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October 26, 2016
They traveled across the country, originating from Washington State to Delaware, and locations in between. Their ages spanned as wide, with a forty-year gap between oldest […]
September 24, 2016
I couldn’t decide if being one of the late adds to the Paralympic Team was a good thing or a bad thing. On the negative side, […]
September 20, 2016
I knew it was a possibility. Six days before being named to the U.S. Paralympic team, I received an email from National Shooting Team Coach, Bob […]
August 25, 2016
Day One—Tuesday, August 23, 2016 In 2006, I made my first attempt to qualify for the Hawaii Ironman. The qualifier race was at the Buffalo Springs […]
June 8, 2016
When I sustained a spinal cord injury in 2000, I spent just over three months in a rehabilitation hospital. During the time I was there, I […]
March 23, 2016
Do you ever feel paralyzed by the fear of not being able to live up to the expectations or accomplishments of those around you? Have you […]
March 22, 2016
Two weeks ago, I gave a presentation that didn’t live up to my expectations. Fortunately for me, the audience didn’t know I had written a new […]
March 18, 2016
Recently, I shared my motivational speaking program, Discover Your Inner Champion, with a group in Columbus, Ohio. In my hour keynote, I share with the audience […]
March 16, 2016
As a child I remember sitting stuffed in the back seat of my mother’s brown station wagon, driving the interminable twelve-hour stretch from our home in […]