{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"EP 268: Thrive Through Challenge & Change with Guest Expert Mark Black","description":"If fear and uncertainty are holding you back from making the changes you want in life, then there\u2019s only one hurdle you need to overcome.  Yourself. For most of us, the limitations we create are self-inflicted. They are merely perceptions that can be overcome by making one simple change. Make the decision that you CAN. No matter what your unique challenges are, the key is to simply make the decision that you CAN overcome limitations, that you CAN push past your limits, and that you CAN build resilience. And if you think it can\u2019t be done, then today\u2019s guest has a message for you.   Today on The Bridge to Fulfillment\u24c7, Blake welcomes Mark Black. He is a resilience expert, coach, and author. His impressive feats of having survived a heart and double-lung transplant and the subsequent completion of 4 marathons are an inspiration to embrace possibility.  In this episode, you\u2019ll learn how to flip the script of your limiting beliefs and begin to look at what is still possible versus what you think you can't do. You\u2019ll learn how to push the limits rather than believe your assumptions. You\u2019ll also hear how to begin to embrace the inevitability of change earlier in the process so that you can reap the highest rewards. \u201cWhether you think you can, or you think you can't \u2013 you're right.\u201d \u2013Henry Ford   What You\u2019ll Learn: (6:29) How Mark learned early in life to build resilience (13:01) Pushing beyond the fear to take a leap of faith (17:44) The opportunity cost of waiting for change to happen (23:40) What you can learn from his life experience (30:35) The real power that coaching provides    Favorite Quotes: \u201cEverybody's got stuff. Somebody else's stuff is different than yours. But that's not the reason why you can't. It just means you have to adapt in different ways to deal with it.\u201d \u2013Mark Black \u201cMost people don't achieve the happiness, fulfillment, joy, peace of mind balance that they want for their life because of the things that they believe are true that actually aren't.\u201d \u2013Blake \u201cThere really are far deeper levels of things that sometimes we struggle to see because we don't want to admit that where we are maybe isn't where we really want to be. But when you can really be honest with yourself about that, that's where the power really lies.\u201d \u2013Blake \u201cWhat am I showing my kids that a career should look like? What am I showing them that adult life should look like? Do I want to show them that being an adult means slogging my way through something that I hate so that I can pay bills because that's what adulthood is? Or do I want to show them that valuing my own thriving is important because that's going to make me a better human, which makes me a better parent, which helps them?\u201d \u2013Mark Black \u201cMost of us are far more limited by our perception than we are by our ability or our capacity. \u201d \u2013Mark Black   Additional Resources:    Web: markblack.ca Facebook: www.facebook.com\/IAmMarkBlack Instagram: www.instagram.com\/IAmMarkBlack LinkedIn: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/iammarkblack   Get clarity on where you are on your journey to career fulfillment, where you\u2019re headed, optional paths to get there, and the right next step to take.   Start your complimentary, Personalized Career Fulfillment Plan by going to www.thebridgetofulfillment.com\/pcfp For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com ","author_name":"The Bridge to Fulfillment","author_url":"https:\/\/www.thebridgetofulfillment.com","html":"