Monday Video: The Journey Across the High Wire

Start your week off with with some meaningful and thought-provoking stimulus.

Philippe Petit's Journey from card tricks to high-roping between the Twin Towers. 

     As early as the age of six, Philippe Petit was performing. He started off by learning card tricks. Not just any old card tricks however, Philippe found himself inspired to master the hardest card trick manipulation in the book (literally, it was the hardest trick in a book of card tricks he was given for Christmas). After years of practice, he was able to perform the trick perfectly, completely hiding the card in under one second. Philippe goes over the trick in minute 2:25 of the video below.

Long story short, after stints with street juggling and years of practice as a tight-rope walker, nobody would hire him. So what did he do? He starting putting tight ropes wherever he saw fit, walking across monuments such as Notre Dame and the Twin Towers, tightrope walking himself to international fame.

Set aside 20 minutes and watch the inspiring video below, where Philippe describes his journey and the aspects that drove him to success and happiness. (The aspects are highlighted below).

Original Video URL: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3zZVQPaKKQ&feature=iv&src_vid=xYemnKEKx0c&annotation_id=annotation_927634)

Aspects that drove Philippe to success and happiness, in his eyes:

Passion: "Passion is the motto of all my actions."

Tenacity: "How I kept at it against all odds."

Intuition: "A tool essential in my life...instead of listening to the teachers I am my own teacher."

Faith: "Faith is what replaces doubt in my dictionary."

Improvisation: "Improvisation is empowering because it welcomes the unknown."

Inspiration: "By inspiring ourselves we inspire others."