The Tim Ferriss Show
#251: How to Live Without Limits - Kyle Maynard
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Quick takeaways
- The importance of having a support system and maintaining a positive mindset during times of transition.
- Connecting with individuals who face challenges more difficult than your own can be an impactful way to inspire and provide support.
- Having compassion and empathy for those who criticize you, accepting differing opinions, and challenging assumptions and beliefs can lead to personal growth.
Deep dives
Transitioning and Finding Identity in a New Environment
Moving to a new location can be a challenging transition, especially for someone with a disability. Kyle Maynard shares his experience of moving to Georgia and the difficulties of acclimating to a new group of people. He highlights the importance of having a support system and maintaining a positive mindset during times of transition.
Finding Purpose and Impact Through Speaking Engagements
Maynard discusses his motivation for public speaking and the impact he hopes to make on people's lives. He emphasizes the significance of connecting with individuals who face challenges that are often more difficult than his own. Through his speaking engagements, he aims to inspire and provide support to others who may be going through difficult times.
Parenting and Embracing Diversity
Maynard expresses an interest in giving a TED talk on parenting. He admires his sister's approach as she navigates the challenges of raising a child with type 1 diabetes. By fostering a loving and open environment, Maynard's sister teaches her daughter to embrace her condition without letting it define her. Maynard recognizes the importance of treating disabilities with indifference to promote inclusion and a sense of normalcy.
Overcoming Negative Online Feedback and Polarizing Opinions
Kyle Maynard shares his experience of facing polarizing opinions and negative feedback on the internet after pursuing a fight in MMA as a person with disabilities. He reflects on the importance of having compassion and empathy for those who criticize him, recognizing that they are projecting their own limitations onto him. Maynard also emphasizes the value of not needing to convince everyone and accepting that people will have differing opinions. This experience taught him the lesson of not being tied to assumptions and beliefs, acknowledging that our perception is not always aligned with reality.
The Journey to Climbing Kilimanjaro and the Power of Visualization
Kyle Maynard discusses his journey to climb Mount Kilimanjaro and the preparation involved. From the initial idea to finding a partner crazy enough to take on the challenge, Maynard shares the process of assembling a team, including a guide who had extensive experience leading climbers up Kilimanjaro, even individuals with disabilities. He highlights the importance of visualization in his preparation, having visualized the climb so intensely that he felt like he had already been there ten times before the actual climb. Maynard's experience teaches the lesson of persisting even when things seem rough, and the value of challenging assumptions and beliefs.
Kyle Maynard (@kylemaynard) is a motivational speaker, bestselling author, entrepreneur, and ESPY award-winning mixed martial arts athlete, known for becoming the first quadruple amputee to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Aconcagua without the aid of prosthetics. Oprah Winfrey called Kyle "one of the most inspiring young men you will ever hear about." Arnold Schwarzenegger described him as "the real deal," "a champion human," and "one of the most inspiring people" he's ever met. Even the great Wayne Gretzky has spoken of Kyle's "greatness." Despite being born with a rare condition that left him with arms that end at the elbows and legs that end near his knees, he learned early on with the support of his family to live life independently and without prosthetics. Kyle thrives on physical challenges and, following a few rough middle school football seasons, he went on to become a champion wrestler, CrossFit Certified Instructor and gym owner, competitive MMA/Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighter, world record-setting weightlifter, and skilled mountaineer. This episode comes from my new television show Fear{less}, where I interview world-class performers on stage about how they've overcome doubt, conquered fear, and made their toughest decisions. You can watch the entire first episode with illusionist David Blaine for free at att.net/fearless. (To watch all episodes, please visit DIRECTV NOW.) We recorded three hours of material and only one hour was used for the TV show. This podcast episode is almost entirely new content that didn't appear on TV. Enjoy! Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. This podcast is brought to you by WordPress, my go-to platform for 24/7-supported, zero downtime blogging, writing online, creating websites -- everything! I love it to bits, and the lead developer, Matt Mullenweg, has appeared on this podcast many times. Whether for personal use or business, you're in good company with WordPress -- used by The New Yorker, Jay-Z, FiveThirtyEight, TechCrunch, TED, CNN, and Time, just to name a few. A source at Google told me that WordPress offers "the best out-of-the-box SEO imaginable," which is probably why it runs nearly 30% of the Internet. Go to WordPress.com/Tim to get 15% off your website today! This podcast is also brought to you by 99Designs, the world's largest marketplace of graphic designers. I have used them for years to create some amazing designs. When your business needs a logo, website design, business card, or anything you can imagine, check out 99Designs. I used them to rapid prototype the cover for The Tao of Seneca, and I've also had them help with display advertising and illustrations. If you want a more personalized approach, I recommend their 1-on-1 service. You get original designs from designers around the world. The best part? You provide your feedback, and then you end up with a product that you're happy with or your money back. Click this link and get a free $99 upgrade. Give it a test run...
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