Well, hello, my friends, and welcome to the live-inspired podcast with John O'Leary.

I record these so that you may begin your week, in awe and on fire.

Let's do it both ways with a dose of inspiration and to kick us off i

usually begin with a quote so let's do exactly that this one coming in from the dalai lama himself

he shares this it is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential

for doing good both for oneself and for others.

It's under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for

oneself and for others.

So, what are you wishing for?

What are you wishing for? It's a question many of us are asking children this time of year. But what if the question wasn't asked of a child, but asked to you directly,

what are you wishing for? What if you could arrange a safe, socially distant one-to-one meeting with the

big man himself? That's right. I'm talking about Santa Claus. What would you wish for? What would

you wish for? Well, near the end of this wildly difficult year and in the midst of an array of

personal challenges that we all face.

I was reminded of a remarkable little boy's answer to that question.

Let me explain what his answer was and let me tell you why it matters to you.

After speaking at a medical conference a couple years ago, a pediatric oncologist approached

afterwards.

She gave me a big, huge bear hug,

and then she shared the impact of the presentation on her. She shared that in the busyness of her work

and with the endless demands of life, she'd simply forgotten how profoundly important her work was.

Apparently, there was something in my keynote that reminded her that her work mattered, that she mattered,

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