3 Things I Learned while my Plane Crashed

Ric Elias had a front-row seat on Flight 1549, the plane that crash-landed in the Hudson River in New York in January 2009. What went through his mind as the doomed plane went down? At TED, he tells his story publicly for the first time.

I really connect with Rick’s message as being a great father and role-model for my kids has always been my top priority. Enjoy

You Gotta Believe…

Being in the success industry for over 15 years, I’ve seen numerous methods to assist people to change their beliefs, thus changing their lives. Tony Robbins conducts the “Firewalk,” others perform a “board break,” where the instructor/coach teaches the strategy to the participant to break a board “kung fu” style as the board is held out in front of the participant. I’ve seen hypnosis; even an arrow (as in bow and arrow) pushed against the neck of the participant, changing what they previously believed was possible. Then of course their is the sweat lodge, which we heard about recently in tragic national news.

Over the past few years, I’ve seen numerous “speakers and coaches” attempt to impact their brand by performing one of the above exercises. Below is an example of a graduate of one of the courses. Watch and learn!