meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
DarrenDaily On-Demand

Thriving on the Edge: Stress as Strength

DarrenDaily On-Demand

Darren Hardy LLC

Business, Entrepreneurship, Careers

4.91.8K Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2024

⏱️ 7 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Feeling overwhelmed by stress? Discover how Philippe Petit's breathtaking wire walk between the World Trade Center towers isn't just a tale of courage but a powerful metaphor for stress mastery. Darren Hardy unravels the awe-inspiring story, showing how stress, when embraced, can elevate our performance to unimaginable heights.

Get more personal mentoring from Darren each day. Go to DarrenDaily at http://darrendaily.com/join to learn more.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Welcome to Darren Daily on demand, your most trusted resource to help you become better every day.

0:07.0

Here's your success mentor Darren Hardy.

0:10.0

So I just re-watched a great documentary recently in order to recall this death-defying

0:18.7

feet for you.

0:19.7

Okay, so go with me here a bit.

0:21.7

Picture this. You look down below is a thin wire a mere two inches thick.

0:27.4

1,362 feet below that is the unforgiving pavement of the streets of New York City.

0:35.0

The only thing that separates your fragile body and that concrete will be those

0:41.0

two inches of wire. Below the wire you can see them. Busy people

0:46.9

rushing off the work, school, home wherever they're going as you take your

0:51.2

first step across the sky.

0:54.0

At first nobody notices you.

0:56.0

Maybe that's for the better you think.

0:58.0

It only adds to the pressure.

1:00.0

But you thought too soon.

1:02.0

A man below stops, he looks up and he sees you a speck against the clouds.

1:07.0

Your heart rate rises. This is getting very real.

1:11.0

As a crowd gathers, the breeze picks up. It's colder up here, frigid actually, and more unpredictable.

1:18.0

Instead of blowing from one direction, the gust come from all around, zigzagging across your face, tugging

1:26.2

at the long bar that you're carrying for balance. You sway back and forth,

1:30.8

110 stories above the ground, suspended by only two inches of wire under your feet.

1:38.6

Breathe, you think, in, out, in, out. By now, thousands of people stand below you, watching, stunned, admiring, or waiting, like those

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Darren Hardy LLC, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Darren Hardy LLC and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.