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The Summit Podcast

The Summit Podcast

Written by: Clifton Ross Jr
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Welcome to the Summit Podcast with your host Clifton Ross Jr. If you know what the valley feels like, now it’s time to rise to the summit. Get focus, live free, Love Jesus!

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  • Staying Grounded: Building A Life That Can Hold God’s Gifts
    Dec 1 2025

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    What if the only thing keeping you from holding your blessings is the way you train for them? We get raw about discipline, alignment, and the quiet work that builds a life sturdy enough to carry what you’re asking God to place in your hands. No hype. No shortcuts. Just principles, reps, and a reset that starts now.

    We start with a theme that changed everything: stay grounded. That meant stripping away pressure, shrinking goals to daily non-negotiables, and letting consistency do the heavy lifting. A 45-minute boxing class exposes the myth of “I’m in shape,” replacing ego with breath, technique, and pace. The lesson translates: when the round gets tough, your conditioning carries you. From finances to health to mindset, simple reps compound into capacity—and capacity keeps you from fumbling gifts.

    By the end, you’ll have a practical map: define your non-negotiables, remove artificial pressure, set a theme for the year, and train your purpose like a muscle. Track reps, not vibes. Guard your inputs. Choose principles that stand when feelings fall. If you’re ready for December to be your reset, hit play, share this with someone who needs it, and tell us the one non-negotiable you’re committing to this week. Subscribe, leave a review, and let’s rise to new heights together.

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    23 mins
  • Purpose isn't Free: What Does it Really Cost? With Maria Owusu
    Oct 4 2025

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    What if the most expensive thing you’ll ever buy is your own purpose? That line sits at the heart of our time with Maria Owusu—The Purpose Doula Coach—whose story of service, surrender, and hard pivots challenges the easy narratives about calling. We open with where our friendship began: serving behind the scenes and discovering the quiet power of moving people from where they are to where they’re meant to be. From there, Maria lays out a bold claim: purpose isn’t missing; it’s muffled by noise, unhealed pain, and a culture that pushes checklists over clarity.

    Maria’s math metaphor hits hard: 1+1=2, even in storms. Your assignment is the constant. Goals should be written to hold under pressure, not evaporate with the week’s chaos. We unpack why God gives daily bread instead of the whole.

    The Doula model becomes a blueprint: no one can deliver your purpose for you, but the right guidance can coach your push through the messy middle. If you’re feeling stuck, behind, or pressured to perform, this conversation will give you practical language, storm-proof goal setting, and a grounded way to pursue calling with courage and peace.

    If this resonated, follow the show, share it with a friend who needs it, and leave a rating and review so more people can find these conversations. And if you’re ready to commit to the cost of your yes, tell us what imaginary number you’re dropping today.

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  • Finding Purpose: Your Limitations Are Your Greatest Superpower
    Aug 4 2025

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    Raw vulnerability meets spiritual revelation in this deeply moving episode where I pull back the curtain on my personal journey from brokenness to purpose. Beginning with the aching void of growing up without a father who succumbed to his vices when I was just 10 years old, I share how this absence forced me to navigate manhood without a blueprint, searching for mentors who could guide me through life's complexities.

    The heart of this episode explores the devastating period when, married at just 18, my wife and I lost our premature daughter after only 10 weeks of life. This marked the beginning of a directionless season filled with grief, marital breakdown, and financial hardship. Yet it was precisely in this rock-bottom moment that I began to discover my spiritual authority through prayer when my then-wife's kidneys miraculously recovered after complete failure.

    My story takes a powerful turn as I reveal how early struggles with reading—not learning until fifth grade—became a lesson in persistence and mindset transformation. Through memory rather than traditional methods, I taught myself to read and advanced dramatically within a year. This personal victory illustrates my central message: our perceived limitations often become our greatest strengths when we reframe them as "superpowers" that keep us humble and connected to God. Drawing from Scripture, I explain how humility connects us to currency, resources, and elevation—transforming our handicaps into gateways for purpose.

    If you're facing limitations that seem to block your path forward, this episode will challenge you to see them not as barriers but as the very things keeping you humble enough to receive your blessings. Subscribe to the Summit Podcast and join me on this journey of discovering how God turns our deepest wounds into our most powerful testimonies.

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