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Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.32,0:00:03.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Often when I'm out in public,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.27,0:00:06.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a child will stare at me,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.26,0:00:08.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if the child is particularly brave,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.87,0:00:11.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they'll approach me and ask,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.93,0:00:13.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Are you a pirate?"
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.44,0:00:15.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.83,0:00:18.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To which I then need to respond,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.60,0:00:19.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,once again,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.90,0:00:21.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Yes." (Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.10,0:00:24.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, let's be honest:
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.49,0:00:28.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've got two hooks, prosthetic legs,\Nand a penchant for hard liquor.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.94,0:00:29.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.94,0:00:32.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All I need is an eye-patch and a parrot,\Nand I'm basically there.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.68,0:00:34.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.49,0:00:37.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I like being a pirate.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.12,0:00:41.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I find many advantages\Nto having a disability,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.04,0:00:44.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'm not just talking about\Nthe money I save on gloves
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.72,0:00:47.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.56,0:00:51.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or the fantastically legitimate excuse\Nfor never having to master chopsticks.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.64,0:00:53.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.09,0:00:55.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm talking about real advantages\NI feel I've gained
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.63,0:00:58.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,having gone through physical adversity.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.49,0:01:00.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I was 19, I contracted a disease
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.94,0:01:04.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that resulted in the loss\Nof both my arms at the elbows,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.82,0:01:06.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,both my legs below the knee,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.94,0:01:10.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and left enough scars on my face\Nto elicit jealousy in Freddy Krueger.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.47,0:01:14.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, I made never be able\Nto communicate in sign language,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.62,0:01:18.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but my increased resilience\Nand general ability to problem-solve
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.25,0:01:20.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has been heightened\Nby being forced to think laterally
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.54,0:01:24.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to overcome problems\Nthat most people aren't faced with.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.04,0:01:29.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the first lessons that I learned
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.49,0:01:33.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,immediately followed\Nthe painful and arduous task
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.00,0:01:34.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of learning how to walk again,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.88,0:01:38.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it went on to pay dividends\Nfor the rest of my life.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.50,0:01:42.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It happened when I attempted\Nto step up a curb.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.86,0:01:45.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, as rudimentary as this action\Nsounds to most of you,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.64,0:01:47.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stepping up a curb\Nis somewhat of a challenge
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.77,0:01:49.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for those of us without ankle movement.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.23,0:01:52.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I tried stepping up the curb
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.65,0:01:55.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the way I'd always known how, front on
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.52,0:01:57.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for days on end
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.05,0:01:58.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with no success
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.71,0:02:00.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,until it became obvious\Nthat the time and effort
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.94,0:02:03.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was investing into this endeavor\Nwas clearly disproportionate
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.47,0:02:05.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the benefit of its outcome.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.46,0:02:07.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.79,0:02:14.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I decided to inspect the problem\Nfrom a different angle.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.84,0:02:16.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I couldn't use an ankle joint
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.80,0:02:20.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to achieve the range of motion\Nthat I required to mount the curb,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.47,0:02:22.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would have to use a different joint,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.13,0:02:23.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like my hip.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.52,0:02:26.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I turned my body\Nperpendicular to the curb
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.28,0:02:28.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and placed my foot up sideways,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.36,0:02:30.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I was able to step up immediately.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.50,0:02:32.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Within five minutes,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.98,0:02:35.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,no staircase was safe from my advances.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.33,0:02:36.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.12,0:02:40.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That very day, I climbed\Na staircase of three flights,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.42,0:02:42.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which I was quite impressed with as well,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.45,0:02:45.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,except I realized that I didn't know\Nhow to get back down again.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.59,0:02:47.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.03,0:02:49.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That was a long weekend.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.11,0:02:52.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.83,0:02:56.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, in my past life\Nas an able-bodied person,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.79,0:02:58.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd been a guitarist.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.28,0:03:00.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was alright as a player,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.94,0:03:02.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I'd never really taken it further.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.76,0:03:06.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd never really sat with a band\Nor played live all that much.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.05,0:03:09.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nonetheless, music was\Na great passion of mine,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.26,0:03:13.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and when I lost my arms, the idea that\Nit may no longer be a part of my life
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.47,0:03:16.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,critically challenged\Nmy will to keep living.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.72,0:03:19.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, the thought that emerged
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.65,0:03:22.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,immediately after being\Ndischarged from hospital
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.26,0:03:26.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was if Ray Charles can play the piano\Nwhile blind as a bat,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.84,0:03:30.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,let's get to work on a solution\Nfor this guitar problem.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.35,0:03:32.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, consulting with an engineer,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.56,0:03:36.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I designed a slide system\Nthat would hook into my left hook
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.34,0:03:40.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I devised another pick-holder system\Nthat would clip into my right hook.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.38,0:03:42.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, if this worked,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.19,0:03:46.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would be able to play the guitar\Nopen tune on my lap, like a slide.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.50,0:03:50.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So after weeks of testing and alterations,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.11,0:03:53.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I finally had the accessories back\Nto play the guitar again,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.56,0:03:56.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I was right back where I was\Nbefore losing my hands,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.55,0:03:58.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,being issued with noise complaints\Nfrom my neighbors, obviously.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.70,0:04:02.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.64,0:04:04.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But this time, I took it further.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.37,0:04:06.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I started a band with my friends.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.35,0:04:08.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We wrote songs and recorded them.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.98,0:04:12.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We even played gigs to real people.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.45,0:04:14.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not as many as this.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.31,0:04:16.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.36,0:04:20.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But even though it was a just a tiny step,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.85,0:04:24.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was a giant leap from what I'd achieved\Nwhen I was all in one piece.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.62,0:04:29.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, while relearning every action\Nthat one has ever cultivated
