Dan Meyer

Artist, Change Agent, Explorer, Global soul, Performer, World traveler

Dan Meyer: Wimp. Loser. Child of ridicule. Target of bullies. Fear Extinguisher. Winner 2007 Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine at Harvard. Doing the Impossible, Cutting Through Fear: How swallowing swords taught me to overcome fear. Dan Meyer believes no matter how extreme our fears or how wild our dreams, we each have the potential to overcome fear, do the impossible, reach those dreams and change the world. And he set out to prove it. In his first TEDx talk "Doing the Impossible, Cutting through fear", Dan describes his journey from Indiana to India, from words to swords, extreme fears to extreme feats, wimp to world record holder, outcast to outlier, loser to Ig Nobel Prize winner, and quitter to Finalist on America's Got Talent. Director of a humanitarian aid organization in Kazakhstan, Dan describes his quest to break through fear and push his body beyond its limits to perform superhuman feats and do the impossible. In his talk, Dan reveals the secrets and the science behind the ancient art of sword swallowing, and describes how YOU can do the impossible in your life. The audience’s response sent the talk viral to be translated into over 80 languages. A multiple Ripley's Believe It or Not and Guinness World Record Holder with 40 world records, seen on over 60 documentaries and TV shows including Stan Lee’s Superhumans, Italy’s Got Talent, France’s Got Talent, Israel’s Got Talent, and finalist on America's Got Talent, Dan is known as the world’s top sword swallower seen by over 800 million people in 60 countries around the world. Winner of the 2007 Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine at Harvard, global TEDx speaker, president of the Sword Swallowers Association Int’l and founder of World Sword Swallower’s Day, Dan is recognized as the world's leading expert in the ancient art of sword swallowing, and passionate about inspiring others to cut through fear and do the impossible in their lives. Dan now runs the successful entertainment company Cutting Edge Innertainment and travels the globe as a sought-after comedy entertainer, corporate, youth and global TEDx speaker and coach, and author of the upcoming books “Doing the Impossible, Cutting through Fear” and “How to Get a Standing Ovation on Your TED Talk (and Change the World in 18 Minutes)”. www.CuttingThruFear.com www.CuttingEdgeInnertainment.com TEDx Speaker: TEDxMaastricht Netherlands TEDxBrainTrain Netherlands TEDxYerevan Armenia TEDxAccra Ghana Africa TEDxHuntsville TEDxTampaRiverwalk TEDxUSFSP TEDxSarasota TED Translator Amara Open Translation Project Winner 2007 Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine Harvard America’s Got Talent Finals Sweden’s Got Talent Golden Buzzer winner and Finalist Australia’s Got Talent Canada’s Got Talent Croatia’s SuperTalent France’s Got Talent Germany’s Das SuperTalent Italy’s Got Talent Israel’s Got Talent Spain’s Got Talent España

saving the ancient art of sword swallowing, fighting anxiety, and inspiring others to have the courage to cut through fear, do the impossible and change the world. Translating TED Talks as a TED Translator Amara Open Translation Project

"There's a difference between danger and fear; Danger is real. Fear is a choice." “Just because something is improbable doesn't mean it’s impossible; The Impossible is NOT Impossible!" "Everyone dies. Not everyone really lives. Learn to die. Dare to live." "Swallowing swords helped me overcome fear; Swallowing swords is now what makes me normal." “Have the courage to persevere. I learned to persevere despite failing 14,000 unsuccessful attempts before successfully swallowing my first sword.” “It only takes 5 seconds of courage to do the impossible.” "What swallowing swords taught me about doing the impossible: Don't focus on the 99% that's IMPOSSIBLE; Focus on the 1% that’s plausible, then figure out how to MAKE it POSSIBLE." “Turn your fears into fuel, Your hurts into healing; Your losses into lessons, Your failures into teachers; Turn your setbacks into setups, Your mistakes into your mission, Your obstacles into opportunities. Turn your mess into your message.” "Dare to dream, dare to risk, dare to live." "My purpose is helping others find THEIRS! What's yours?" "Changing the world is like swallowing a sword: You’ve got to believe it before you see it. You‘ve got to believe it's possible before it really becomes possible." “If at first you don’t succeed, sword swallowing is not for you.”

Anti-Bullying, Cutting through fear, Doing the impossible, Fear Extinguisher, inspiring change, Inspiring hope, your purpose and calling in life, Overcoming Adversity, Overcoming fears, Overcoming Limitations, Sword Swallower, Sword swallowing, World's Leading Expert in Sword Swallowing

In 2008, Hans Rosling recommended I do a TED talk on sword swallowing. Five years later, in 2013, I did my first TED talk “Cutting through Fear” at TEDxMaastricht which went viral. Doing the Impossible, Cutting Through Fear: My Long Walk from Extreme Fears to Extreme Feats Ever want to be a superhero and do the impossible in your life? Dan Meyer believes no matter how extreme our fears or how wild our dreams, we each have the potential to be superheroes, do the impossible, and change the world! Survivor of a childhood of extreme fears, social anxiety disorder and bullying, Dan shares how he learned to overcome fears and failure to become director of a humanitarian aid agency serving orphans in Kazakhstan, winner of the 2007 Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine at Harvard, finalist on America's Got Talent, and 39x world record holder and leading expert in one of the world's oldest and most dangerous arts - Sword Swallowing - and passionate about inspiring people to do the impossible in THEIR lives. In his first TED talk, Dan takes the audience on his "Long Walk" from extreme fears to extreme feats, outcast to outlier, coward to courageous, wimp to world record holder, loser to Ig Nobel Prize winner, and quitter to finalist on America's Got Talent. Dan reveals secrets to the science behind the ancient art of sword swallowing, overcoming fear and doing the impossible. Dan describes his quest to overcome fear, failures and boundaries of the human body to perform superhuman feats, do the impossible, and change the world, and he reveals insights on how YOU can cut through fear to do the impossible in YOUR life! TEDxMaastricht TEDxBrainTrain Netherlands TEDxHuntsville TEDxTampaRiverwalk TEDxSarasota TEDxYerevan Armenia TEDxUSFSP TEDxAccra Ghana

Playing handpans, eating glass, eating fire, and inspiring others to cut through fear to do the impossible in THEIR lives!