“Nothing is insurmountable.” Jenn is joined by a very special guest and new member of the Pivotal Moments Media team, Jason Cormier. As if being a renowned neurosurgeon wasn’t enough, Jason also works with high level sporting organizations, has a background in music and is the author of his upcoming book, “Driven.”
Needless to say, he has a lot of insight to share – which he does! Join Jason and Jenn for a conversation about the importance of life’s turns, addressing the challenges, deciding how to handle failures and more. Plus, Jason gives a preview of his book with a heartfelt story featured in its introduction!
SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-cormier-md-83995515
SHOW NOTES/”KEY TAKEAWAYS”:
00:00 Jenn opens the floor Jason Cormier, a new host on the Pivotal Moments Media team
1:06 Jason introduces himself as a father and neurosurgeon, briefly discussing his diverse past in the racing and music industries
4:01 Jason explains to the audience how his work in the medical field led him to collaborations with high level sporting organizations, to write a book, and to create music as a producer
9:24 Jenn and Jason chat about music and how it relates to the mind in their everyday lives
11:11 Jason tees up his upcoming book, “Driven”, hoping to inspire people to push past adversity
14:29 Jason tells the audience how he defines mental fitness as power of passion, willpower and drive, noting that mental fitness is a state of wellbeing that includes the emotional, social, financial and the physical
18:43 Jenn and Jason discuss why people fail, noting contributing aspects including – bad parenting, social media, a negative environment and a lack of patience
22:43 Jason discloses a heartfelt story from the introduction of his new book
28:20 Jason leaves parting words for the PMM audience
30:38 Jenn closes the show
QUOTES MENTIONED:
“You can do anything you want.” – Jason
“Music stimulates the mind in so many ways.” – Jason
“Rise above those challenges of people telling you you can’t do something. And I think when someone tells you you can’t do something, it just means ‘look, I can’t do it with you’, but some way I’m going to make it happen.” – Jason
“I have a lot of failures… You have to choose whether or not you’re going to succumb to your failures or you’re going to learn from them.” – Jason
“Mental fitness is most well defined as a state of wellbeing.. Having a positive sense of how we feel, how we think and act.” – Jason
“Celebrate the failures.” – Jenn
“Unfettered access to the internet can really destroy someone.” – Jason
“Surround yourself with positive people.” – Jason
“Things are possible as long as you trust.” – Jason
“Nothing is insurmountable.” – Jason
Success is really just a lease and rent is due every single day.” – Jason
