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The Gift of Adversity with Marcus Aurelius Anderson

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Marcus Aurelius Anderson is a proud Veteran, Bestselling Author, TEDx & International Keynote Speaker, Mindset Coach to Warriors, Leaders, CEOs and Entrepreneurs, and host of the Acta Non Verba Podcast. 

While preparing to deploy with the U.S. Army Light Infantry, Marcus suffered a severe spinal injury that left him paralyzed from the neck down. After dying twice on the operating table, the surgeons saved his life, but told him -  he'd never walk or use his hands again. 

After months of anger and suicidal depression, having no other options, Marcus started doing some brutally honest soul searching, looking for the lesson to be learned from his injury. Once he started seeing his Adversity as a gift instead of a curse, something miraculous began to happen...

Join us for a discussion with Marcus on what it means to face adversity, how we can face it better, and why it is an important aspect of the mindfulness journey.

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//TIMESTAMPS  
(00:00) The Gift of Adversity with Marcus Aurelius Anderson  
(03:30) Join us for our Monthly Challenge for February!  
(06:30) Jon leads Opening Grounding Practice (~2 min)  
(12:00) Why Adversity?  
(16:00) Limited Time vs Infinite Distraction  
(20:00) The adversity of living in mediocrity  
(27:00) Getting out of mediocrity  
(36:00) Do you respect what you’ve earned easily?  
(38:00) The “White Belt” Mentality  
(45:00) Making the Call  
(50:00) Emotions assassinating the truth  
(58:00) The Book of Five Rings  
(01:07:00) The adversity faced with writing the book  
(01:16:00) Marcus leads Closing Practice (~3 min)

//LINKS  
Marcus Aurelius Anderson - https://www.marcusaureliusanderson.com/
Marcus’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcus-aurelius-anderson/
The Gift of Adversity - https://www.amazon.com/Gift-Adversity-Overcoming-Paralysis-Purpose/dp/1978225547
Marcus’s TEDxTalk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXicUawrH6o
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield - https://stevenpressfield.com/books/the-war-of-art/  
The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi -https://www.amazon.com/Book-Five-Rings-Way-Warrior-ebook/dp/B07NDLBGT2

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