How to Heal When Life Breaks You

June 19, 2023

My name is Jim Kwik, the founder of Kwik Brain Universe, author of the best-selling book LIMITLESS and host of the #1 brain performance podcast, Kwik Brain. I am a world leading expert in speed-reading, memory improvement, brain performance, and accelerated learning. After a childhood brain injury left me learning-challenged, I made it my life’s mission to create strategies to dramatically enhance mental performance. Once I was able to turn my own learning challenges around, I dedicated my life to helping people like you unleash your true genius and brainpower to learn anything faster and live a life of greater power, productivity, and purpose.

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How do you repair the broken pieces inside yourself to find fortune in failure?

When you fail or make a mistake, it can feel like you’re broken. But everyone fails at some point. And recovering isn’t only about bouncing back. It’s also learning how to bounce forward, so you can find the treasure inside the failure. Instead of seeing only your mistakes, I want you to embrace the philosophy of kintsugi.

Today, I’m going to talk about how you can apply this ancient Japanese art to fixing the cracked pieces inside yourself. Many of you know my journey of how a traumatic brain injury led to me being called “the boy with the broken brain”. I know what it’s like to feel broken. Limited. And I want to give you the tools to help you repair whatever feels damaged in your life.

Kintsugi fixes damaged pottery with gold, making the imperfections beautiful. Maybe you can’t fill the cracks in your life with gold or silver, but you can fill them with patience, knowledge, and resilience. If you want to learn how to not only repair the pieces that feel broken, but transform into a stronger, better version of yourself, this episode is for you.

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"Healing, just like growth, is a journey not a destination."

Jim Kwik

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Show Notes:

This is the legend of how the ancient art of Kintsugi began. [2:49]
The philosophy of this art is that the value of an object isn’t in its beauty, but in this, instead. [4:08]
What does Kintsugi have to do with your brain? More than you think. [5:18]
To help remember the steps you can take to heal, just remember this. [6:50]
The first letter can help you appreciate your struggles. [7:11]
This letter helps you look at the actual problem. [9:23]
When you open yourself to this letter, it can help you grow. [11:06]
The last letter helps solidify the process. [12:52]
It can be easier to say you hurt your knee than this. But it’s so important. [13:58]
This is what makes you unique and helps you become stronger. [15:20]
Learn more about the ancient art of Kintsugi, here.
If you want to learn how to heal a broken brain and reach your goals, but a copy of my book, Limitless, here.
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