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In this deeply charming and humorous talk, DJ and self-professed pirate Tom Nash meditates on how facing adversity due to disability invited patience, ambition and pragmatism into his life in enlightening, unexpected ways. "We all have unique weaknesses," he says. "If we're honest about what they are, we can learn how to best take advantage of them."
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I would like to a pirate
I’m blown away by Toms sense of humor and spirt. He is awesome.
what a legend, very intelligent and inspiring guy. excellent talk
Very strong man. Keep going!!
What a beautiful person with such a beautiful heart and cheeky spirit 😉
Thank you for sharing your story with us.
Amazing talk! Seeing ways where I can become and improve! Learn and adapt
Would love to hear more from him.
i have all my limbs and i am a pirate ,…..arrgghhhh r r
Why doesnt he answer Y’arr?
That’s when you realize how priceless is any member of your body. There’s no money in the world worth more than a hand.
The balls of this man have the mass of two suns
Drinking rum before 10am makes me a pirate too! Some people call me an alcoholic, but obviously their mistaken!
nice content keep it up
i clicked on this actually expecting this guy to be a hard boiled sailor
Not really amused, I came here to see a rogue navy merc talk about all the sailors he’s slaughtered but all I got was a cripple
Instead of being inspiring, this just revealed to me how trash I am compared to someone like Tom.