317 – Living Beyond Limits – Amy Purdy’s Amazing Journey, Story & Triumph
Imagine if your life were a book and you were the author? What story, what great adventure would you be writing yourself into and what actions would you be taking every day to bring it all to life? Included in today’s show, David discusses Amy Purdy’s journey who has been a stellar example of living beyond limits and has been in the Olympics, TED Talk, Dancing with the Stars! A wonderful and inspiring story and show! On Todays Show: Unveiling Adversities Secrets Choosing how Long You Need to Overcome Adversity Amy Purdy’s Story Amy’s Low Point and How it Propelled Her Why Someone Who Loses Limbs Decides Not to Have them Back Your Challenge to Write Yourself onto a Great Adventure Amy Purdy’s TED Talk http://www.ted.com/talks/amy_purdy_living_beyond_limits Todays Songs: Walk with you – Ann Reed Forgot my Shoes – Ann Reed Telling Stories – Angelika Dusk Telling Stories – Tracy Chapman Dirty Little Secrets – Telling Stories Today’s Quotes: “The obstacles are not there to keep us out, they are there to see if we want it bad enough.” – Randy Pausch “Borders and Obstacles can Only do One of Two Things Stop us in Our Tracks or Unleash Our Imagination.” – Amy...
208 – Warren MacDonald Survives, Thrives, and Inspires
Today David can’t express how EXCITED he is to be interviewing this Amazing guest, Warren MacDonald, Warren’s life changed in April 1997 when he took a trip to Hinchinbrook Island to climb one of the islands tallest peaks, he became trapped beneath a one-ton-boulder in a rock fall for two days. Hear what happened to him on this compelling episode. His films have been acclaimed worldwide, screening on National Geographic TV and winning eight international awards including grand prize at the Banff Mountain Film Festival. Today Warren will talk about: The night of his accident and what he had to get through Meeting Geert van Keulen Geert’s journey to get help and what he went through Warren’s emotions and his thoughts What saved his life Struggling to stay alive When the helicopter came and how he was rescued, his time at the hospital How he felt when the doctor told him horrible news Making choices Most important lessons You don’t want to miss this show, what an amazing touching story. Warren’s love for adventure and climbing only got more interesting after the accident! He became the first double above-knee amputee to reach the summit of Mr. Kilimanjaro. Warren’s book “A Test of Will” is an Australian Best Seller. Useful links: http://www.warren-macdonald.com/index.php http://www.thesolutionrevolution.com/ http://www.youtube.com/user/warrenmacdonald http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_5k_v2K5ak http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Against-All-Odds/10 Join The Kickass Life Peak Performance System CLICK HERE to be part of this elite...
125 – Become Bigger Than Your Obstacles
David is on his way to Belize for the transformational Mind, Body, and Spirit program. In the meantime, he talks about how to overcome your day to day obstacles: In this show, you will learn: The difference between a “level 10” person and a “level 5” person facing a problem or obstacle. How “becoming bigger” than your problems or obstacles is a major key to success. How predetermining your reactions to a problem or obstacle sets you up not only to face them, but to conquer them. Thank you for everyone that’s donated on the site! It really makes a huge difference, whether it’s 5 dollars or 500. (To donate, just click the “donate” link to the right) Also, David shares one of his favorite quotes by Teddy Roosevelt from The Man in the Arena: Excerpt from the speech “Citizenship In a Republic”, Delivered at the Sorbonne in Paris, 23 April, 1910. “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor...
124 – Losing Your Mind, with Catherine Graves
Episode 124 – Losing Your Mind, with Catherine Graves Today David is excited to meet and interview first time author Catherine Graves, her book “Checking Out: An In-Depth Look At Losing Your Mind. Catherine will share with us her amazing life with her husband John and their six children, her personal experiences of her husband’s out of character behavior and how she suspected the worst and was not prepared for the actual nightmare that would change their lives forever. What you will learn today: How she found out her husband had brain cancer Making the toughest decision of her life and how she coped How important it is to take care of yourself and FORGIVE yourself The importance of Asking for HELP How important it is to have a WILL and discuss the content Catherine’s motivation to write this book, helped her to explain her experience and that there really is no RIGHT or WRONG way. WE all have a choices, enjoy every day, or have a crappy day and reset. Useful links: http://catherine-graves.com...
123 – Overcoming MASSIVE Adversity with Ryan Lythall
So, you think you had a bad day, huh? In between flights on a trip from Kelowna to Atlanta, David introduces Ryan Lythall. Ryan is a Kickass Life listener with an amazing story of perserverance. Born with a rare form of Muscular Dystrophy called Nemaline Myopathy, Ryan was only given one year to live. Now at the age of 38, Ryan must use a portable ventilator to breathe, and a wheelchair to get around. Sit and listen to this remarkable man and how he overcame his adversity to help inspire other people around the world. It will absolutely put your own life into...
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