<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container float_right"><div class="image on-image"><img src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/529dfed96bb3f758438b1f62-617-462/peter-shankman.jpg?maxX=480" border="0" alt="peter shankman" width="480" /><p class="source">Courtesy of <keyword id="1961812" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Peter-Shankman">Peter Shankman</keyword></p><p class="caption">Peter Shankman, the flight philanthropist </p></div><p></p></div>Peter Shankman - an NYC-based entrepreneur, marketer, investor, blogger, etc. - travels all over the world year round. And in his words, "I get a TON of miles."</p>
<p>This year, he wants to give back from his success. In a post on his <a href="http://shankman.com/do-you-want-to-go-home-for-the-holidays/">personal blog</a>, Shankman offered to fund six round-trip <keyword id="6367662" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="flights">flights</keyword> for six individual people who might need a little extra help heading home for the <keyword id="6372423" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Holidays">holidays</keyword>.</p>
<p>In 2012, Shankman sent four people home in the same giveaway. This year, he wanted his favorite airline, United, to match his miles. Unfortunately, that didn't get approved in time. But thanks to generous donations from others, Shankman still had extra spots. If you want to donate, contact him at <a href="mailto:peter@shankman.com">peter@shankman.com</a>.</p>
<div style="position: absolute; top: -1999px; left: -1988px;" id="stcpDiv">Family in LA and you're broke in NYC? Sister in Miami as you live in Montana? Brother and nephew in Chicago while you work in Vegas? - See more at: http://shankman.com/do-you-want-to-go-home-for-the-holidays/#sthash.439LAtnz.dpuf</div>
<div style="position: absolute; top: -1999px; left: -1988px;" id="stcpDiv">Family in LA and you're broke in NYC? Sister in Miami as you live in Montana? Brother and nephew in Chicago while you work in Vegas? - See more at: http://shankman.com/do-you-want-to-go-home-for-the-holidays/#sthash.439LAtnz.dpuf</div>
<div style="position: absolute; top: -1999px; left: -1988px;" id="stcpDiv">Family in LA and you're broke in NYC? Sister in Miami as you live in Montana? Brother and nephew in Chicago while you work in Vegas? - See more at: http://shankman.com/do-you-want-to-go-home-for-the-holidays/#sthash.439LAtnz.dpuf</div>
<div style="position: absolute; top: -1999px; left: -1988px;" id="stcpDiv">Family in LA and you're broke in NYC? Sister in Miami as you live in Montana? Brother and nephew in Chicago while you work in Vegas? - See more at: http://shankman.com/do-you-want-to-go-home-for-the-holidays/#sthash.439LAtnz.dpuf</div>
<div style="position: absolute; top: -1999px; left: -1988px;" id="stcpDiv">Family in LA and you're broke in NYC? Sister in Miami as you live in Montana? Brother and nephew in Chicago while you work in Vegas? - See more at: http://shankman.com/do-you-want-to-go-home-for-the-holidays/#sthash.439LAtnz.dpuf</div>
<div style="position: absolute; top: -1999px; left: -1988px;" id="stcpDiv">Family in LA and you're broke in NYC? Sister in Miami as you live in Montana? Brother and nephew in Chicago while you work in Vegas? - See more at: http://shankman.com/do-you-want-to-go-home-for-the-holidays/#sthash.439LAtnz.dpuf</div>
<div style="position: absolute; top: -1999px; left: -1988px;" id="stcpDiv">Family in LA and you're broke in NYC? Sister in Miami as you live in Montana? Brother and nephew in Chicago while you work in Vegas? - See more at: http://shankman.com/do-you-want-to-go-home-for-the-holidays/#sthash.439LAtnz.dpuf</div>
<p>Just leave a comment on his <a href="http://shankman.com/do-you-want-to-go-home-for-the-holidays/">website</a> explaining your situation. Easy. No strings attached. <span>And Shankman won't even judge who wins. His "life-saving" assistant will make the call Dec. 6 at 5:00 p.m. EST.</span></p>
<p>One woman (currently with 32 upvotes) said she has only seen her husband - a solider stationed in Korea - three months out of the last three years.</p>
<p>In another entry, a California mom weak from breast cancer treatments wants to visit her daughter in Arkansas. They haven't seen each other in five years. She could also meet up with a dear friend who just underwent surgery in the same town.</p>
<p>Shankman's team will post the winners Dec. 7 at 10:00 a.m. on Shankman's <a href="http://shankman.com/do-you-want-to-go-home-for-the-holidays/">blog</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/petershankman">Facebook</a>, and <a href="http://www.twitter.com/petershankman">Twitter</a>. Because it's crunch-time for flights, his team needs to hear back by Dec. 8 at 10 a.m.</p>
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This Man Wants To Send You Home For The Holidays - For Free 

