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At 19, Amy Purdy lost both legs, a kidney, her spleen, and the hearing in her left ear overnight, and she made a choice in that operating room that changed everything. This conversation will show you how to stop seeing your hardest moments as detours and start using them as the path to a life you never could have planned.
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00:00 - Choosing Possibility Over the Victim Mindset
01:37 - Facing the Life-Altering Loss of My Legs
02:23 - The Three Goals That Saved My Life
04:50 - How to Find Hope When You Feel Hopeless
07:42 - Why You Should Bounce Forward, Not Back
09:45 - Proven Tools to Help You Survive and Thrive
11:21 - 21 Lessons Discovered in My Darkest Days
13:16 - Finding Meaning and Purpose Through Physical Pain
16:17 - How to Stop Overwhelm by Segmenting Your Life
19:12 - The Power of the Pause and Shifting Perspective
21:59 - Stepping Into a New Identity After Loss
24:50 - Fighting for Your Life vs. Quality of Life
28:22 - The Strength Found in Vulnerability and Support
33:38 - Three Pieces of Advice for My Younger Self
41:13 - Learning to Be Present and Setting Boundaries
48:54 - Falling in Love with the Process of Greatness
54:43 - Amy Purdy’s Three Truths for the World
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At 19, Amy Purdy lost both legs, a kidney, her spleen, and the hearing in her left ear overnight, and she made a choice in that operating room that changed everything. This conversation will show you how to stop seeing your hardest moments as detours and start using them as the path to a life you never could have planned.
Amy’s books:
Bounce Forward: 21 Tools to Live a Life Beyond Limits amzn.to/4rVfipJ
On My Own Two Feet amzn.to/4058dr3
Amy on Instagram instagram.com/amypurdygurl
Listen to this episode on the go!
🍎 Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-school-of-greatness/id596047499
🟢 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/07GQhOZboEZOE1ysnFLipT?si=a03d916bade54d4f
For more info about this episode, go to lewishowes.com/1918
💰 get my NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING book "Make Money Easy" today!lewishowes.com/moneyyou
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Greatness Clips: youtube.com/@GreatnessClips
Spanish: youtube.com/@LewisHowesEspañol
Portuguese: youtube.com/@LewisHowesPortugues
Lewis Howes Shorts: youtube.com/@lewishowesshorts
00:00 - Choosing Possibility Over the Victim Mindset
01:37 - Facing the Life-Altering Loss of My Legs
02:23 - The Three Goals That Saved My Life
04:50 - How to Find Hope When You Feel Hopeless
07:42 - Why You Should Bounce Forward, Not Back
09:45 - Proven Tools to Help You Survive and Thrive
11:21 - 21 Lessons Discovered in My Darkest Days
13:16 - Finding Meaning and Purpose Through Physical Pain
16:17 - How to Stop Overwhelm by Segmenting Your Life
19:12 - The Power of the Pause and Shifting Perspective
21:59 - Stepping Into a New Identity After Loss
24:50 - Fighting for Your Life vs. Quality of Life
28:22 - The Strength Found in Vulnerability and Support
33:38 - Three Pieces of Advice for My Younger Self
41:13 - Learning to Be Present and Setting Boundaries
48:54 - Falling in Love with the Process of Greatness
54:43 - Amy Purdy’s Three Truths for the World
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#greatness #inspiration #motivation
