262 – David Blaine – Possible or Impossible…Your Choice
David explores the boundaries and philosophy of what the possible versus impossible. He explores the TED Talk of David Blaine. In looking at our own lives, how do we approach our future and what we can do in our lives? What today’s podcast explores: – explore the infinite power within all of us – pushing boundaries of what has ever been done – being willing to explore the impossible while embracing failure as a step forward – what would be different if you allowed it to be – what we accomplish if we believe and stay determined through adversity Useful Links: David Blaine – Ted Talks – How I Held My Breath for 17 Minutes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFnGhrC_3Gs David Blaine: Decade of Magic (DVD) Tim Ferris Podcast http://www.thekickasslife.com/79 Quotes Today: “It always seems impossible until its done.” – Nelson Mandela “To believe a thing impossible is to make it so.” – French Proverb “Never tell a young person that anything cannot be done. God may have been waiting centuries for someone ignorant enough of the impossible to do that very thing.” – G. M. Trevelyan “So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.” – Christopher Reeve “If you believe you can or you can’t, You’re right.” – Henry Ford “Sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” – Lewis Carroll “We have more power than will; and it is often by way of excuse to ourselves that we fancy things are impossible.” – Francois Duc De la Rochefoucauld Songs Today: Impossible – Christine Aguilera Impossible – Kelly Clarkson Impossible – James Arthur Impossible – Bayje Impossible –...
213 – How Education is Killing Creativity
In this podcast, filled with great humor, David discusses the importance of challenging and expanding the way we all think and reviews some of Sir Ken Robinson’s discussion from his widely popular TED Talk about ‘Killing Creativity’. We have been taught to disregard the creativity that we are all born with and follow the rigid structure of the industrial revolution based education system. David talks through his experiences of being disregarded and looked down upon by teachers and counselors when he was in school, and how the educational system is broken in the way they judge just a small portion of what is truly important in children. The topics covered in this podcast are critical to learn about discuss for any current students, parents, educators, or those who understand the critical role that creativity plays in education. Sir Ken Robinson is a phenomenal speaker with over 5 Million views on his TED talk and over 10 Million views on Changing Paradigms video. He is thought provoking and mind expanding speaker who delivers this amazing content through great stories and humor. Sir Ken Robinson’s Ted Talk on Youtube Sir Ken Robinson’s ‘Changing Paradigm’ video on Youtube Key things you’ll learn in this podcast: – How to embrace failure to reach your excellence – How current education teaches the creativity out of us – New ways of teaching to fire up all senses for better results – How Gillian Lynne (world renown choreographer of Cats & Phantom of the Opera) overcame the early labels of attention deficit to embrace her true calling Awesome musical accompaniment in this podcast: Dire Straits – Sultans of Swing Dire Straits – Money for...
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