047: No Barriers with Erik Weihenmayer Pt. 2
The Intentional Advantage
Tanya Dalton
4.8 • 602 Ratings
🗓️ 5 December 2017
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
I'm continuing my conversation with blind adventurer, Erik Weihenmayer, in part two of his interview. Today we're discussing failure, how trauma affects us and being confronted with setbacks. Erik has kayaked through rapids and climbed numerous mountains around the world including Mt Everest. He uses his experiences to inspire others through his No Barriers mission. His mindset and advice will inspire you in your own life.
What's In This Episode:
- Erik's advice for jumping back in after a setback or when you feel like you've failed.
- Why being brave is stronger and better than being fearless.
- Stories of Erik's expeditions and teammates of overcoming traumas to achieve big dreams.
- How sometimes you have to go back to the beginning to retrain our brains and rework our processes in order to move forward.
- What 'invisible barriers' are, who has the obstacles and how to use that in that a positive way.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Productivity Paradox from Inquell Press, a podcast focused on finding true fulfillment and happiness through the power of productivity. |
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| 0:16.3 | And now here's your host, Tanya Dalton. |
| 0:19.1 | Hello, hello, everyone. Welcome to Productivity Paradox. I'm your host, Tanya Dalton. Hello, hello, everyone. Welcome to Productivity Paradox. |
| 0:22.8 | I'm your host, Tanya Dalton, owner of Inquale Press, and this is episode 47. |
| 0:29.1 | Today, we are continuing my interview with Eric Weinmeyer that we started last week. |
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| 0:52.0 | later in the episode. |
| 1:02.2 | Okay, as I mentioned earlier, I'm so thrilled that we are continuing the interview with Eric Weinmeier that we start. |
| 1:06.5 | Just to remind you, Eric is a true adventurer. |
| 1:11.2 | He's climbed Mount Everest, conquered the Seven Sum summits, and kayaked the Grand Canyon. |
| 1:14.4 | And did I mention, he's completely blind. |
| 1:19.8 | Not only is Eric an inspiration in his lifestyle and in the way he approaches challenges, |
| 1:22.5 | he's also the founder of no barriers. |
| 1:29.6 | Last week, we talked about why it's important to strengthen our muscle of suffering, why it's important to give and receive health on our path to greatness, and the importance of moving |
| 1:35.3 | forward, even when things feel incredibly difficult. |
| 1:39.0 | I'm excited to continue our talk by exploring the topic of fear and failure and why practicing insignificant acts of |
| 1:46.7 | courage is important. Ready? |
| 1:50.6 | Eric, I want to take a minute to talk to you about failure because while you've had a lot |
| 1:56.1 | of successes, we're all going to have failures in our lives, whether it's climbing a mountain, going after a big goal, |
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