Living Your Full Potential and Becoming Fearless: A Conversation with Gabriel Cordell
We all face challenges in life. Some of us may even hit rock-bottom, and it’s a struggle to get back up. Knowing where to begin is a feat in itself. Other people may be scared to even try. This is also true with quitting an addiction — we feel alone, helpless and fearful. But you’re not alone. So many people are able to fight addiction and conquer it, and so can you.
In this episode, Gabriel Cordell joins us to talk about his struggles after hitting rock bottom. As a newly sober paraplegic, Gabriel travelled 3,100 miles across America in his wheelchair. He shares how he was able to accomplish such an amazing feat, the inspirations he collected along the way and how he has continued to remain sober amidst challenges.
Tune in and be inspired by Gabriel Cordell’s transformation and journey to change.
Here are three reasons why you should listen to the full episode
1. LEARN the mindset that helps you combat addiction.
2. DISCOVER how a man in a wheelchair fought addiction as he journeyed across America.
3. UNDERSTAND how motivation and peer support help in quitting an addiction.
RESOURCES
- Roll With Me
- Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World by Jane McGonigal
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Episode Highlights
The Long Journey of Redemption
Receiving Support from Others
On Unity in the Journey
Stories of Meeting People
What the World is Like
How to Help Addicts Find the Secret Sauce
Chris’s Story
Having Fortitude and Will
Gabriel’s Life After He Reached His Goal
Making His Parents Proud
Coping with Sexual Frustrations
Final Thoughts
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"You can have all the ability, you can have all the passion, the focus and the drive, the commitment but without the support of the people… The most important ingredient in most people’s success are the people they surround themselves with".
“Because I think for the most part we all want the same. We want to see each other thrive, and do well, be successful, be healthy, be prosperous. I think that’s the majority of what people want”.
“Whatever it is that you want to do, you truly believe it, and you’re committed, and people can see that, and you’ll have lines of people wanting to help you, lines”.
“But when I truly wanted to get clean, right, I needed to find something. I needed to find a greater force in my life than the force that addiction had over me… So for those people who are struggling, I believe that we have the ability, the willpower to get over it. But you have to find that thing that will get you out of it”.
“When people live up to the potential, that cures cancer. You know, not just the hope of curing cancer, but that in itself cures cancer. Because now you know if I can do this, I can do anything. Whether it’s in this, whether it’s in science, whether it’s in technology, you know, you’re fearless. You become fearless".
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About Gabriel
Gabriel Cordell is an actor, producer, motivational speaker and star of the documentary film entitled Roll with Me: A Journey Across America. This documentary won acclaim in no less than six film festivals.
In 1992, at just 22 years old, Gabriel got into an accident that left him paralysed from the waist down. He also struggled with drug addiction for a while. But far from letting these challenges keep him down, Gabriel continued to pursue his dream of becoming an actor.
He has rolled from Haifa to Tel Aviv in 2014 on a Roll for Peace Campaign between Palestinians and Israelis. And in 2015, he has rolled 123 miles across Long Island, New York, to raise money and awareness for North Shore Animal League America and Bianca's Furry Friends.
As a motivational speaker, Gabriel shares his story of challenges and victory to a wide audience. He hopes that his story inspires others to live up to their potential.
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