Open Your Eyes with McKay Christensen S2E28 - As You Wish
Do wishes come true? In many ways our wishes dictate the direction we travel in life. In this week’s episode, McKay discusses the principle that dreams we grant to others and seek for ourselves have the power to change lives. It often takes a leader and first class noticer to make someone’s wish come true in the first place. From Jason McElwain to Cary Elwes, McKay goes on to recount stories about wish makers, what they wish for, and how they turn wishes into reality.
Above all else, McKay finds it important to note that we can realize our own wishes too, and that’s just what this episode is all about: making the right wishes and letting them serve as a guide. Among the stories he shares today is that of Shawn Bradley, NBA veteran and now quadriplegic, who, after getting hit by a car and losing movement in his body from the neck down, could’ve easily wished that everything was different or at least that he stayed in bed that fateful day. Instead, he saw no value in wishing for a new life, and opted to become someone new; someone who embraces the circumstances he’s given. Be sure to listen in to today’s moving and inspirational episode to discover how you, too, can make others’ dreams come true, and lead life as you wish.
The Finer Details of This Episode:
- The Make-A-Wish Foundation
- J Mac’s dream come true
- Making others’ dreams come true
- Cary Elwes’ casting in The Princess Bride
- Letting wishes be your guide
- Shawn Bradley’s new purpose in life
Quotes:
“Wishes, the kind we grant for and give to others, and the kind we seek to be granted for ourselves, both have the power to change your life.”
“And Jason had a wish. After becoming manager, Jason had a wish, and it was to sit on the sideline in a uniform as a real player for one game.”
“At Boston, he ran a very impressive two hour and 57 minute marathon, proving to the world that he was indeed an elite athlete, and that wishes - the best wishes - do come true.”
“It's one thing to use the word wish or to send someone a wish, but an entirely different thing to see a wish come about in someone's life by what you do. This takes a leader who is a first class noticer: someone who sees what other people are hoping for and then goes about helping to make that happen.”
“Cary said from the first shot in which cantankerous Max appears poking his head through a wooden peep hole in the door, Billy Crystal began ad libbing for three days straight, 10 hours a day. He improvised, never saying the same thing or the same line twice.”
“Life tends to steer the same way. And if we wish we were more educated, the pull of such wishes tends to keep us interested in looking for a way to get that degree or become more educated.”
“Shawn realizes that there's no value in wishing things were different, but there's tremendous value in wishing you can become something new.”
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