Sean Stephenson was born with osteogenesis imperfecta, a condition that meant many of his bones were broken when he was born. It was a severe and rare case. Doctors told his parents he could die very soon.
However, defying all the worst odds against him and disproving all the predictions about his longevity, he lived on, though experiencing constant bouts of excruciating pain alongside confinement to wheelchair. He lived on to be 40 years old before dying of a head injury. He graduated from university, became a therapist and a motivational speaker taking $15000 to $30000 per appearance.
In his adorable TED talk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaRO5-V1uK0), Sean talks about how we are limited in our abilities by our own minds. Our minds are prone to fear, negativity and negative motivation whereas the same mind can be oriented to be positive that helps unleash the full potential.
Oftentimes I struggle with my own mind. A goal that I set solidly today becomes fickle and irrelevant tomorrow because my mind finds something else more important. That something else can also end up being sidelined the next day. I feel demotivated more often than motivated. I am aware of my strengths but they are frequently overrun by the notion of limitation, fear and anxiety so that I feel belittled, incapable and immobile. I feel confused and consumed by the myriad of thoughts. I regularly suffer from indecision and self-doubt.
Thursday 19 September 2019 (02 Ashwin 2076)
However, defying all the worst odds against him and disproving all the predictions about his longevity, he lived on, though experiencing constant bouts of excruciating pain alongside confinement to wheelchair. He lived on to be 40 years old before dying of a head injury. He graduated from university, became a therapist and a motivational speaker taking $15000 to $30000 per appearance.
In his adorable TED talk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaRO5-V1uK0), Sean talks about how we are limited in our abilities by our own minds. Our minds are prone to fear, negativity and negative motivation whereas the same mind can be oriented to be positive that helps unleash the full potential.
Oftentimes I struggle with my own mind. A goal that I set solidly today becomes fickle and irrelevant tomorrow because my mind finds something else more important. That something else can also end up being sidelined the next day. I feel demotivated more often than motivated. I am aware of my strengths but they are frequently overrun by the notion of limitation, fear and anxiety so that I feel belittled, incapable and immobile. I feel confused and consumed by the myriad of thoughts. I regularly suffer from indecision and self-doubt.
Thursday 19 September 2019 (02 Ashwin 2076)
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