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EPISODE · Dec 19, 2025 · 1H

From Clinically Dead to Paralympic Champion: Defying Limits - Mikael Avatar

from The Mature Male · host Wes Lambert

Mikael Avatar is a Paralympic world record holder in the long jump, international speaker, life coach and author who was born clinically dead for 45 minutes with cerebral palsy.Finding your purpose doesn't require a grand revelation - it requires testing. Mikael Avatar shares his counterintuitive "100 method" for discovering what truly matters through deliberate experimentation, his 1% pause technique that transformed a Fortune 500 executive's leadership, and why lying big is better than lying small when it comes to your daily mindset. From crossing the Atlantic Ocean with an impossible crew to getting a wild cat to sit on his lap, Mikael proves that the path to meaningful change starts with curiosity, not certainty.Expect to learn how to test your way to purpose using the 100-day method, why small 1% changes create chain reactions in your entire life, how to shift your mindset when everything feels overwhelming, the difference between authentic confidence and empty pride, how to find your personal goals beyond society's expectations, why mentors matter more than motivation, how to be present enough to see opportunities others miss, the power of helpful ignorance in defying limitations and much more...Get in touch in the comments below or head to...-Website: www.weslambert.me-Email: [email protected]: https://substack.com/@weslambert-Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Yv1ciX90C3zdPxD67kjyY?si=7591bc0f32da4f23-Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mature-male/id1805978833

Mikael Avatar is a Paralympic world record holder in the long jump, international speaker, life coach and author who was born clinically dead for 45 minutes with cerebral palsy.Finding your purpose doesn't require a grand revelation - it requires testing. Mikael Avatar shares his counterintuitive "100 method" for discovering what truly matters through deliberate experimentation, his 1% pause technique that transformed a Fortune 500 executive's leadership, and why lying big is better than lying small when it comes to your daily mindset. From crossing the Atlantic Ocean with an impossible crew to getting a wild cat to sit on his lap, Mikael proves that the path to meaningful change starts with curiosity, not certainty.Expect to learn how to test your way to purpose using the 100-day method, why small 1% changes create chain reactions in your entire life, how to shift your mindset when everything feels overwhelming, the difference between authentic confidence and empty pride, how to find your personal goals beyond society's expectations, why mentors matter more than motivation, how to be present enough to see opportunities others miss, the power of helpful ignorance in defying limitations and much more...Get in touch in the comments below or head to...-Website: www.weslambert.me-Email: [email protected]: https://substack.com/@weslambert-Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Yv1ciX90C3zdPxD67kjyY?si=7591bc0f32da4f23-Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mature-male/id1805978833

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