Msg 12 - Rising from the Ashes: The Thomas Edison Story

The Story

What would you do if years of your work vanished in a single night? In 1914, Thomas Edison stood outside his West Orange complex as a massive fire tore through the operation he had spent years building. Thirteen buildings were destroyed, irreplaceable records and equipment were lost, and the damage was staggering. Yet while the fire was still burning, Edison was already thinking about what came next.

In this episode of the High Achievers Hotline, Rick Saldan shares Edison’s remarkable response to disaster alongside a deeply personal story about how Rick and his wife Jewel were forced to rebuild their own lives after everything changed. Together, the two stories reveal seven powerful lessons about loss, resilience, and what it really means to start over. One of them may completely change the way you look at something you’ve lost. What do you do when you can’t rebuild the life you had? Press Play. The answer may not be what you think.