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Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.14,0:00:03.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Often when I'm out in public,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.21,0:00:04.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a child will stare at me.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.26,0:00:10.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if the child is particularly brave,\Nthey'll approach me and ask,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.78,0:00:12.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Are you a pirate?"
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.96,0:00:16.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.36,0:00:18.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To which I then need to respond,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.14,0:00:19.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,once again,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.64,0:00:20.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Yes."
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.82,0:00:22.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.50,0:00:24.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, let's be honest:
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.71,0:00:28.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've got two hooks, prosthetic legs,\Nand a penchant for hard liquor.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.21,0:00:29.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.68,0:00:32.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All I need is an eye-patch and a parrot,\Nand I'm basically there.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.77,0:00:33.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.34,0:00:36.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I like being a pirate.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.87,0:00:40.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I find many advantages\Nto having a disability,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.82,0:00:44.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'm not just talking about\Nthe money I save on gloves ...
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.54,0:00:47.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.38,0:00:51.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or the fantastically legitimate excuse\Nfor never having to master chopsticks.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.31,0:00:52.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.97,0:00:55.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm talking about real advantages\NI feel I've gained,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.51,0:00:57.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,having gone through physical adversity.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.49,0:01:00.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I was 19, I contracted a disease
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.75,0:01:04.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that resulted in the loss\Nof both my arms at the elbows,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.70,0:01:06.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,both my legs below the knee,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.62,0:01:09.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and left enough scars on my face\Nto elicit jealousy in Freddy Krueger.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.97,0:01:11.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.39,0:01:14.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, I made never be able\Nto communicate in sign language,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.54,0:01:17.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but my increased resilience\Nand general ability to problem-solve
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.02,0:01:20.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has been heightened\Nby being forced to think laterally
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.57,0:01:23.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to overcome problems\Nthat most people aren't faced with.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.06,0:01:29.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the first lessons that I learned
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.25,0:01:32.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,immediately followed\Nthe painful and arduous task
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.00,0:01:34.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of learning how to walk again,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.82,0:01:37.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it went on to pay dividends\Nfor the rest of my life.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.70,0:01:43.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It happened when I attempted\Nto step up a curb.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.06,0:01:45.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now as rudimentary as this action\Nsounds to most of you,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.84,0:01:47.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stepping up a curb\Nis somewhat of a challenge
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.97,0:01:50.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for those of us without ankle movement.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.23,0:01:52.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I tried stepping up the curb
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.41,0:01:55.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the way I'd always known how, front on,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.07,0:01:56.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for days on end,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.81,0:01:58.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with no success,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.55,0:02:00.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,until it became obvious\Nthat the time and effort
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.81,0:02:03.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was investing into this endeavor\Nwas clearly disproportionate
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.79,0:02:05.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the benefit of its outcome.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.30,0:02:09.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.52,0:02:13.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I decided to inspect the problem\Nfrom a different angle.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.59,0:02:16.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I couldn't use an ankle joint
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.62,0:02:19.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to achieve the range of motion\Nthat I required to mount the curb,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.90,0:02:21.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would have to use a different joint,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.73,0:02:22.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like my hip.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.25,0:02:25.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I turned my body\Nperpendicular to the curb
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.02,0:02:28.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and placed my foot up sideways,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.16,0:02:30.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I was able to step up immediately.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.44,0:02:32.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Within five minutes,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.85,0:02:35.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,no staircase was safe from my advances.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.03,0:02:36.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.64,0:02:40.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That very day, I climbed\Na staircase of three flights,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.23,0:02:42.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which I was quite impressed with as well,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.26,0:02:45.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,except I realized that I didn't know\Nhow to get back down again.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.40,0:02:47.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.70,0:02:48.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That was a long weekend.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.91,0:02:53.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.59,0:02:56.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, in my past life\Nas an able-bodied person,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.55,0:02:58.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd been a guitarist.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.28,0:03:00.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was alright as a player,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.62,0:03:02.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I'd never really taken it further.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.45,0:03:05.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd never really started a band\Nor played live all that much.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.05,0:03:09.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nonetheless, music\Nwas a great passion of mine,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.04,0:03:10.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and when I lost my arms,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.34,0:03:13.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the idea that it may no longer\Nbe a part of my life
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.35,0:03:15.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,critically challenged\Nmy will to keep living.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.46,0:03:19.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, the thought that emerged
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.39,0:03:22.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,immediately after being\Ndischarged from hospital
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.22,0:03:26.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was "If Ray Charles can play the piano\Nwhile blind as a bat,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.61,0:03:29.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,let's get to work on a solution\Nfor this guitar problem."
