Shawn Achor

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398 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 14 Jul

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The Oprah Podcast · Your Life Changes When Your Beliefs Do with Shawn Achor and Oprah · 14 Jul 2026 podcast

We found an emergency hut that had been built back in 1888 for some reason.

And we huddled together for warmth in that emergency hut in 34 degree temperature with no blankets and no flashlights.

And then the next morning, something utterly ordinary happened.

Some people are listening to this story being like, he is providing a meaningful experience for his kids.

And others are like, I need to be calling Child Protective Services.

I'm watching her reaction to this, right?

But the next morning, something utterly normal happened.

The sun rose, and then we rose, and then we hiked down the rest of the hill, and we did not feel any of the pain from the day before.

We felt like we had a new lease on life, and we felt bond in a new way.

The belief changed when we got back to the rental house.

So what happened was there is a creek behind our house,

and there was a board that went across this creek that was very flimsy.

And every time my son Leo would go up to that board, my belief that was holding me back was I was a helicopter parent.

I felt like I had constantly had to be talking and protect, our house was bubble wrapped within an inch of its life until he was like, until he was eight.

And,

Every time I saw Leo go towards that bridge, my brain would immediately say, say something.

So I'd be like, Leo, stop.

Hey, buddy, watch your step.

Hey, look out.

That bridge can fall.

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