Mr. Mohammad Shariff Abdullah is a professional Para-Athlete and an inspirational speaker. He was born without a left foot and had to crawl and hop around before his Father got him his first wooden prosthetic leg.

In 2008, due to a skin infection on his stump, he had to undergo further amputation. He was devastated and entertained thoughts of ending his life. While searching for the term "suicide" on Youtube, he came across a video of Oscar Pistorius, a South African former professional sprinter, whose both feet were amputated when he was 11 months old owing to a congenital defect.

He was inspired by what Oscar Pistorius was able to achieve being a double amputee, and decided he would become a runner too.

In this episode, we talk about his childhood, how he overcame all the curveballs life threw at him, his work experiences, attitude towards money, his sporting feats, and much more! Topics in timestamps below as usual!

"The Wheelchair Article" we Discussed at the Start
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/wheelchair-users-bus-ramps-disabled-public-transport-2646311

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Timestamps 
0:00 On Wheelchair Users 
2:05 Empathizing with Wheelchair Users 
3:32 Hari Raya 2022 
6:03 What does "God Willing" Mean? 
8:58 Lying to Gain Employment 
10:14 Hiding his Disability from his Employers 
10:55 Becoming the Blade Runner 
12:15 Fearing that Employers would Find Out about his Disability 
13:38 We all Lie in Life/Is there a Better Way in Hindsight? 
16:20 His Life Journey (Learning from Life's Lessons and not Quitting) 
17:58 Volunteering for the Yellow Ribbon Project 
20:04 Let's not Judge People 
21:09 His Mindset Approaching Life/Childhood 
23:59 His First Job/First Learning about Money 
26:13 Getting Married 
30:25 His Father/First Time Receiving his Prosthetic Leg 
34:04 Father's Passing Away 
35:10 Father's Inspiration 
36:09 His Mother 
37:42 When did he Start Telling Himself Good Stories? 
41:22 How to Improve your Life? Environment is Very Important 
43:36 Lowest Point in Life 
48:56 Moving on from his Amputation and Picking up Sports 
51:31 Becoming a Motivation Speaker/Getting Advice from Oscar Pistorius 
54:00 The D.R.E.A.M Framework/First TED Talk 
55:57 Giving Back 
58:29 Philosophy Towards Money/Money Habits 
1:00:14 Moving to a Condo 
1:01:51 Doing Ad Hoc Work 
1:02:44 "Life is like a Marathon" 
1:03:38 Contentment vs. Ambition 
1:05:36 Proudest Sporting Feat & Achievement 
1:08:24 FWD North Pole Marathon 
1:16:18 On Personal Branding & Social Media 
1:19:49 Spread Positivity 
1:20:57 Plans for the Future 
1:21:58 Giving Thanks to Sponsors 
1:23:10 "Go to Sleep with a Clean Heart, Wake up & Set your Intentions" 
1:25:30 Advice to Younger Generation 
1:26:17 Outro