The Determined Society with Shawn French | Mindset, Adversity & Growth

Career Pivots: How Adversity Builds Discipline | The Real Catalyst

April 3, 2026·1h 30m·2-min readconversationalself improvement
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LaMaya Purlina, a lifestyle TV host and first-generation college graduate from an HBCU, shares her journey of ambition, identity, and faith amid a career transition that dissolved her role due to a network pivot toward sports programming. Through vulnerability and spiritual reflection, she

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