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Some <keyword id="240276" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Peloton">Peloton</keyword> treadmill users say they have "no intention" of returning the machines despite potential danger. </li><li>Peloton recalled both its treadmills following pressure from US regulators after a child died during use.</li><li>These customers say it's the owner's responsibility to keep children and pets away from the machine. </li></ul><p>News of Peloton <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/peloton-recalls-tread-treadmills-after-injury-reports-death-2021-5">recalling</a> its high-tech treadmills sent shockwaves around the market Wednesday, wiping out <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/05/peloton-sheds-4-billion-in-market-cap-in-1-day-over-treadmill-debacle.html">$4 billion of its market cap</a>, and leaving customers - who had invested in these pricey machines - wondering what to do next. </p><p>In a joint announcement with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Peloton advised its members to stop using these machines immediately and offered two solutions: either return it and apply for a refund or <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/peloton-issues-recall-what-are-the-users-options-2021-5">keep it and have it repaired or moved into a safer room away from children and pets</a>.</p><p>But some of its <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/peloton-superfans-explain-why-they-like-it-2019-10">loyal customers</a> say they plan to do nothing.</p><p>"I am NOT returning it. I love it, and even with an eight-year-old daughter and a dog in my two-bedroom apartment, it's not going anywhere," Tread+ owner Peter Shankman wrote in an email to Insider, adding that he has a rigorous safety routine in place. </p><p>"I taught my daughter from the second I got it that she was never to go anywhere near it unless I was right there and gave her permission. Not even to stand on it," he said.</p><p>Whenever his $4,295 treadmill is not in use, Shankman removes the safety key (which prevents the machine from moving) and stores this in a place his daughter can't access.</p><p><em><strong>Read more: </strong><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/peloton-tread-customers-report-injury-malfunction-as-early-as-2019-2021-4">Peloton just recalled its treadmill, but customers reported injuries and safety concerns as early as January 2019</a></em></p><p>Shankman, along with some other Peloton members - who have shared their thoughts in Peloton Facebook members groups and in emails to Insider over the past 24-hours - say that Peloton is not to blame for the injuries or the <a href="https://www.insider.com/child-died-accident-peloton-tread-treadmill-2021-3?utm_source=markets&amp;utm_medium=ingestgest">death</a> of a child that occurred while using its Tread+ machine. </p><p>"The instructions couldn't have been clearer to me when I bought the unit. Basic common sense: It's a treadmill. It's designed to move my 220-pound ass," Shankman told Insider.</p><p>He continued: "Who in their right mind would possibly think that a machine like that is OK to leave on with kids or pets around?" </p><p>Thousands of accidents involving treadmills occur every year in the US. In 2019, there were 22,500 emergency-room visits related to treadmills, according to CPSC data reported by the <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/peloton-faces-mounting-pressure-to-recall-treadmills-after-one-death-dozens-of-injuries-11618873584">Wall Street Journal</a>.</p><p>But <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-peloton-treadmill-could-pose-safety-risks-child-death-cpsc-2021-4">experts say that the unique design features</a> of Peloton's Tread+ make it <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-peloton-treadmill-could-pose-safety-risks-child-death-cpsc-2021-4">"particularly dangerous" to use</a>. Specifically, the height of the machine's base off the ground and well as the design of the running belt. </p><p>William Wallace, safety policy manager for Consumer Reports, said that the recall is "the right move for consumers."</p><p>"We're very glad to see Peloton come to its senses, apologize for its mistakes, and offer a full refund," he wrote in an email to Insider on Wednesday. </p><p>Insider's Bethany Biron spoke with five Peloton users this week who reported issues with the Tread+ <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/peloton-tread-customers-report-injury-malfunction-as-early-as-2019-2021-4">dating back as far as January 2019</a>. These customers said that they experienced injuries and malfunctions while using the machine and that Peloton was slow to respond to their complaints. Despite this, some of these users said they would continue to the machine. </p><p>Rachel Cone, another avid Tread+ user who bought the machine in February 2020, echoed Peter Shankman's thoughts. "Honestly, it's terrible that a tragedy occurred but parents need to be held accountable for supervising their children," she wrote in an email to Insider. "If a small child burned themselves on the stove would a consumer sue the company? I think not."