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The Playbook With David Meltzer

The Mindset of a Champion with Jeff Griffin

The Playbook With David Meltzer

David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com

Business, Careers, Entrepreneurship

4.9 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

In today's episode, I'm joined by Jeff Griffin, an inspirational figure whose story embodies the power of the human spirit to overcome seemingly impossible odds. Jeff, a national champion and record-holder, discusses how he defied the limitations set by experts after a life-altering accident left him paralyzed. Through sheer determination and a powerful mindset, Jeff shares how he chased his dreams from the football fields of college to setting world records, illustrating that with the right mindset, any barrier can be broken. His journey isn't just inspiring—it's a blueprint for turning adversity into triumph.

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is the Playbook, where each week I bring you some of the greatest athletes, celebrities, and entrepreneurs to talk about their personal and professional playbook to success.

0:12.0

Welcome back to Office Hours.

0:13.6

We have another medalist, an Olympian.

0:16.2

He has two Guinness Books of World Records.

0:19.0

He is one of my favorite speakers in the world.

0:21.7

He is an empowering and inspiring person.

0:24.9

But the most impressive thing about Jeff Griffin

0:27.4

is he's my daughter's, my oldest daughter's

0:29.3

favorite speaker in the world.

0:31.4

And when she told me that, I said, said wait a second I think I need to take

0:35.0

another look because this guy is incredible. Jeff Griffin welcome to office

0:39.2

hours. Dave thank you so much for having me I love this. I love having you here because you break the mold of possibility, probability, and perspective.

0:49.0

When we think of miracles, we think of movies like The Leap of Faith with Steve Martin mocking people like

0:56.7

Joel Osteen and other people. And yet I meet people all the time that are miracles, but it's never illustrated better than when you look at Jeff Griffin because most people that can't walk and dream of walking have to hear everyone every day try to manage their expectations that you'll never walk again and when

1:15.2

this man steps up and stands and walks you realize I'm limited why am I limiting myself? Jeff, how did you overcome the negativity, the not even

1:30.2

possibility, people that are experts telling you

1:33.2

you'll never walk again.

1:34.6

Yeah, that's a great question and what's interesting is I learned,

1:37.9

I learned that to master that mindset in an experience where I did believe you know that negative talk that

1:48.3

was going on there and and and what happened here is you know my dream was to play football in college.

1:54.0

I wanted to go out there and pursue it and get it

1:56.0

and everyone told me you can't do this, you can't do that,

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