You Might Enjoy: On Purpose with Jay Shetty

Jay Shetty (0:01)

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Hey, it's Jay. I don't know what your day has been like, but I was just thinking about you for a minute. And I hope you're being a little patient with yourself, because you deserve it. And yeah, I'll talk to you soon.

Hey, everyone. Welcome back to On Purpose, the place you come to become happier, healthier and more healed. Today's guest is two-time Paralympic gold medalist and world record holder, Ezra Frech. He's one of the most exciting young athletes in the world. A powerful voice for disability, representation, and he's already changing the way people see what's possible. Now you can see him taking on a completely new challenge on Dancing With The Stars, if you haven't been watching already. Ezra Frech, welcome to On Purpose.

Ezra Frech (3:01)

Wow, thank you for having me.

Jay Shetty (3:03)

I am so inspired by you. Honestly, when I was preparing for this interview, I was looking at what you've achieved in your life, how you moved through the world, I've watched your interviews, how you respond and react. And not only are you so impressive with what you pull off, you're so gracious and grateful and kind. And I'm like, wow, this guy's, you know.

SPEAKER_3 (3:26)

They can make me blush, man.

Jay Shetty (3:27)

He's doing life, right, man.

Ezra Frech (3:28)

Thank you so much. Thank you for having me. It is a real honor to be here.

Jay Shetty (3:33)

We're gonna get into some really deep stuff, but I wanted to ask you, what is more pressure, competing in the Paralympics or doing the cha-cha in front of millions of people on Dancing With The Stars?

Ezra Frech (3:43)

Honestly, my philosophy on pressure is that it doesn't even exist. I feel like pressure is, what is Matthew McConaughey saying in The Wolf Watch? It's a wazzie, it's a woozie, it's a fairy dust. It never existed. It's almost like me admitting that there's pressure then convinces myself that that's a negative situation to be in when in reality, I don't even see it as pressure. I just see it as real beautiful opportunity. Competing at the Paralympics, that's competing in track and field. I grew up doing that. Of course, that's more comfortable. Dancing on live TV is way out of my comfort zone. I have no dance experience. I've never done that before. So that is more out of my comfort zone. But I don't even see it as pressure. I see it as just a lot of fun, a beautiful opportunity to fulfill my purpose, what I feel like I was put on this earth for. And so all positivity. Because sometimes people say pressure or people say nerves, they get stressed or they say fear and all of a sudden, you're creating a negative emotion in your body. And you're more likely to feel that emotion when you say it like that. So in my head, it's like, there's no pressure.