The following lessons are part of my “ReInventing Series” of posts from TEDxPennQuarter:

Overcome Your Own Boundaries

Frank Lantz shared some insights at TEDxPennQuarter that he’s gained from the world of poker and gaming — most notably the need to overcome the boundaries we place on ourselves (or that are imposed superficially by society). Negative emotions (eg. fear) distort our view of the world, and force us to make poor decisions that are either not optimal or hold us back from achieving our full potential. The more we take risk, like playing hands in poker, the more we learn that bad hands don’t mean the end of the world. Taking risk allows us to make decisions that will lead to growth and “self-overcoming”.