Given the vast amounts of fear & uncertainty surrounding the current job market I thought I’d give you a dose of inspiration, motivation, and dare I say, even a little gratitude to remind us all of the resilience and adaptability of the human race. On the heels of my recent conversation with Brad Stulberg who wrote the book Master of Change which provides practical ways to adapt and develop resiliency in the face of change, as well as my recent conversation with disability advocate Taylor Lewis, this upcoming series is sure to give you a new appreciation for the growth that arises from adversity.

For the next five weeks I’ll be releasing some of my favorite interviews with everyday people overcoming insurmountable obstacles to and achieve extraordinary things. In this top 5 series, you will hear from a wide range of guests who have faced extreme adversity and made it through to the other side to tell the tale.

If you enjoy this top 5 playlist I invite you to visit optimizeyourself.me/podcast to download your very own customized podcast playlist based on your interests and your goals, curated from our library of over 250 conversations.

Without further adieu, here is the second part of this five interview series with Shane Burcaw who is an award-winning author, Emmy-winning producer, and writer of a blog with over 600,000 followers. Beyond that he is also the co-founder of Laughing at My Nightmare, a non-profit which inspires people to use humor to overcome challenges and also provides disability equipment to people with muscular dystrophy.

You can find the original show notes for this interview at optimizeyourself.me/episode20.

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