</p><p>John Mills, who has owned a Tread+ since 2018 and uses it three to four times a week along with his wife and 31-year-old daughter, said that the safety issues <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-peloton-treadmill-could-pose-safety-risks-child-death-cpsc-2021-4">flagged by US regulators</a> are concerning him and he's "eagerly awaiting" hardware and software fixes. Still, he has no intention of returning the treadmill in the meantime, he said. </p><p><em><strong>Read more:</strong> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/pelotons-treadmill-recall-unlikely-to-hurt-the-company-long-term-2021-5">Experts say Peloton will emerge from the treadmill recall with its bottom line intact - even as its delay in issuing a recall exposes larger safety issues</a></em></p><p>For some Peloton users, the decision to return one of these machines is not about safety but about whether the content and classes will be impacted because of these recalls. In an email to Insider on Wednesday, a spokesperson for Peloton confirmed that it will continue to make new content for the treadmill.</p><p>Stephanie Andreozzi, who received her Peloton treadmill in March, said she while feels comfortable with the current safety features on the Tread+ and doesn't have children or pets in her house, she's still undecided as to whether to return the machine. </p><p>"I'm hearing mixed information on how much new content will be available from the peloton. If Peloton isn't going to continue new classes, we would return," she said. </p>

Some Peloton customers say they have 'no intention' of returning recalled treadmills despite a child dying and several others being injured during use

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="240276" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Peloton">Peloton</keyword> voluntarily recalled its two treadmill models earlier this month.</li><li>The company said it expected the recall, of about 130,000 machines, to be a $165 million hit to its future revenue.</li><li>But evidence is mounting that few users plan to return the machines, despite safety concerns.</li></ul><p>Peloton <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/peloton-recalls-tread-treadmills-after-injury-reports-death-2021-5">recalled</a> around 130,000 of its pricey treadmills earlier this month - but evidence is mounting that, despite safety warnings, many customers have no plans to return the machines.</p><p>It issued the recall earlier this month after facing <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-peloton-treadmill-could-pose-safety-risks-child-death-cpsc-2021-4">pressure</a> from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to do so. This followed reports that a child died, and several others were injured, while using the treadmills.</p><p>Peloton said it expected the voluntary recall of both its $4,295 Tread+ and $2,495 Tread running machines to be a $165 million hit to its future revenue.</p><p>In a recent survey of 100 Peloton Tread+ and Tread users published Wednesday, conducted by Wedbush analysts, just 4% said they planned to return the machine, while 8% were undecided.</p><p>In <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/peloton-recalls-treadmill-death-injuries-members-will-not-return-2021-5">recent conversations with Insider</a>, other said they planned to keep the machine. "I am NOT returning it. I love it, and even with an eight-year-old daughter and a dog in my two-bedroom apartment, it's not going anywhere," Tread+ owner Peter Shankman wrote in an email to Insider earlier this month.</p><p><em><strong>Read more: </strong><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/peloton-tread-customers-report-injury-malfunction-as-early-as-2019-2021-4?inline-read-more">Peloton just recalled its treadmill, but customers reported injuries and safety concerns as early as January 2019</a></em></p><p>Shankman said that the safety instructions were sufficient and that it was up to users to keep their kids or pets away from the machine. </p><p>Some users may want to avoid returning the bulky equipment, or leave it sitting unused, taking up space in their home. A spokesperson for Peloton did not respond to Insider's request for more details on how exactly the returns process works, and how long customers would have to wait for these machines to be collected from their homes.</p><p>Others may be comfortable keeping the machine after <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/peloton-tread-recall-treadmill-new-safety-feature-lock-screen-password-2021-5">Peloton added a new password lock feature</a> that it said would improve safety.</p>

Only a tiny proportion of Peloton customers will return their recalled treadmills despite safety concerns, a new survey suggests