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.62,0:04:33.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,might seem like\Na significant undertaking --
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.98,0:04:36.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and believe me, it very much was\Nin the short term --
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.19,0:04:39.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was nonetheless\Nhaving a positive effect
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.50,0:04:42.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the way that I approached\Neverything else in my life.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.50,0:04:45.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not only dit it transform\Nmy ability to problem-solve,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.42,0:04:48.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I also felt I became more pragmatic,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.10,0:04:50.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,less sensitive to hindrances,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.48,0:04:53.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in some cases more patient,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.17,0:04:57.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and magically transformed\Npeople's abilities to offer me
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.40,0:04:59.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their seats on public transport.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.25,0:05:00.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.39,0:05:04.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Trivial setbacks began\Nto pale in comparison
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.65,0:05:07.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to challenges I'd previously overcome,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.72,0:05:11.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this allowed me to take a calm\Nand measured approach to these challenges,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.09,0:05:12.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,keeping them in perspective
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.100,0:05:16.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and often even finding new\Nand improved ways to overcome them.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.09,0:05:21.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The benefit of not\Ndwelling on the negative
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.69,0:05:24.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and just getting on with the task at hand
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.43,0:05:26.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,became self-evident.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.00,0:05:31.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It even encouraged me to pursue\Nsome more fulfilling career paths
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.42,0:05:34.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that may otherwise have been inadvisable.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.91,0:05:38.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And who would have thought\Nthat an appropriate job for me
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.09,0:05:41.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,might involve the meticulous operation\Nof electronic equipment
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.31,0:05:43.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to curate dance music to people\Nin inaccessible places
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.66,0:05:45.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,under the influence of alcohol.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.61,0:05:48.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.27,0:05:49.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not I.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.48,0:05:54.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So in a competitive industry where DJs\Nhave been relentlessly honing their craft,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.52,0:05:56.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,desperate to attain gigs,\Nsending demos to clubs,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.86,0:05:59.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my best friend and I\Ntook a different approach,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.53,0:06:01.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we started our own club night
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.48,0:06:04.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we employed ourselves as the DJs.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.72,0:06:06.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.87,0:06:08.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Suddenly we had a headline slot.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.83,0:06:11.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.98,0:06:16.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, when we started\Nthat club night, I could not DJ.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.62,0:06:20.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first time I ever got behind the decks\Nwas on our opening night
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.04,0:06:21.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in front of hundreds of people.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.75,0:06:24.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd only just learned\Nwhere the play button was.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.33,0:06:27.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, being previously faced\Nwith so many ultimatums,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.97,0:06:32.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one's forced to be astute\Nin adapting to new situations.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.58,0:06:34.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That club night went on to become
Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.09,0:06:36.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the longest-running\Nweekly club night in Sydney,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.15,0:06:40.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we as DJs went on to play\NAustralia's biggest music festivals.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.58,0:06:43.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So eventually I either learned quickly,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.49,0:06:46.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or the standards of clubs\Nhave gone really downhill.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.100,0:06:48.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.46,0:06:56.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Coming close to death can be\Nan educational experience.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.09,0:07:01.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's certainly true that one's priorities\Nreceive somewhat of a realignment
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.53,0:07:03.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,immediately afterwards,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.82,0:07:07.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's also true that\Nsome of those priorities
Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.00,0:07:09.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are met with an increased\Nsense of urgency.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.25,0:07:12.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But another, more salient, realization\Nthat comes to light
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.84,0:07:16.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the triviality of our own\Nself-importance and self-consciousness.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.89,0:07:21.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To truly understand the extent\Nto which your self-consciousness
Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.34,0:07:25.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,prohibits you from engaging\Nin opportunities
Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.30,0:07:28.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,should lead everyone to take risks\Nthey otherwise wouldn't.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.98,0:07:32.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're merely a blip on the timeline\Nof the universe, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.97,0:07:34.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Act accordingly.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:36.61,0:07:39.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, the ideas that I'm presenting today\Nwere imbued upon me
Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.78,0:07:42.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through some otherwise\Nunfortunate circumstances, granted,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.100,0:07:46.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they're lying dormant in the lives\Nof anyone who's willing to exploit them.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.14,0:07:52.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we all understand that\Nwe all have unique weaknesses,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.12,0:07:55.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if we're honest about what they are,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:55.94,0:07:59.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can learn how to best\Ntake advantage of them,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.08,0:08:05.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether they be mounting a curb\Nor fear of presenting sales reports
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.31,0:08:09.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or the inability to sufficiently\Nmanage one's finances --
Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.92,0:08:12.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,looking at that guy (Laughter) --
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.47,0:08:17.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there lies the ability to learn to adapt
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.73,0:08:25.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and even the ability to rewire\None's instinctual response to challenges.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.66,0:08:27.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Adversity is good,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.16,0:08:30.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it has the potential\Nto make you stronger,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.26,0:08:32.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and, at the very least,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.94,0:08:35.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can scare the hell out of kids\Nif you look like a pirate.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.94,0:08:36.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.94,0:08:38.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thanks.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.67,0:08:41.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)