2254: Why We Are All Secretly Superheroes by Jeff Goins of Goins Writer on Remembering Who We Are

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🗓️ 11 February 2022

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Jeff Goins of Goins Writer tells us why we're all secretly superheroes Episode 2254: Why We Are All Secretly Superheroes by Jeff Goins of Goins Writer on Remembering Who We Are Jeff Goins is the best-selling author of five books including The Art of Work and Real Artists Don't Starve. On his blog, he shares his thoughts on writing, life, and creative work. The original post is located here: https://goinswriter.com/superhero/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalLivingDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I think that the holidays feel like frozen noses. I love walking with the dog for long periods of time.
0:10.0	Hopefully it's snowing and you've got to wrap up warm. So I think a frozen nose is a sweaty armpit
0:15.0	because your wrapped up so warm but then you're climbing hamps and heath and you get to the top
0:20.0	and you're like, and then you can see the breath but then your nose is still freezing to touch.
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0:59.0	This is Optimal Living Daily episode 2254. Why we are all secretly superheroes by Jeff Goins of GoinsWriter.com
1:08.0	and I'm Justin Mollick. I'm going to jump right into today's post as we optimize your life.
1:14.0	Why we are all secretly superheroes by Jeff Goins of GoinsWriter.com
1:21.0	I'm Superman. My son said to the man painting our house. Oh, the man replied and smiled. I'm sorry, I did not recognize you.
1:30.0	Eden nodded, turned around and flew away.
1:34.0	My wife and I chose the name Eden for our son because of our shared Irish descent and we like the way it sounded.
1:40.0	As a writer and lover of words also happen to like the meaning behind it, little fire.
1:46.0	But if you were to ask my three year old any day of the week what his name is, he would probably say, I'm Superman.
1:52.0	Or Batman or the incredible Hulk or whatever costume you might be dawning that day.
1:58.0	Actually and I have tried to explain to Eden, I mean Superman. The difference between real life and make believe.
2:05.0	But it doesn't do much good. For him the line between fantasy and reality is at best blurred if not non-existent.
2:13.0	He believes life is an epic adventure and he possesses some secret power the world needs. Maybe he's right.
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