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="240276" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Peloton">Peloton</keyword> has a new safety feature for customers that choose to keep its recalled Tread+ machine.</li><li>Peloton issued a voluntary recall of its treadmills at the start of May after the CPC advised against using them.</li><li>The new safety update will automatically lock the machine when it's not in use. </li></ul><p>Peloton's $4,295 Tread+ has a new safety feature. </p><p>Peloton <keyword id="1251166" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Tread">Tread</keyword>+ customers will be asked to update their software when they next log on to the machine, and activate a new "Tread Lock." This will lock the <keyword id="25213" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="treadmill">treadmill</keyword> when it's not in use, or after 45 seconds of inactivity, and you'll need a password to unlock it.</p><p>As per Peloton <a href="https://support.onepeloton.com/hc/en-us/articles/360060884531-Tread-Lock">instructions online</a>, published Tuesday, customers will set the password when they update the software.</p><p>This new safety feature comes after Peloton issued a recall of its high-tech running machines following reports that a child had died, and that several others were injured, while using the machine.</p><p>As this was a voluntary recall, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/peloton-recalls-treadmill-death-injuries-members-will-not-return-2021-5">some customers opted to keep</a> the machine, and this new update is intended to make the machines safer for those customers. </p><p><em><strong>Read more: </strong><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/peloton-tread-customers-report-injury-malfunction-as-early-as-2019-2021-4?inline-read-more">Peloton just recalled its treadmill, but customers reported injuries and safety concerns as early as January 2019</a></em></p><p>A spokesperson for Peloton told Insider that the screen lock was only available on its Tread+ machine currently, but will be rolled out to the cheaper "Tread" version in the summer.  </p><p>Peloton issued a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/peloton-recalls-tread-treadmills-after-injury-reports-death-2021-5">recall</a> of its treadmills following an investigation by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), which <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-peloton-treadmill-could-pose-safety-risks-child-death-cpsc-2021-4">deemed its machines unsafe</a> and advised Peloton members to stop using them. </p><p>Despite this, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/peloton-recalls-treadmill-death-injuries-members-will-not-return-2021-5">some Peloton treadmill users told Insider</a> that they had no plans to return the machine and get a refund.</p><p>"I am NOT returning it. I love it, and even with an eight-year-old daughter and a dog in my two-bedroom apartment, it's not going anywhere," Tread+ owner Peter Shankman previously wrote in an email to Insider, adding that he has a rigorous safety routine in place. </p><p>"I taught my daughter from the second I got it that she was never to go anywhere near it unless I was right there and gave her permission. Not even to stand on it," he said.</p><p>Whenever his $4,295 treadmill is not in use, Shankman said that he removes the safety key - another feature that prevents the machine from moving - and stores it in a place his daughter can't access.</p>

Peloton adds a password lock screen to its recalled $4,295 Tread+ treadmill to improve safety for people who don't want to return them

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="240276" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Peloton">Peloton</keyword> Tread+ owners can't use the <keyword id="25213" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="treadmill">treadmill</keyword> without signing up for a $39 monthly membership.</li><li>Previously, they could run without a membership. Some customers have threatened legal action.</li><li>A Peloton spokesperson later clarified to Insider that it was working to fix this issue. </li></ul><p>Peloton customers are threatening legal action after the free "Just Run" setting on its $4,000 Tread+ treadmill disappeared and the company said all customers needed to pay for a $39 monthly membership to use the machine.</p><p>Previously, owners could use the "Just Run" and "Just Ride" modes on Peloton's treadmills and <keyword id="18974" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="fitness">fitness</keyword> bikes without memberships. It meant they could use their machine even if they didn't want to pay for classes, or if they wanted to cancel their membership at any time.</p><p>Jennifer Strong, 39, is one such owner. She prefers to use her $4,000 treadmill on her own, without Peloton's instructors, she told Insider. This means she gets the benefits of the high-tech machine without the monthly fee, she said.</p><p>On Wednesday, Strong turned on her treadmill and found that the "Just Run" feature had disappeared after the machine downloaded an automatic software update. This update was <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/peloton-tread-recall-treadmill-new-safety-feature-lock-screen-password-2021-5">rolled out</a> to add a safety-lock feature that Peloton introduced after recalling the machines over safety concerns.</p><p><em><strong>Read more: </strong><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/peloton-tread-customers-report-injury-malfunction-as-early-as-2019-2021-4?inline-read-more&amp;inline-read-moremore">Peloton just recalled its treadmill, but customers reported injuries and safety concerns as early as January 2019</a></em></p><p>After she complained to customer service, Strong received an email saying that "unfortunately at this time, 'Just Run' is no longer accessible without a Peloton Membership." Strong shared the email with Insider and posted a screenshot online.