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.96,0:03:32.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, consulting with an engineer,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.36,0:03:36.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I designed a slide system\Nthat would hook into my left hook
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.05,0:03:40.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I devised another pick-holder system\Nthat would clip into my right hook.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.27,0:03:42.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, if this worked,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.09,0:03:46.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would be able to play the guitar\Nopen tuned on my lap, like a slide.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.23,0:03:49.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So after weeks of testing and alterations,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.92,0:03:53.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I finally had the accessories back\Nto play the guitar again,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.45,0:03:56.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I was right back where I was\Nbefore losing my hands --
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.29,0:03:59.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,being issued with noise complaints\Nfrom my neighbors, obviously.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.42,0:04:00.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.25,0:04:03.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But this time, I took it further.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.15,0:04:05.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I started a band with my friends.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.59,0:04:08.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We wrote songs and recorded them.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.74,0:04:12.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We even played gigs to real people.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.18,0:04:14.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not as many as this.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.37,0:04:17.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.15,0:04:19.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But even though it was a just a tiny step,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.22,0:04:23.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was a giant leap from what I'd achieved\Nwhen I was all in one piece.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.36,0:04:29.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now while relearning every action\Nthat one has ever cultivated
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.02,0:04:32.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,might seem like\Na significant undertaking --
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.77,0:04:36.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and believe me, it very much was,\Nin the short term --
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.85,0:04:38.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was nonetheless\Nhaving a positive effect
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.99,0:04:41.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the way that I approached\Neverything else in my life.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.71,0:04:45.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not only did it transform\Nmy ability to problem-solve,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.34,0:04:47.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I also felt I became more pragmatic,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.91,0:04:51.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,less sensitive to hindrances,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.25,0:04:52.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in some cases, more patient,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.94,0:04:56.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and magically transformed\Npeople's abilities
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.74,0:04:58.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to offer me their seats\Non public transport.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.90,0:05:00.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.19,0:05:04.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Trivial setbacks began\Nto pale in comparison
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.46,0:05:06.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to challenges I'd previously overcome,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.49,0:05:11.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this allowed me to take a calm\Nand measured approach to these challenges,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.14,0:05:12.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,keeping them in perspective
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.78,0:05:16.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and often even finding new\Nand improved ways to overcome them.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.84,0:05:20.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The benefit of not dwelling\Non the negative
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.50,0:05:23.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and just getting on with the task at hand
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.18,0:05:25.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,became self-evident.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.82,0:05:30.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It even encouraged me to pursue\Nsome more fulfilling career paths
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.02,0:05:33.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that may otherwise have been inadvisable.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.63,0:05:37.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And who would have thought\Nthat an appropriate job for me
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.39,0:05:40.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,might involve the meticulous operation\Nof electronic equipment
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.69,0:05:43.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to curate dance music to people\Nin inaccessible places
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.54,0:05:45.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,under the influence of alcohol.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.06,0:05:47.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.82,0:05:48.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not I.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.19,0:05:54.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So in a competitive industry where DJs\Nhave been relentlessly honing their craft,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.05,0:05:57.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,desperate to attain gigs,\Nsending demos to clubs,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.09,0:05:59.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my best friend and I\Ntook a different approach,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.87,0:06:02.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we started our own club night,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.12,0:06:04.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we employed ourselves as the DJs.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.13,0:06:06.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.53,0:06:08.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Suddenly, we had a headline slot.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.27,0:06:11.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.95,0:06:15.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, when we started\Nthat club night, I could not DJ.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.49,0:06:19.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first time I ever got behind the decks\Nwas on our opening night,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.79,0:06:21.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in front of hundreds of people.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.33,0:06:23.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd only just learned\Nwhere the play button was.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.70,0:06:25.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.10,0:06:27.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, being previously faced\Nwith so many ultimatums,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.68,0:06:30.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one's forced to be astute\Nin adapting to new situations.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.23,0:06:33.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That club night went on to become
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.83,0:06:36.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the longest-running\Nweekly club night in Sydney,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.10,0:06:39.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we as DJs went on to play\NAustralia's biggest music festivals.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.31,0:06:43.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So eventually, I either learned quickly,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.18,0:06:46.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or the standards of clubs\Nhave gone really downhill.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.32,0:06:48.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.29,0:06:55.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Coming close to death\Ncan be an educational experience.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.85,0:07:01.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's certainly true that one's priorities\Nreceive somewhat of a realignment
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.20,0:07:03.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,immediately afterwards,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.55,0:07:05.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's also true\Nthat some of those priorities
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.91,0:07:07.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are met with an increased\Nsense of urgency.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.00,0:07:12.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But another, more salient realization\Nthat comes to light
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.60,0:07:16.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the triviality of our own\Nself-importance and self-consciousness.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.72,0:07:21.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To truly understand the extent\Nto which your self-consciousness
Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.09,0:07:24.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,prohibits you from engaging\Nin opportunities
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.98,0:07:27.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,should lead everyone to take risks\Nthey otherwise wouldn't.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.20,0:07:32.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're merely a blip on the time line\Nof the universe, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.23,0:07:34.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Act accordingly.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:36.46,0:07:39.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now the ideas that I'm presenting today\Nwere imbued upon me
Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.33,0:07:42.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through some otherwise\Nunfortunate circumstances, granted,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.76,0:07:46.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they're lying dormant in the lives\Nof anyone who's willing to exploit them.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.14,0:07:51.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we all understand\Nthat we all have unique weaknesses,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.80,0:07:54.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if we're honest about what they are,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:55.75,0:07:58.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can learn how to best\Ntake advantage of them,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.22,0:08:05.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether they be mounting a curb\Nor fear of presenting sales reports,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.70,0:08:09.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or the inability to sufficiently\Nmanage one's finances --
Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.21,0:08:11.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,looking at that guy --
Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.42,0:08:14.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.24,0:08:17.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there lies the ability to learn, to adapt,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.50,0:08:23.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and even the ability to rewire\None's instinctual response to challenges.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.44,0:08:26.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Adversity is good,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.79,0:08:28.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it has the potential\Nto make you stronger,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.45,0:08:31.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and, at the very least,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.79,0:08:36.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can scare the hell out of kids\Nif you look like a pirate.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.18,0:08:37.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thanks.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.35,0:08:41.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause and cheers)