CRASHING INTO POTENTIAL
Have you crashed into your potential? My name is Scott B Harris and I am the author of the book, CRASGING INTO POTENTIAL: Living with my injured brain. At the ripe old age of 23, I came face to face with adversity, when I crashed my KTM 450 dirtbike into a mate. This left me with lasting injuries including severe brain damage, paralysis, and the use of only one arm. This was the start of my new life. Since that fateful day, I have been clawing my way back into a society that accepts me for who I am and not for who I WAS (and by "Society", I mean myself. I had to learn how to accept MYSELF in my new life with all my imperfections). Come with me and learn how to be resilient in the face of adversity and crash into your own potential.
Episodes
40 episodes
EP.38 - Chapter 25 - BACK IN TOWN/CONCLUSION
We have come to the end of the line friends. EP.38 is where we stitch it all up, and boy has it been a ride. I have enjoyed making this podcast so much and I so happy you have too. In the episode, I make my way back to Australia for a quick sur...
EP.37 - Chapter 24 - I DIDN'T SEE THAT COMING
We are edging closer my friends. In episode 37 in a heartbeat, because of a stupid decision, I had to pack my bags and return to Australia. This was that point in my life where I discovered that I obviously have more than 9 lives. I during our ...
EP.36 - Chapter 23 - CANADA, ROUND TWO
In episode 36, come along as I read to you chapter number 23. Chapter 23 is the experiences that I had in Canada throughout my second season there. After having an absolute baller time in Europe, I dragged that high with me around the wo...
EP.35 - Chapter 22 - LEAVING EUROPE
In Episode 35 I finish off my time in Europe on a massive high. After the stress of chapter 21 in Germany, I could really let my hair down andf just go wherever the wind took me. I had certain places to be at certain times but in the middle of ...
EP.34 - Chapter 21 - THE TURNING POINT
In EP.34 - Chapter 34, I make my way from Greece to Berlin, Germany, with a sailing trip around Croatia on the way. This was the turning point of my whole recovery as my mindset and perception of my own abilities did a backflip. With a brain in...
EP.33 - Chapter 20 - JASMINE
Episode 33 is about the connection I made with Jasmine. After meeting Jas, I traveled to the western end of the long island of Crete to a little town called Chania (Pronounced Hania). The most magnificent place I‘ve been to in the world. The su...
EP.32 - Chapter 19 - THE GREEK ISLANDS
In EP.32 I make my way to the Greek Islands, better known as paradise. Before I go there, I was lucky enough to have a few days relaxing with Kelly and her family in a suburb of Athens called Irakleio. This was where Kelly and her family lived,...
EP.31 – Chapter 18 - ARRIVING IN ATHENS
In this episode, we go through the shortest chapter of the book (so far). Chapter 18 is literally one event, for one night… that’s it! I fly from Amsterdam, the Netherlands to Athens, Greece and come up against some trouble. This ...
EP.30 - Chapter 17 - FREEDOM AT LAST
EP.30 is the reading of chapter 17 of my book, Crashing Into Potential: Living with my injured brain. The chapter is called, FREEDOM AT LAST. After getting off a tour around Scandinavia and Russia, I stuck around in Berlin for a week and just h...
EP.29 - Chapter 16 - THIS IS TRAVELLING
In EP.29, I got my first real taste of Europe solo. I spent 5-6 days in Prague, Czech Republic, and this was the first time traveling on my own when I had no plans. This was both a blessing and a curse because my planning skills at this point w...
EP.28 - Chapter 15 - ANZAC DAY
In EP.28 it’s time to move from the land of winter fun and onto the next leg of my trip around the world. Europe here I come!! I soon realised that I was still living with a brain injury and all the difficulties I have are still there, but now ...
EP.27 - Chapter 14 - END OF SEASON
In EP.27, it’s a wrap. The season is ending and it’s time to move on. Before we do, there was still a bunch of fun to have in the spring. This was Spring skiing at its finest and I was enjoying every second of it. Yes, my social anxiety was pla...
EP.26 - Chapter 13 - JAPAN
In EP.26 I take you on another little side adventure to my main adventure, which turned out to be an unforgettable adventure. Because of reasons I don’t completely understand myself, I needed to get out of Canada by plane and find another locat...
EP.25 - Chapter 12 - SURPRISE
In EP.25 we learn what happens when things don’t go right… we call mum. Mum was my safety net that I so desperately needed to break away from, but when things start to heat up, so do I. This little side trip from Canada to Hawaii didn’t get off...
EP.24 - PART TWO - TAKING ON THE WORLD + Chapter 11 - A WHITE CHRISTMAS
In EP.24 I take you through the process of getting myself over to another country on the other side of the world. This might be a standard drill for a seasoned traveler, but with a fresh set of eyes to this world, a naïve outlook and a brain in...
EP.23 – WORKING WITH THE PYGMALION EFFECT
In this week’s episode I share with the audience an interesting concept I’ve discovered, which is called The Pygmalion Effect. The research was first conducted in the 1960s and has been proven to lift the standards of the people that we are tea...
EP. 22 - HOW TO BE IN CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE
This week is all about where we place the control in our lives. The location of this control is called Locus of Control, and we all fall somewhere between an Internal Locus of Control and an External Locus of Control. People with an...
EP.21 - WHAT ARE YOU SACRIFICING
In this episode I am sharing with you some of first the things that normally get sacrificed when we’re trying to make it to the top. Unfortunately, in life, making it to the top sometimes comes at a cost and it’s up to us to decide what it is t...
EP.20 – GETTING IN THE ZONE
The scientific term for being ‘in the zone’ is called flow so in this week’s episode we’re talking about getting into this state of flow and what it’s going to mean for our achievement levels. We perform at the ultimate level when we are i...
EP.19 - BUILDING SELF-ESTEEM
This week we’re talking about the things I’ve learned about building my self-esteem. Tip #1: Love yourselfTip #2: Focus on what you can change and except all that you can’tTip #3: Stop...
EP.18 - FINDING YOUR PURPOSE
This week we’re exploring purpose and what it means to have purpose in our lives. Purpose is the fuel that keeps the engine running through life and as soon as we give it up, we no longer have the energy to keep moving forward. In t...
EP.17 - GRATITUDE
In this episode we’re talking about gratitude and why you need to be grateful for everything you have in your life Whatever goes up my come down. Simply put, every bad situation in this world has a good side to it, we might n...
EP.16 - MORNING ROUTINE
In this episode I share with you my morning routine and what it is that gets me out of bed at 5:00am every morning. The biggest advantage of getting out of bed early is that it gives me more time to achieve my goals. I don’t think I could stand...