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Paralysis Is a State of Mind: Eron Zehavi on the Difference Between What Happens and What It Means
An entrepreneur who sustained a spinal cord injury at 38 argues that the story you tell about what happened to you matters more than the event itself.
Entrepreneur and transformational coach Eron Zehavi opened his TEDxBeverlyGrove 2026 talk by telling the audience he was paralyzed, then told them they probably were too. Drawing on his own spinal cord injury, he argued that a fact and the story someone tells about that fact are never the same thing, and that most people have more agency than they realize.
Eron Zehavi is an entrepreneur, speaker, and transformational coach who helps individuals and organizations break through limitation and activate their full potential. A former co-founder of a billion-dollar startup and the founder of Soultivation, a global education and community platform, Zehavi bridges high-level leadership with deep personal transformation. Drawing from lived experience and decades of inquiry, his work explores how meaning, perception, and authorship shape both life and business.
TEDxBeverlyGrove 2026 — “Reimagining the Possible” was held Saturday, March 14, 2026, at the Marilyn Monroe Theatre, West Hollywood, California. The event brought together twelve speakers, sponsors, brand partners, and volunteers for a full day devoted to ideas worth spreading. Speaker talks will be released online in the coming months.
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