</p><p>"For this inconvenience, we have waived three months of All-Access Membership for all Tread+ owners," the email said.</p><p>A spokesperson for Peloton told Insider that the safety-lock feature was "not yet available without a Peloton membership."</p><p>The spokesperson later clarified that Peloton is "working on updates" to its <keyword id="1251166" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Tread">Tread</keyword> Lock that would allow users to continue to use the "Just Run" mode. </p><h2>It sets a 'distasteful precedent'</h2><p>After Strong shared a screenshot of the email in a private Facebook group, other Peloton customers threatened legal action. Strong told Insider that she would also consider this.</p><p>"I am now no longer able to use the equipment without buying a membership, which is not right," she told Insider.</p><p>A Peloton spokesperson declined to comment on the threats of legal action and allegations around breach of contract.</p><div type="image" title="A screenshot of an email from Peloton. A part circled in red says, &quot;Unfortunately at this time, 'Just Run' is no longer accessible without a Peloton Membership.&quot;" height="1125" width="1500" msid="83754487" hostid="261"></div> <p>Taylor Dondich, who owns both the $2,000 Peloton bike and the company's treadmill, told Insider that the change didn't affect him directly because he paid for classes - but he said it set a "distasteful precedent."</p><p>"What I'm concerned about is the potential for a company to essentially brick your device if you are unable to afford or simply not interested in the content subscription anymore," he said.</p><p>"I can understand if the move is specific to the Tread+ because of the PIN-lockout feature being tied to a member for the time being, but without a very clear message saying this is temporary and a resolution will be provided to customers, then they're going to build a fair amount of mistrust in their loyal fan base," he added.</p><p>Other Peloton users questioned why people would buy such an expensive machine without signing up for a class membership. "The whole purpose of the treadmill is the subscription. The classes. The leaderboard. Who spends $3k and up on a subscription model device to NOT use it for that?" Peter Shankman, a Tread+ owner, wrote in an email to Insider.</p><p>"That's like buying a $6k MacBook Pro when you have no internet in your house and only want to use it to play solitaire," he said.</p><p>Still, some people said they wanted the option of canceling or pausing their membership while still using the machine.</p><p>"They just turned that expensive hardware into a brick with no options for people," Lee Pierce, a Peloton user, wrote in a message to Insider.</p><p><em>If you have a story to share please contact this reporter via encrypted messaging app </em><a href="https://signal.org/"><em>Signal</em></a><em> at +1 (646) 768-4716 using a nonwork phone, by email to mhanbury@businessinsider.com, or Twitter DM at @</em><a href="https://twitter.com/MarySHanbury"><em>MarySHanbury</em></a><em>.</em></p>

Peloton disabled a free feature on its $4,000 Tread+, forcing owners to pay a $39 monthly fee to use the machine. Some are threatening legal action.

<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/591c9c8fe559f11b008b62ea-1084/navy seals hell week.jpg" alt="navy seals hell week" data-mce-source="Handout/Getty" data-link="http://www.gettyimages.com/license/77309781"><p class="source"><span><a href="http://www.gettyimages.com/license/77309781">Handout/Getty</a></span></p><p class="caption">"Just a handful of people" have this attitude.</p></img></div><p></p></div></div>On an episode of the "<a href="http://www.fasterthannormal.com/ftn-053-adapt-and-overcome-with-us-navy-seal-jack-walston/">Faster Than Normal</a>" podcast, former US Navy SEAL Jack Walston tried to sum up the experience of "Hell Week" for host Peter Shankman.</p><p>"Hell Week is designed to put you through 24/7 days of no rest and continual harassment," Walston said.</p><p>Read: standing outside in freezing temperatures, carrying boats on your head, and wading through mud.</p><p><a href="https://navyseals.com/nsw/hell-week-0/">Hell Week</a> takes place early on during training, and it's pretty much designed to weed out anyone who isn't tough enough for SEAL-dom.</p><p>Walston, who developed the <a href="http://www.sealpt.com/our-story.html">Original Navy SEAL Physical Training Course</a>, said the difference between those who make it through Hell Week and those who don't boils down to <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-become-mentally-tough-2016-10">mental toughness</a> - and when Shankman pressed him to elaborate, he shared the specific mindset that helps trainees persevere:</p><p>"<strong>The harder, the more miserable, and crazy it becomes, the stronger I get. No matter what happens, I'm getting stronger, not weaker</strong>."</p><p>Walston added: "Just a handful of people can do that."