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The School of Greatness

743 Amy Purdy: How to Be Your Best Self

The School of Greatness

Lewis Howes

Mindset, Relationships, Entrepreneurship, Mental Health, Education, Greatness, Fitness, Celebrity, Health, Inspiration, Success, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Business, Money, Self Care, Celebrity Interview

4.822K Ratings

🗓️ 9 January 2019

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

IF YOUR LIFE WAS A BOOK, HOW WOULD YOU WANT YOUR STORY TO GO? Whatever it is that you want to do in this new year- declare it. Tell everyone. One of the scariest things you can do is to admit your goals. What if you fail? But saying your intentions out loud allows the universe and those around you to make them a reality. Holding yourself accountable to what you really want won’t be easy, but it will force you to dig deep. No one knows this better than my guest on today’s special episode of The School of Greatness. I’m sharing a speech from this year’s Summit of Greatness with an inspirational athlete and author: Amy Purdy. Amy Purdy is a para-snowboarder, motivational speaker, clothing designer and New York Times bestselling author. She is a 2014 Paralympic bronze medalist, 2018 Paralympics silver medalist, and co-founder of Adaptive Action Sports. In 2013, She was named one of the top 15 most marketable para-athletes in the world by the International Olympic Committee. Amy has competed on CBS’s The Amazing Race and ABC’s Dancing With The Stars, eventually becoming the show’s runner-up. Amy used a tragedy that took her feet to push her to the next level. She teaches us to use obstacles not as a reason stop but as a springboard to new ideas. So get ready to learn how to write your own story on Episode 743. Some Questions Asked: What message would you give to other disabled people? (10:26) What’s next? (15:28) How did you become such a great speaker? (17:34) What do you do to stay motivated? (22:43) In This Episode You Will Learn: How to use what you have (11:57) How Amy is aware of her time (14:07) Why it’s important to tell stories that make you feel vulnerable (19:00) The power of intention (23:40) And much more... Follow me on instagram @lewishowes Follow me on twitter @lewishowes

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0:00.0

This is episode number 743 with the inspiring Amy Purdy.

0:08.0

Welcome to the School of Greatness.

0:11.2

My name is Louis Howe's former pro athlete, Turn Lifestyle Entrepreneur.

0:15.2

In each week we bring you an inspiring person or message to help you discover how to unlock

0:21.2

your inner greatness.

0:23.2

Thanks for spending some time with me today.

0:24.9

Now let the class begin.

0:30.2

Elon Musk says, when something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your

0:40.9

favor.

0:42.4

For me, that resonates so loudly because every day I get messages from people online or

0:48.4

people I meet in person who tell me that they're not doing the thing they really want

0:52.7

to do because of self-doubt, because of insecurity, because of different challenges and obstacles

0:59.0

that they face in their life.

1:00.8

And they're really afraid to fail and afraid to let people down and for people to judge

1:04.5

them.

1:05.5

And for me, I feel like we weren't just put here to play things safe, to play small,

1:13.4

or to show up some of the time.

1:15.6

Yes, we want to protect ourselves.

1:17.6

Yes, we want to have our needs met.

1:19.1

Yes, we don't want to put ourselves in physical harm's way.

1:23.2

But if we want to achieve our dreams and if we want to do something meaningful to us and

1:28.6

fulfilling, that means you got to live messy at certain times.

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