2638: Why We Have Heroes (And How to Become Your Own) by Nia Shanks

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Education, Mental Health, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 26 January 2023

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Nia Shanks tells you how to become your own hero Episode 2638: Why We Have Heroes (And How to Become Your Own) by Nia Shanks Nia Shanks is a writer and coach, and leader of the Lift Like a Girl revolution. She helps women discover and reach their potential through an empowering approach to health, fitness, and life. Nia also hosts The Nia Shanks Show--the podcast dedicated to helping you reach your health and fitness goals and become the most awesome version of yourself. The original post is located here: https://niashanks.com/heroes-become-your-own/ 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	This is Optimal Living Daily Episode 2638.
0:04.0	Why we have heroes?
0:05.7	And how to become your own?
0:07.3	By Nia Shanks of NiaShanks.com.
0:10.1	And I'm Justin Mollick, and we're going to get right into today's post as we optimize
0:14.3	your life.
0:19.6	Why we have heroes?
0:21.1	And how to become your own?
0:22.5	By Nia Shanks of NiaShanks.com
0:26.3	One reason we have heroes is because we admire their actions and characteristics that
0:31.3	we assume we could never do or possess.
0:34.8	After all, if those characteristics were common, there wouldn't be heroes because everyone
0:39.2	would do the right things, the challenging things, the often unpopular things.
0:45.3	Our heroes are not flawless or perfect, but that certainly doesn't stop us from looking
0:50.1	up to them.
0:51.4	We admire them because despite facing adversity, grave tragedies, daunting setbacks, they
0:57.5	don't stop, they don't give up, they refuse to accept defeat.
1:02.8	As the poet Dylan Thomas said, our heroes do not go gentle into that good night, they
1:08.4	rage against the dying of the light.
1:11.6	They most certainly have moments of weakness and even ask, what's the point when facing
1:16.4	yet another perilous situation?
1:19.4	Our heroes, despite what some believe, are not fearless, they feel fear the same as a
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