🔔 Subscribe for more great content: https://www.youtube.com/lewishowes ▶️ Recommended for you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFmcFLZ_kIc At 19, Amy Purdy lost both legs, a kidney, her spleen, and the hearing in her left ear overnight, and she made a choice in that operating room that changed everything. This conversation will show you how to stop seeing your hardest moments as detours and start using them as the path to a life you never could have planned. Amy’s books: Bounce Forward: 21 Tools to Live a Life Beyond Limits https://amzn.to/4rVfipJ On My Own Two Feet https://amzn.to/4058dr3 Amy on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/amypurdygurl/ Listen to this episode on the go! 🍎 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-school-of-greatness/id596047499 🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/07GQhOZboEZOE1ysnFLipT?si=a03d916bade54d4f For more info about this episode, go to https://lewishowes.com/1918 💰 get my NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING book "Make Money Easy" today!https://lewishowes.com/moneyyou 📙 get my NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING book "The Greatness Mindset" today! https://lewishowes.com/gmyo 📤 sign up for my FREE newsletter https://lewishowes.com/greatnessdelivered Follow Lewis! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lewishowes/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lewis Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lewishowes/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LewisHowes 💻 Website: http://lewishowes.com/ 📲 For more Greatness text PODCAST to +1 (614) 350-3960 Get More Greatness! Greatness Clips: https://www.youtube.com/@GreatnessClips Spanish: https://www.youtube.com/@LewisHowesEspañol Portuguese: https://www.youtube.com/@LewisHowesPortugues Lewis Howes Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@lewishowesshorts 00:00 - Choosing Possibility Over the Victim Mindset 01:37 - Facing the Life-Altering Loss of My Legs 02:23 - The Three Goals That Saved My Life 04:50 - How to Find Hope When You Feel Hopeless 07:42 - Why You Should Bounce Forward, Not Back 09:45 - Proven Tools to Help You Survive and Thrive 11:21 - 21 Lessons Discovered in My Darkest Days 13:16 - Finding Meaning and Purpose Through Physical Pain 16:17 - How to Stop Overwhelm by Segmenting Your Life 19:12 - The Power of the Pause and Shifting Perspective 21:59 - Stepping Into a New Identity After Loss 24:50 - Fighting for Your Life vs. Quality of Life 28:22 - The Strength Found in Vulnerability and Support 33:38 - Three Pieces of Advice for My Younger Self 41:13 - Learning to Be Present and Setting Boundaries 48:54 - Falling in Love with the Process of Greatness 54:43 - Amy Purdy’s Three Truths for the World T-Mobile 5G Home Internet. T-Mobile.com/HomeInternet #greatness #inspiration #motivation