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We as humans love the stories of incredible successes. Stories of people doing things that seem impossible.
But I got to thinking, “you know when something terrible happens to someone, this person becomes limited to just what’s in front of them. Their options have been taken away from them. And it seems that it’s exactly because their life becomes limited that their life is transformed.
It’s as if going through something traumatic is the fuel, or you could say the catalyst, that leads to great transformation.
Now I’m not saying we should try to seek out tragedies, don’t do that, please. But what if we could tap into, meaning “utilize”, tap into what these people feel when they are faced with such limitations. These limitations have forced them to be extremely creative, inspired them, and have helped them find a whole new level of motivation.
What can we learn from these stories? And how can we apply what they discovered to our lives without having to go through such a tragic event? Is it even possible?
That’s what I’m going to talk about today, and I found a Ted Talk that I think is very relevant to these questions.
#121 (PART 2) Cara Leopold - Talking Language and Personal Development
#120 (PART 1) Cara Leopold - Talking Language & Personal Development
#119 Shhh - I'm Meditating "10% Happier" By Dan Harris
#118 How to Actually Live a Better Life - "A Guide to the Good Life"
#117 The Dumb Things We All Do - "Predictably Irrational" by Dan Ariely
#116 How to Be Yourself - "Psycho-Cybernetics" by Maxwell Maltz
#115 Biggest Lessons of 2017 - Part 2
#114 Biggest Lessons of 2017 - Part 1
#113 Lindsay McMahon - Perfection is the Enemy
#112 How Stress Can Make you Stronger - "Antifragile"
#111 WHY! -"Start with Why" by Simon Sinek
#110 How to Deal with People - "How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie
#109 Finding the Courage to Connect With Others
#108 Resisting Personal Growth - My Story
#106 Goals are for Losers - "How to Fail at Everything and Still Win Big" by Scott Adams
#105 Expect the Worst - "The Antidote" by Oliver Burkeman
#104 Now or Never: The 5 Second Rule
#103 How to be happier: "Hardwiring Happiness" by Rick Hanson
#102 Advanced grammar lesson: used to vs. to be used to
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