Echo Moments: Forging a New Normal
Many of us are seeing who we are without the noise. We have shifted. We have etched new paths for our success through creating space for grace, mindset shifts, and allowing our reckoning moments to lead our transformation to a new normal. We have embraced the process of what we are going through. My hope is our old mindsets have changed so much that we realize our lives are worth much more...
We Earn What We Earn
There is a famous 30-second Nike commercial featuring the great WNBA player, Lisa Leslie, titled, “You don’t win silver, you lose the gold”. When I first saw this commercial I was like, “Yeah!” But, then after I won the silver medal in Sydney, Australia in the Long Jump at the Paralympic Games, I was a bit more reserved in my enthusiasm about the commercial. I realized that I put a...
Life’s False Starts Prove Great for New Beginnings!
Penn Relays 1987 – This is me with two legs!.Yes we won! I ran the lead off leg for the Arkansas Razorbacks 4x400m relay. I can say from experience that the race is one of the most grueling in track and field. The last 100m is the most painful of the race no matter what shape an athlete is in. Because I knew the pain was coming I used to literally cry before starting for the Hogs! For...Veterans, From PTSD to Post-Traumatic Growth
Many soldiers returning home experience PTSD — post-traumatic stress disorder. It may take months or even years to overcome the damage that trauma causes to the psyche, yet time and again, surprisingly, we see service members push through John Register, Gulf War Army Veteran and Paralympic Silver Medalist Living in Post Traumatic Growth. rough hardship and move on to a more productive...
16 Minutes with First Lady Michelle Obama! Part 4 – Final
MEETING #4 – 7 minutes 30 seconds Alice and I were fortunate to ride from the Hillside community center event in the First Lady’s motorcade to the United States Olympic Committee’s Training Center. Now, we were NOT in the First Lady’s car, we rode with Senator Michael Bennet another honor in itself. I had not been in a fast moving motorcade since I represented the United...
