Could tragedy be your greatest classroom? | Discovering the gift of growth
The Tony Robbins Channel
Tony Robbins
4.3 • 6.9K Ratings
🗓️ 11 December 2019
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
In 2012, U.S. Army Master Sergeant Cedric King woke up from a coma in Afghanistan to discover that his legs had been amputated. Today, 8 years later, Cedric says if given the chance, he'd do it all over again. You'll hear his story of finding tremendous growth in tragedy by relinquishing control and expectations.
You'll also hear from Richie Harkham, who had a devastating motorcycle accident that left him with years of pain and recovery. But this isn't a story about Richie's pain – it's about how he used his own trauma to grow, and give to others. And his mission to give was all inspired by one boy, who gave him an incredible gift at a time when there was no end in sight.
To learn more about the gift of growth, visit www.tonyrobbins.com/gifts.
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| 0:00.0 | Spand your world and realize every challenge has ever been brought to me has made me more. |
| 0:11.3 | I've become more so I can serve more. |
| 0:14.1 | So I can enjoy more. |
| 0:15.6 | That's why we're here in this life to bring more good, more great, to bring insight, |
| 0:20.2 | to bring strength, to bring action. |
| 0:22.4 | That's why we're here. |
| 0:25.5 | Welcome to the Tony Robbins podcast. |
| 0:27.6 | We're listening to an episode that's part of a special season on contribution. |
| 0:30.9 | Force for good. |
| 0:32.5 | We're exploring the 10 gifts of life, emotion, drive, growth, joy, gratitude, connection, |
| 0:38.1 | consciousness, grace, presence, and forgiveness. |
| 0:41.0 | You'll hear Tony explain each gift and hear stories of true heroes that illustrate how |
| 0:44.5 | they show up in real life. |
| 0:46.1 | We hope you enjoy this episode on the power of growth. |
| 0:58.1 | I'm sitting there and I'm looking at just a bed sheet. |
| 1:03.6 | I'm thinking that I'm in the hospital just like everybody else. |
| 1:06.4 | And my wife breaks it to me that I've lost both legs. |
| 1:09.6 | Both legs have been taken away from me while I'm in a coma on a wake up to find out they're |
| 1:14.2 | not there anymore. |
| 1:16.3 | Tragedy can sometimes become the greatest classroom that you'll ever be able to attend. |
| 1:21.4 | And this particularly one taught me so much. |
| 1:24.0 | I never advocate war, I never advocate being in a conflict with another country. |
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