#881: Tales of Overcoming The Odds, and How to Turn Losses Into Wins — Tim McGraw, Terry Crews, Dax Shepard, and More

Hello, boys and girls, ladies and germs. This is Tim Ferris. Welcome to another episode of the Tim Ferris Show. This is a special compilation episode about overcoming mistakes and failure. How do you take what seem like big losses? Maybe career ending. pitfalls and turn them into even bigger wins. later. We have a compilation of highlights from a number of different guests, and there's a lesson to be taken from each of them. What do you do when your work is rejected? What do you do when the big bet fails? What do you do when the path ahead suddenly disappears? You can't make your way through the fog. There are answers and tips for all of these.

And as you'll hear in this episode, setbacks can often present Opportunities, huge opportunities, if you know how to look for them. So we're gonna span the gamut from BJ Miller, a triple amputee, on his years long quest to ride a motorcycle, all the way to a lion tracker. And in between, we got Tim McGraw, Dak Shepard, Kathy Linier, Jan Eleven, and others. It is an all star cast. So without further ado. Please. Enjoy.

First up doctor BJ Miller. Doctor B J Miller is a triple amputee. Long time palliative care physician. Co founder of Virtual Palliative Care Service.

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