Reinvent Yourself (2022)– Obstacles Are Opportunities In Disguise
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Published 2021-03-16
In this talk from Graphika Manila 2021 you’ll hear Chris tell his story of how we was able to go from graphic design, motion design, and everything in between to going on youtube and teaching millions. He also shares how you can overcome obstacles and use them to your advantage.
00:00 - Start
1:25 - Agenda
1:40 - Part 1: Refusal Of The Call
3:56 - Part 2: The Mentor Appears
5:20 - Part 3: Crossing The Threshold
6:03 - Part 4: Trials
8:25 - Part 5: Outcome
9:23 - 2 stories of how people used obstacles to their advantage
12:48 - The O.R.E.O. Formula
12:58 - Part 6: Conclusion
25:33 - Resources
Resources:
The Innovator's Dilemma - amzn.to/3qAyV70
The Good Enough Revolution - www.wired.com/2009/08/ff-goodenough/
The Dip - amzn.to/3qA8cHD
The Obstacle Is The Way by Ryan Holiday - amzn.to/2OjIE4p
The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy - amzn.to/3coA1gK
Goals by Zig Ziglar - amzn.to/3vcGLXH
Atomic Habits* by James Clear - amzn.to/3etLA95
Grit* by Angela Duckworth - amzn.to/3etZhoG
Power of Self Confidence by Brian Tracy - amzn.to/3coAdfY
The Checklist Manifesto* by Atul Gawande - amzn.to/3bxFXVJ
*Highly recommended by friends
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Producer: Mark Contreras
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All Comments (21)
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For a moment, I thought I'm watching Netflix Documentary. Quality Control.
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Answering the call.
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This is a subliminal message, and this is a free master class, well played Chris.
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To Chris and the whole team: You started making educational videos and tips and tricks on design. Now you're inspiring people to transform their lives and to reach for the stars. You're fostering human growth through service, compassion and curiosity. You're teaching the proverbial man to fish. You're sharing something beautiful with other hearts. This may be the highest calling. I hope all this good you are putting into the world also comes back to you all. Thank you. :)
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“The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.” -Marcus Aurelius
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Wow. Just wow. I'm so thankful for having the opportunity to watch this type of content for free, and these stories literally gave me chills. This is not only knowledge, it's wisdom, and has so much transformative power. Thank you for the content. Amazing and powerful message. This is what the world needs.
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Everyone needs to watch this 3-4 times let's get this to a million views.👍😎
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what I realized is that I'm never too old to pivot and go after what I love to do... this is a very powerful video! <3
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I started watching your videos a few years ago when I was thinking more about getting into Graphic Design. I'm in my early 40s, a mother and have a background in engineering and 2 years ago, decided to make a yarn-dyeing business, my full-time work. This last year, I stepped out of my comfort zone and embraced the concept of virtual yarn shows. I don't usually comment, but I wanted you to know that your content is useful to people like myself, solopreneurs, trying to grow in a very changing world. Thank YOU very much!
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Definitely needed this. I felt guilty to leave what I am doing, almost as if I was in debt to my audience. I couldn't even sleep some nights, thinking about how to revive something that I burned off in the first place.
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Chris, you're one of the most inspiring people I've come across on YouTube. Thank you for doing what you do, this was FIRE! 🙏🕉🎨🔥
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my wife's about to answer the call and even being a passenger on her journey, its as you described - a mix between excitement, nervousness, and most importantly ADVENTURE.
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I remember subscribing to you guys when Jose and you were just making these simple videos. I felt like I had come across a hidden gold mine but also the stark difference in you, Chris back then and now is a testament to your comment to growth. Hope to see more
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Dear Chris, God bless you! I've been in a serious place of denial, confusion etc trying to find what's best for me and how to make the most out of myself and everything around me, using what I have at hand for a while now and...FINALLY! this came through. You've said it all; O.R.O. a 25 minutes map to the best that myself and anyone can be. Again, thank you and God bless you and your team! See you soonest!
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I remember my first frightening public speaking teaching a class, nothing stopped my after that...
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This is the most valuable video on the internet. So many great insights. Thank you Chris 💜
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The whole aspect of “is this my voice” is so relatable😂😂😂. Watched my wedding video when I was speaking and thought “this isn’t my voice!!!” But seriously to think that the creative community would never have had thefutur if Chris hadn’t mustered courage is a little scary. This channel has changed my life as a creative along with a million others. Sincerely, thank you for what you’re doing🙏🏽
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This has to be the best video I've ever seen on the topic of reinventing yourself. Chris, you tell a great story littered with though provoking questions and insights and that come together with the micro and overall lesson. That's a long way from the long drive with your wife. Please thank her for us 🙏🏾
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Thank you for expressing your challenges to reinvent yourself without looking back. Mark my words I am renewed.
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Chris, this is April 2023 and I'm taking notes on this video. Here's in my opinion one of your most important videos EVER. You found your voice ⭐⭐⭐
