They say that whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

And I think it is the biggest myth and the biggest lie

in the history of humankind and in the history of personal growth

and transformation where I work. Why do I say that? Because if that was true,

we'd be surrounded by truly evolved, transformed beautiful human beings, but unfortunately any psychologist will tell you that often

our experiences in life don't really make us stronger unfortunately a lot of our

experiences in life make us traumatized.

I am Mission Laciani, founder of Mind Valley, the School for Human Transformation.

You're listening to the Mind Valley Podcast where we'll be bringing you the greatest teachers and thought leaders on the planet to discuss the world's most powerful ideas and personal growth for mind, body, spirit and work.

Do you remember that moment in the beginning of 2020 when you were told that your country is going to go on lockdown or quarantine?

I'm sure most of us in the countries where some form of

lockdown had happened. And if you remember what was your first experience, what was

your first thought, just think of that first moment when you realized that your life in 2020 is going to be different.

I remember my experience very well because I am co-founder of Mind Valley, but I'm also the face of Main Valley in Russian language.

And once a year, we have this huge event for Main Valley Russian community, and it was supposed

to be in the end of April.

In the end of April. In the end of April in Armenia and I remember

March very well when we were trying to make this hard decision that maybe we'll

have to cancel the event or do it some other way and in the end we decided very quickly to do the event online we decided not to cancel it completely but it was a very complicated emotional process and of course since then I've been on a lot of events online.

I've spoken online a lot and the question that I've got often was this, so how do you deal with uncertainty?

Because suddenly we realize in 2020 most of us realize that we live in the environment of

uncertainty, that uncertainty is something which happens. But what I'm trying to say, and probably that's the main message of my today's presentation, is that uncertainty is actually the only certain thing in life and that

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