515: EXPERT - How to Learn and Grow from a Setback or Crisis, with Steve Lawton

Discover Your Talent–Do What You Love

Don Hutcheson

Entrepreneur, Turningpoints, Self-improvement, Careers, Business, Career, Education, Inspirational, Inspiring, Entrepreneurs

5 • 618 Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2017

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Steve Lawton says you don’t have to ski into a tree at 45 mph to learn how to grow through a crisis. After his near-death experience, he views each day of life as a bonus. Key to his recovery is his unrelentingly positive attitude, and 8 proven practices. He shares insights into neuroplasticity and our ability to shape the patterns of our brains through our consistently practiced attitudes. He’s the author of "Head First: A Crash Course in Positivity," a story about his attitude that literally saved his life

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0:00.0	Hello, world. Welcome to discover your talent, do what you love.
0:14.3	Number 515. I'm your host, Don Hutchison. Every Monday and Wednesday, I interview someone around the world who's discovered their
0:23.6	talents to do work they love to create a life of success, satisfaction, and freedom.
0:29.6	On Fridays, I interview a well-known expert from the fields of personal or business development
0:34.6	who share experiences, tools, and insights to help our listeners along their journeys.
0:39.9	I'm delighted to bring you our featured expert, Steve H. Lawton. Welcome, Steve.
0:45.3	Hi, Don. It's a pleasure having you back on the show as an expert.
0:49.0	It is great to be here, Don. Thanks for having me again.
0:51.9	A few words about Steve. Steve H. Lawton has 27 years of business
0:56.6	experience in roles from an engineer in the astronaut office at NASA to an executive at Dell.
1:03.0	He holds two U.S. patents. He's the author of Head First, a crash course in positivity,
1:09.2	a story about how his attitude literally saved his life from a near-fatal skiing accident,
1:14.8	along with eight positivity principles that help readers build a positive mindset and improve their lives and work.
1:21.8	In his spare time, Steve Volunteers for Youth Lacrosse.
1:25.0	He's been a coach and served as president of the Westwood
1:27.6	High School Men's Women's Lacrosse clubs in Austin, Texas. Steve and his wife of 27 years,
1:33.6	Deanna, have two teenage children and have grown quite fond of. So Steve, it's a five bio.
1:39.8	Today's topic, how to learn and grow from a setback or crisis, you know this topic well.
1:45.4	So take the stage and lay the groundwork for us.
1:48.7	Yeah, sure.
1:49.2	So, you know, Dom, we all have problems and we all have struggles and setbacks and sometimes crises in our lives.
1:57.8	And how we respond to those crises and those setbacks and problems can change the
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