story shaped by setbacks, determination, and the decision to keep showing up no matter the circumstances.

๐—œ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป:

๐ŸŒŠ Turning adversity into opportunity

๐Ÿง  The hidden relationship between ambition and mental health

๐Ÿ’ช Why perseverance is a skill that can be trained

๐Ÿคฟ Learning to stay afloat during life's toughest seasons

โš–๏ธ Balancing innovation and AI while preserving what makes us human

๐Ÿ“– The lessons behind his book, ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—น๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด

One of the biggest takeaways from this episode is that success isn't just about achieving goals. It's about developing the mindset, character, and resilience needed to navigate whatever comes your way.

๐ŸŽง A powerful conversation for leaders, entrepreneurs, and anyone facing challenges while pursuing meaningful growth.

Podcast Guest:

โ—พ Carlos Antillano | Author of The Ultimate Perseverance Training

โ—พ Hosted by Winter Paskins | www.shiftspotlight.com

We are always looking for thoughtful guests with real experience. โžก๏ธ www.shiftspotlight.com โฌ…๏ธ

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜โ„ข Podcast is a ๐—š๐—–๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด production.

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