Live Like You Have 2 Years Left with dancer and cancer survivor Angela Trimbur

A Bit of Optimism

The Optimism Company from Simon Sinek

Self-improvement, Careers, Business, Management, Education

4.8 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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You have two years left to live. What would you do?

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by True Classic. I love their t-shirts. I've been wearing them for a long time before they became a sponsor. I personally like the V-Nex and all of the basic colors. I like earth tones. I could get dressed with my eyes closed. It's pretty good. But I love their stuff and I'm really proud to have them as a sponsor.
0:19.0	You survived cancer? Yes.
0:21.6	What kind of person were you before and who are you now?
0:24.6	If I had two years left, would I want to say I stayed in my rent control department and I
0:29.6	continued holding on to this great space that I have?
0:33.6	No, I'd want to let it all go.
0:35.6	I'd want to let everything go that I own. I want to move to Manhattan and be a dance teacher. And so I'm like, okay, I'd want to let it all go. I'd want to let everything go that I own. I want to move to
0:38.2	Manhattan and be a dance teacher. And so I'm like, okay, I sold everything and I moved with like
0:43.0	$3,000 to New York City. What if you found out that you only had six months left to live? You'd probably
0:50.9	start knocking things off your bucket list. Empty your bank account and try and live life to the fullest.
0:56.2	But what if you were told you had five years left to live?
0:59.4	You might put some of those bucketless things off for a while.
1:02.7	But what if you only had two years left to live?
1:06.1	It's a strange middle ground, not enough time to waste, but enough time to do things with more patience or intention.
1:13.6	Well, that's exactly where Angela Trimber found herself after being diagnosed with breast cancer.
1:19.6	The result profoundly changed how she spends her time, the path her career took, and the person she became.
1:33.6	Angela replaced her chase for perfection and her need to control everything with a pursuit of joy. And now, through what she calls sentimental weird dance classes, she helps other
1:40.0	people tap into something they didn't even know they were missing.
1:50.3	Angela has learned to live a life worth living, and she's teaching others how to do the same.
1:53.0	This is a bit of optimism.
1:58.6	You are from one of my favorite artists, and I'll tell you why.
1:58.8	Okay.
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