Matt Oliveira aka Molives is a skydiver, flight attendant for Southwest Airlines & recently author of his first book Break A Leg, Fix A Mind where he talks about his experience of recovery after a skydiving accident in October of 2020. He was born with Cystic Fibrosis and has not let this disease hold him back from living his best life.

Topics :

• Halloween Skydiver weekend in Georgia that leads to Matt’s accident
• Gearing up for his first night jump skydive & the challenges that come with it vs daytime
• Missing his land zone & going full speed into a shed
• Where Matt was in his life leading up to accident : Just moved out of LA to Florida for skydiving
• Navigating a break up to pursue a dream of being in the Red Bull Airforce
• Post surgery recovery provides an extended period of stillness for him
• Suicidal thoughts from wanting the pain to end
• Digging out of rocket bottom by self exploration and focusing on what he could control
• Excercising his demons with his uncle Manny
• Inspiration for writing his book Break A Leg, Fix A Mind was to help people get through dark times & to push people to be transparent with their feelings
• Finding our Vibe .5
• Authenticity & personal happiness is the North Star
• Greatest lesson he’s learned from battling Cystic Fibrosis : Make use of your time here
• Meditation brings him back to his true self
• Question he is trying to answer in his life : Am I happy?
• Area of his life he’s putting more effort into : Finances
• First step to reaching our inner potential : Self awareness
• Challenge for the listeners : Ask yourself if you’re happy? Why or why not?

 

Books mentioned in podcast 

• The Surrender Experiment
• Ego Is The Enemy
• Peace Is Every Step

 

Connect with Matt!

Instagram : @Molivess

YouTube : @Molives

Website : VibePointFive.com

Check out his book, Break A Leg, Fix A Mind

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