Listen "30 - About the limits of human resilience with Terry Tucker"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode Nicoleta explores the relationship between resilience and happiness with Terry Tucker an author, motivational speaker and cancer survivor from Denver, USA.How is life for a college basketball player turned police investigator and SWAT hostage negotiator? Why you should always go and do the things that scare you…What are the limits of human resilience?How learning from your mistakes makes you resilient…Is there something else out there that is bigger than us?And why your life should be about finding your purpose?When pain is inevitable but suffering is optional…How you choose your mental state?Why love is more important than money, power, prestige and status?How can the 3 Fs (faith, family and friends) save you from hardship?How do you cope with the news that a little cyst on your foot is a very rare melanoma?What might the feeling be when you are going for cancer surgery on your own during Covid pandemic?Can you maintain a positive attitude to life after you lose a limb?How do you connect with love and happiness after you’ve been through hell?When you are so much more than the sum of your parts…And what are the greatest lessons cancer can teach us…Why is unhelpful to base happiness solely on health?Do you embrace life and death with no fear?How do you show support to someone fighting cancer?Why the most important things in life through hardship are your attitude and the effort you put in…Terry's book: Sustainable Excellence: Ten Principles To Leading Your Uncommon And Extraordinary Life.https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08GLGVTVSTerry's blog: Motivational check: Inspiring people to live uncommon lives. https://www.motivationalcheck.com
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