347. How Cocaine Addiction Led One CEO To Meet God

Most people hide their addiction until it destroys them — Kellan Fluckiger spent $3,000 a week on cocaine while testifying before Congress, then flatlined in an ICU and met God at the door.

In this episode of The Root of All Success, Jason Duncan sits down with Kellan Fluckiger, a former energy executive turned coach, author of 30+ books, billboard-charting choir performer, and founder of The Ultimate Life Formula. After hiding cocaine addiction and depression for 30 years while working at the highest levels of government and industry, Kellan experienced a divine intervention in 2007, quit cold turkey, and walked away from millions in contracts. In 2018, he died in the ICU for 17 days — and what happened at that doorway changed everything.

Kellan shares how severe childhood abuse created the “I’m not good enough” belief that fueled decades of overachievement and self-destruction, his 18-hour out-of-body life review of pain he caused and received, and the four truths God gave him about purpose and mission.

This conversation dives into:

• How childhood abuse created a lifelong “prove I’m good enough” addiction

• Spending $3,000/week on cocaine while running energy operations and testifying before Congress

• The 2007 divine intervention and 18-hour life review

• Quitting cocaine cold turkey after hearing “it is enough”

• Meeting his wife Joy at a Yo-Yo Ma concert when God said, “You need to marry this woman. Tonight.”

• Walking away from millions in contracts without knowing what came next

• The 2018 near-death experience: flatlining in the ICU for 17 days

• Standing at the doorway with God and being asked, “Do you want to come home?”

• A vision of infinite domains (like the movie Contact with Jodie Foster)

• Four truths brought back from death: You’re divine. You have a mission. You have gifts. Help is available.

• Why God said “Because you don’t believe,” when asked why people settle

• The Book of Context framework for eliminating limiting beliefs

• God’s final question before returning: “Are you sure?”

• How “context straitjackets” (BDEEP: Beliefs, Definitions, Experiences, Expectations, Perceptions) limit us

• Why success isn’t what you accumulate — it’s what you make of yourself

• His refusal to give up: “I friggin won’t stop.”

If you’re battling hidden addiction, stuck in “not good enough” patterns, or wondering if transformation is possible after decades of pain — this episode will challenge everything you thought you knew about redemption and purpose.

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Who is Kellan Fluckiger?

Kellan Fluckiger is an executive-turned-coach, author of 30+ books, billboard-charting choir performer, and founder of The Ultimate Life Formula. He spent 30 years as a high-powered energy executive testifying before Congress and helping unravel the Enron scandal while secretly battling cocaine addiction ($3,000/week), depression, and failed marriages rooted in severe childhood abuse.

Kellan wrote Meeting God at the Door and The Book of Context about his near-death experiences. He has hosted nearly 1,000 podcast episodes and now helps high achievers break through invisible barriers using the BDEEP framework.

Kellan Fluckiger’s Website: The Ultimate Life Formula

Kellan Fluckiger’s Books: Meeting God at the Door, The Book of Context, Tightrope of Depression, The Results Equation, The Sovereign Architect (and 30+ more)

Kellan Fluckiger’s Podcast: The Ultimate Life (nearly 1,000 episodes)

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