</p><p>Of the 300 men who started out in Walston's class, just 19 (including Walston) completed the training. Walston told Shankman that even the professional athletes in the class dropped out after Hell Week.</p><p>Walston's insight call to mind a story from another former Navy SEAL, Jocko Willink. As Business Insider's <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/former-navy-seal-jocko-willink-failure-2017-5">Richard Feloni reported</a>, when Willink's troops would come to him and report problems, Willink would respond, "Good."</p><p>What's "good," at least according to Willink, is that the troops were still alive - and now they had an opportunity to become better and stronger. In other words: You see a bad thing as a good thing.</p><p>Walston said the same mindset he identified can be helpful even in a civilian environment. Ultimately, it's about developing a sense of agency, knowing you can choose to be scared off by challenging conditions, or not.</p><p>Walston said: It's about "realizing that you are responsible for everything taking place. It's not out of your control. One way or another, you can make it happen."</p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/navy-seal-commander-explains-what-training-taught-him-about-ego-2017-5">A Navy SEAL commander explains what his training taught him about ego</a></h3>        <div>            <div>    <script src="http://player.ooyala.com/v3/6e12e8b3387a44daacfb73afba25a76e"></script>    <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="00eGoyYjE6erMGhcNNS3TKQ3QoRybgOy" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div>    <script>    if (typeof RunFunctions === 'undefined') { var RunFunctions = []; }     RunFunctions.push(function()    {         var ooyalapopvideo = OO.Player.create('ooyalaplayer_popvideo', '00eGoyYjE6erMGhcNNS3TKQ3QoRybgOy',{ autoplay: 'false' });     });    </script>    <noscript><div>Please enable Javascript to watch this video</div></noscript></div>        </div>        <script>(function() { function createPlayer() { OO.ready(function() { RunFunctions.forEach(function(ooyalaFunction) { ooyalaFunction(); }); RunFunctions = [];}); } createPlayer(); }()); </script>    </div>

A former Navy SEAL shares the mindset that propelled him through 'Hell Week' - and it works for any challenge you might face

<p>It's been a rough week in America. On Monday, there was a tragic attack on the Boston Marathon. Last night there was a horrible explosion at a fertilizer plant in Texas. The failure of the gun control bill also left many people raw with emotion.</p>
<p>But actually there was a bunch of amazing stuff that happened just this week that serve as a reminder that great things go on all the time. </p>
<p><strong>It's been less than three weeks since Louisville's Kevin Ware suffered a devastating broken leg in a Final Four Game. He's already exercising and rehabbing the leg:   </strong><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;"> </span></p>
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<p>"We fall down and get back up." <a href="http://t.co/L2VZ1pFwi1" title="http://twitter.com/_billionairebev/status/324597287504474112/photo/1">twitter.com/_billionairebe…</a></p>
— Kevin Ware (@_billionairebev) <a href="https://twitter.com/_billionairebev/status/324597287504474112">April 17, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<p><strong><a href="http://insideclimatenews.org/">InsideClimateNews</a>, a tiny, web only, non-profit website with a staff of seven, won a Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting. It's one of the most prestigious awards in journalism: </strong></p>
<p><strong><div class="image-container" style="width:600px"><div class="image"><img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/5170124369bedd932500000c-885-618/screen%20shot%202013-04-18%20at%2011.32.27%20am.png?maxX=600" border="0" alt="InsideClimate News" width="600" /></div><p class="source"><a href="http://insideclimatenews.org/">insideclimatenews.org</a></p></div><br /></strong></p>
<p><span><strong>There have been a large number of incredible stories and tributes in the aftermath of the Boston attack. Today, the FDNY, no strangers to tragedy themselves, honored the victims of the Boston attack: </strong></span></p>
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<p>FDNY "Probies" show their solidarity with <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23Boston">#Boston</a> last night. Proud to be a NYer yet again.<a href="http://t.co/dqL8vrH8YU" title="http://twitpic.com/ck8d1c">twitpic.com/ck8d1c</a></p>
— Peter Shankman (@petershankman) <a href="https://twitter.com/petershankman/status/324903781487759362">April 18, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<p><strong>A <a href="http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2013-rst/7428.html">study from the Mayo Clinic</a> found that the number of Americans willing to donate a kidney to a stranger has doubled since 2001. Of those surveyed, 49% would be very or somewhat likely to donate a kidney or part of their liver to someone in need whom they'd never met.</strong></p>
<p><strong><img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/26b9b91422ee5c4acbb3fe00-401-301/kidney_tbi.jpg" border="0" alt="kidney" width="589" height="442" /><br /></strong></p>
