Name: The Hummingbird Mentality: What If You're Not Powerless?
Uploaded: 2026-09-28T13:11:40.000Z
Duration: 4003
Description: Former firefighter and paramedic Norman Traversy shares the extraordinary story of surviving serious injuries, PTSD, losing his career and home, and ultimately...

Former firefighter and paramedic Norman Traversy shares the extraordinary story of surviving serious injuries, PTSD, losing his career and home, and ultimately choosing to fight back. Norman discusses resilience, “divine mischief,” intuition, challenging authority, and why he believes ordinary people have far more power than they realize.
Chapters:
00:00 Norman’s story begins
01:39 Life as a firefighter
05:57 PTSD & losing everything
08:57 The Hummingbird
11:13 Divine Mischief & OODA
17:14 “Buying” Canadian laws
30:03 The cost of fighting back
40:00 Divine timing
54:13 His upbringing & purpose
58:20 Are we the authors of our lives?
1:00:59 Supporting Norman
Key Takeaway: Be the hummingbird. Do what you can, with what you have.
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Website: https://www.givesendgo.com/werisetheyfall
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/norman.traversy/

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