Nick Santonastasso (IG: @nicksantonastasso) is an author, motivational speaker, entrepreneur, 1st Phorm athlete, competitive bodybuilder and model. He’s also one of 12 people born with Heart–Hand Syndrome (HHS) in 1996. He was born without legs and missing most of his right arm.

Learn more about Michael’s Men of Action Mentoring Program: https://go.moamentoring.com/i/2

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Filmed at Sticky Paws Studios: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UComrBVcqGLDs3Ue-yWAft8w

0:00 Intro 1:15 Heart-Hand Syndrome 2:48 Your parents treated you like everyone else. 4:02 You can have a full body and the handicapped by your up bringing 4:37 A great relationship with failure 7:10 speed of implementation and suspension of disbelief 7:41 Your friends also didn’t treat you differently 8:42 *you’re already too messed up, look at you 10:53 *Ryan Stewman: why did you saw part of your arm off? 13:54 *The power of now 15:46 Gratitude 19:36 Positive psychology 20:11 How do you educate yourself? 22:19 Teaching in order to learn 23:11 Dan Fleyshman : How do you always have a smile on your face? 25:30 *How did you win at wrestling? 28:04 *Skateboarding, pranks, going viral on Vine 30:29 Transition to bodybuilding 32:46 How are you going to become a bodybuilder, you have no legs? 33:55 Symmetrical muscle contraction 35:56 The Rock wanted to take a picture with you 36:44 Meeting Tony Robbins 41:25 Speaking at a Tony Robbins seminar 42:49 The playboy mansion, working for free. 44:19 What did you learn from Tony Robbins? 46:33 Speaking at Elevator Nights, Have you always been this extroverted? 49:18 Incantations not affirmations, Absolute state of certainty 51:20 The best storytellers Dan Bilzerian, Ryan Stewman 52:55 Victory method 54:29 *Imposter syndrome 56:40 Neurolinguistic programming NLP 59:01 Tony Robbins and NLP 1:00:30 How does someone develop confidence? 1:02:28 How do you read? Kindle or Audible 1:04:08 *How does someone transcend the ego? 1:06:31 Aerospace physiology, Triggers 1:07:52 How important is gratitude? 1:09:22 The power of visualization 1:11:44 How do you communicate as an entrepreneur? Quarterbacks 1:13:33 Multitasking 1:15:56 Know your worth as an entrepreneur and as a man 1:17:31 How do you make your clients take action? 1:20:19 Start trying to show people how smart you are 1:21:37 Finding your Why 1:24:40 Making a relationship work 1:27:26 What would you go back and tell yourself? 1:28:36 Do you need to see people fail? Are you a hater? 1:29:22 Outro

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