For eight years, Joe Antonellis lived the dream as a touring rock bassist—until the bright lights revealed a hard truth: the spotlight can be a cage. Behind the music and the crowds, he felt anxious, lonely, and trapped in a façade built on the expectations of others. Choosing to walk away meant starting over and rebuilding his life from the inside out. Instead of trying to become more, Joe discovered himself by becoming less of what he wasn’t. Fitness became his escape, then his purpose. For the past six years, Joe has led Trainer Joe Fitness in Palm Beach Gardens as a certified personal trainer, grounded in his mantra: “Fitness is my passion, people are my purpose.” Drawing on everything he learned from both music and fitness, Joe created the Dead Ego Club—a movement built on the belief that the secret to a purposeful life is found in “less of me.” Level 🆙 Take-Aways Recognize when a public persona 🎭 becomes a private prison and choose authenticity over image.Shift from “me” to “we” 🤝; community accelerates transformation.Treat vulnerability 🔓 as a strength that deepens connection and speeds growth.Make the gym (or any positive habit) 🏋️ a safe haven for rebuilding mind and body.Beware of the spotlight effect 👀; attention can hide the self instead of revealing it.Build brands like bands 🎤; shared energy, culture, and belonging over products. 📣QUOTE: “You don’t find yourself by becoming more, you find yourself by becoming less of what you’re not.” ➖ - Joe Antonellis 🔹 Valuable Time-Stamps🔹🕒 00:01:00 – Reframe crisis as transition🕒 00:03:00 – Identity before performance principle🕒 00:07:00 – Spotlight became his cage🕒 00:10:00 – Humbling reset sparks purpose🕒 00:19:00 – Less of me explainedYou Can Contact Find and Contact Joe Antonellis Here:Phone: (914) 557-3858 Email: [email protected]     🌐 Dead Ego Club Website📷 Dead Ego Club Instagram

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