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58 — How to Beat the Odds and Live Your Dreams with Astronaut Mike Massimino

58 — How to Beat the Odds and Live Your Dreams with Astronaut Mike Massimino

FromMentally Stronger with Therapist Amy Morin


58 — How to Beat the Odds and Live Your Dreams with Astronaut Mike Massimino

FromMentally Stronger with Therapist Amy Morin

ratings:
Length:
49 minutes
Released:
Nov 27, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Do you give up when an obstacle seems too big to overcome? Have you abandoned a dream because you thought it was impossible? If so, Mike Massimino has some strategies for perseverance that you might like.
Mike is a former NASA astronaut who flew on two space shuttle missions to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. But his life as an astronaut almost didn't happen. Fortunately, he figured out how to beat the odds.
Some of the things he talks about today are:

The lessons he learned as an astronaut that can translate to everyday life

The strategies that can help you recover from rejection

How to move forward after a mistake (even a big one)

And why you deserve to go for your dreams


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Links & Resources
MikeMassimino.com
Moonshot: A NASA Astronaut's Guide to Achieving the Impossible
Follow Mike on Instagram — @astromikemassimino

Connect with the Show
Buy Amy's books on mental strength
Connect with Amy on Instagram — @AmyMorinAuthor
Email the show — Podcast@AmyMorinLCSW.com

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Released:
Nov 27, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Mentally Stronger with Therapist Amy Morin will help you build the mental strength you need to reach your greatest potential. Host Amy Morin is a psychotherapist and international best-selling author of five books on mental strength. On Mondays, she interviews experts, authors, entrepreneurs, athletes, musicians, and celebrities about the strategies they use to overcome the biggest battle we all face — the battle within our own minds. She then breaks down their strategies in "The Therapist's Take" section of the episode so you can apply their strategies to your own life. Every Friday, she shares "The Friday Fix," a quick exercise from her therapy office that can help you grow mentally stronger today.