<div><strong>A 77-year-old man's dog was presumed stolen after a break-in Monday evening. He was reunited with "Baby" today by a stranger who found the dog wandering a busy street (<a href="http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/Elderly-man-reunited-with-stolen-dog-after-thieves-ransack-home-203518381.html">via WCNC</a>): </strong></div>
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<div><strong><div class="image-container" style="width:600px"><div class="image"><img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/51702276eab8ea1338000007-1920-1080/screen%20shot%202013-04-18%20at%2011.57.17%20am.png" border="0" alt="Old man Dog" width="600" /></div><p class="source"><a href="http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/Elderly-man-reunited-with-stolen-dog-after-thieves-ransack-home-203518381.html">WCNC.com</a></p></div><br /></strong></div>
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<div><strong>Provo, Utah, a city of 112,488, will be the third city <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCG0j-b7hUI">to get Google Fiber</a>, an incredibly fast and revolutionary internet service: </strong></div>
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<div><strong><div class="image-container" style="width:600px"><div class="image"><img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/5170236deab8eae53d000001-1918-1043/screen%20shot%202013-04-18%20at%2012.45.04%20pm.png" border="0" alt="Provo GOogle FIber" width="600" /></div><p class="source"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCG0j-b7hUI">YouTube</a></p></div><br /></strong></div>
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<div><strong>Ari Nessel's Pollination Project has spent each of the last 100 days giving a $1000 dollar grant to somebody trying to change the world for the better. <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ari-nessel/in-100-days-100-grants-to_b_3087552.html">The last grant went out on Tuesday</a> to 12-year-old Thomas Ponce, an animal rights activist.</strong></div>
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<p>In 100 Days: 100 Grants to 100 Inspiring People <a href="http://t.co/tAtD8WyxTY" title="http://huff.to/15cKEwb">huff.to/15cKEwb</a> via @<a href="https://twitter.com/huffpostimpact">huffpostimpact</a><a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23seedthechange">#seedthechange</a></p>
— Pollination Project (@Pollinationproj) <a href="https://twitter.com/Pollinationproj/status/324192802533679104">April 16, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<p><strong><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db120.htm">A study</a> released earlier this week by the CDC found that infant mortality in the United States has significantly declined:</strong></p>
<p><strong><div class="image-container" style="width:600px"><div class="image"><img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/51701e5669bedda340000012-710-433/screen%20shot%202013-04-18%20at%2012.24.21%20pm.png" border="0" alt="Infant Mortality" width="600" /></div><p class="source"><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db120.pdf">CDC</a></p></div><br /></strong></p>
<p><strong>In the aftermath of the explosion in West, Texas, one man <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/heroes-of-west-texas-explosion-2013-4">pulled 16 people out of a collapsed nursing home.</a></strong></p>
<p><strong><table class="image-container" width="200"><tr><td><div class="image"><img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/517000f669bedd2275000010-489-345/screen shot 2013-04-18 at 10.17.53 am.png" border="0" alt="west texas" /></div><p class="source"><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50145100n">CBS News</a></p></td></tr></table><br /></strong></p>
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<div><strong><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/will-johnson-scores-free-kick-goal-for-timbers-after-gay-slur-2013-4">20 minutes after</a> being called a homophobic slur by a rival player, Portland Timbers midfielder Will Johnson scored with a beautiful free kick to help his team beat the San Jose Earthquakes: </strong></div>
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<div><div class="image-container" style="width:600px"><div class="image"><img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/516c291f6bb3f7e841000002-620-465/will-johnson-gay-slur-mls.jpg" border="0" alt="will johnson gay slur mls" width="600" /></div><p class="source">NBCSN</p></div></div>
<p><strong>A 28-year-old graduate student spotted a critical error in one of the most influential economics papers of all time.</strong></p>
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<p>The 28 yo grad student who discovered the errors in Reinhart/Rogoff asked his girlfriend, "Am I seeing this wrong?" <a href="http://t.co/4FpdqzbWGR" title="http://reut.rs/10kKm5Y">reut.rs/10kKm5Y</a></p>
— Binyamin Appelbaum (@BCAppelbaum) <a href="https://twitter.com/BCAppelbaum/status/324914824960159744">April 18, 2013</a></blockquote>
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