John O'Leary | Choosing Awe
Good Life Project
Jonathan Fields / Acast
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🗓️ 11 June 2020
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
In 1987, John O’Leary was a curious nine-year-old boy. Playing with fire and gasoline, he created a massive explosion in his home and was burned on 100% of his body. He was given less than a 1% chance to live. John not only survived but, with the support of an incredible family, friends and community, found a way to reclaim a sense of wonder, joy and service that has led to a stunning career inspiring millions, writing books, while marrying the love of his life and raising four kids together. His #1 National Bestselling book ON FIRE recounts much of this story, and his popular Live Inspired Podcast takes you deeper into lessons learned. John's new book, IN AWE, (https://amzn.to/3dQ1dUO) explores the key elements that allow you to live from a place of awe, no matter what the world throws at you.
We recorded a Good Life Project conversation with John in 2016, which you can listen to here: https://www.goodlifeproject.com/podcast/john-oleary-2/
You can find John O'Leary at:
Website : http://johnolearyinspires.com/
Instagram : http://instagram.com/johnoleary.inspires/
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| 0:00.0 | At the age of nine, John O'Leary was severely burned on 100% of his body. |
| 0:12.3 | 87% of that was 30-degree burns. |
| 0:15.0 | Nobody expected him to survive the first night, but he did. |
| 0:19.0 | And then the next, and then the next. |
| 0:21.0 | He survived months in a hospital bed dozens of surgeries, including the amputation of all |
| 0:25.8 | of his fingers. |
| 0:27.1 | And years of therapy, he had every reason. |
| 0:29.8 | To be angry at the world and retreat from life, and some of that happened. |
| 0:34.9 | But at the age of 27, a simple moment that he never saw coming would change his life, |
| 0:40.8 | and awaken a sense of purpose and contribution that would leave him forever changed. |
| 0:45.8 | And it would also launch him into a career and a life that could be described as nothing |
| 0:50.4 | less than stunning, fully alive, deeply connected, and on purpose. |
| 0:54.7 | And he's now told his stories and inspired millions of people around the world, written |
| 0:58.7 | two books. |
| 0:59.7 | We actually had John on the podcast back in 2016 when his book On Fire came out. |
| 1:05.0 | And I invited him back today, both to explore the ideas in a new book in awe, but also to |
| 1:11.2 | check in on the last few years and explore how he's moving through this particular moment |
| 1:16.4 | in time, which is an experience that has effectively eliminated more than 90% of his income. |
| 1:23.2 | And he's a married father of four. |
| 1:26.0 | So as ever, John has a truly powerful, honest, and realistic reframe on how to not just |
| 1:33.0 | move through this particular moment, but also how to move through the days, no matter what |
| 1:38.1 | the circumstances of the moment or the life are, increasingly in a place of wonder and |
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