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Tom Bilyeu's Impact Theory

#135 Nick Santonastasso on How to Get Whole, No Matter How Broken You Are | Impact Theory

Tom Bilyeu's Impact Theory

Impact Theory

Education, News, News Commentary, Philosophy, Technology, Society & Culture, Business, Self-improvement

4.75.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2019

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Nick is giving away a copy of his audiobook for free to Impact Theory viewers. Redeem your copy by texting the word 'Victor' to 474747. Standard messaging rates apply. Nick Santonastasso was born with no legs and one arm. And he absolutely refuses to make excuses. He became a varsity wrestler, a social media sensation, and wrote the book that perfectly describes his mindset, “Victim to Victor.” On this episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, Nick Santonastasso describes how his mindset is his superpower, how he deals with failure, and how he balances ego and confidence. This episode is brought to you by: ButcherBox: ButcherBox. Use the discount code: "TOM" at butcherbox.com to get 20$ off and FREE BACON Audible: Start listening with a 30-day Audible trial and your first audiobook plus two Audible Originals are free. Visit https://audible.com/IMPACT or text IMPACT to 500-500 Skillshare: Start learning on Skillshare today with 2 free months at https://skillshare.com/impacttheory Impact Theory University: Visit http://bit.ly/2MMGGX5 today! SHOW NOTES: Nick talks about how his parents raised him [2:52] Nick describes his process for figuring out his body and fitness [4:22] Nick talks about being in full victim-mode in middle and high school [7:24] Nick explains how his mindset became his superpower [14:20] Nick explains how failure and getting beat up helped him out [15:30] Nick talks about how the lessons he learned in wrestling applied to life [20:27] Nick describes why the biggest disability is a bad mindset [24:22] Nick describes how his value system has changed [26:46] Nick explains how he balances ego and confidence [29:37] What is the path to confidence? [32:05] Nick describes what he does when he doesn’t follow through on his commitments [35:24] Nick shares his experience with prosthetics [36:38] Nick shares the impact he wants to have on the world [41:00] QUOTES: “As long as I try my best, as long as I attempt it, that’s not really failing.” [14:55] “If I was gonna lose, I was gonna lose like a champion.” [16:29] “People can see me on the street and be like, ‘Wow, look how disable that guy is.’ And I’m like, pfft. Have you seen your mindset? Have you seen the way you operate? Have you seen the way you react to situations, that you’re pissed off in traffic? You think the world happens TO you. I’m not disabled. You’re handicapped.” [26:03] FOLLOW: INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/33rcg2n TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2Krzle5 FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2MN4I46 BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: “Victim to Victor” https://amzn.to/2KCcriP [2:42]

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