5 lessons on happiness — from pop fame to poisonous snakes | Mike Posner
Mar 19, 2024
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Singer-songwriter Mike Posner shares 5 lessons learned during his epic walk across America, including encounters with poisonous snakes. He discusses finding happiness through personal growth and performs hit songs during the talk.
Great ideas are often deemed crazy but can lead to growth and happiness.
Choosing to persevere through challenges leads to genuine happiness and personal growth.
Deep dives
Walking Across America for Transformation
Singer-songwriter Mike Posner shares his journey of walking 3,000 miles across America, inspired by his desire to find true happiness. Despite initial doubts and career risks, he embarked on this life-changing trek, facing challenges and setbacks along the way. Posner's first lesson learned was that not all crazy ideas are great, but great ideas are crazy. By taking one step at a time and pushing through adversity, he discovered that true growth and happiness come from embracing challenges.
Confronting Fear and Overcoming Challenges
During his walk, Posner encountered physical and mental obstacles, including a snakebite that landed him in the ICU. Despite the severity of the situation, he realized that his reasons to quit were merely excuses in disguise. Choosing to persevere even in the face of extreme hardship, he found that genuine happiness blossomed from his determination to overcome obstacles and continue his journey towards personal growth.
Embracing Change and Pursuing Dreams
Posner's transformative experience culminated in a profound realization about seizing opportunities without hesitation. Reflecting on his father's passing before witnessing his accomplishment, he emphasized the importance of not delaying dreams. By embodying the lessons learned from his walk – embracing craziness, taking incremental steps, pushing past excuses, and prioritizing growth – he demonstrated the profound impact of pursuing challenges fearlessly and wholeheartedly.
Singer-songwriter Mike Posner took a break from his music to take a walk — a very long walk, across the entire United States. He shares five lessons he learned from his epic, eventful trek (snakes might be involved) and how it helped him find the key to happiness. (He also performs two hit songs: "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" and "Could You Do the Same.")