1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,000 Where would you say that this vision of people on a bad day 2 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:08,480 never quit on a bad day come from? 3 00:00:08,480 --> 00:00:10,360 Well, it's something that like kind of a philosophy 4 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:13,000 I've the same I heard years ago 5 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:16,180 and I've just kind of, it applies to every area of life. 6 00:00:16,180 --> 00:00:17,460 And you know, as my background 7 00:00:17,460 --> 00:00:18,940 in terms of a high level athlete, 8 00:00:18,940 --> 00:00:21,880 there were a lot of challenges I had to work through 9 00:00:21,880 --> 00:00:23,560 on the soccer field, if you will, 10 00:00:23,560 --> 00:00:25,300 and in terms of my career with that. 11 00:00:25,300 --> 00:00:26,960 And one of the things that I realized 12 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:30,080 and then sort of the vision to how this all came to be 13 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:31,340 was a couple of years ago, 14 00:00:31,340 --> 00:00:33,800 I was inducted into the Cook-Wilton Sports Hall of Fame 15 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:35,840 and they had kind of an interview process. 16 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:38,620 And in that they asked what sport has given me. 17 00:00:38,620 --> 00:00:41,080 And I shared a lot of the amazing things 18 00:00:41,080 --> 00:00:43,540 that I've had from sport in terms of national championships 19 00:00:43,540 --> 00:00:45,780 on all level and personal awards. 20 00:00:45,780 --> 00:00:47,780 However, I shared that the only reason 21 00:00:47,780 --> 00:00:49,320 I've been able to have all those highs 22 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:51,080 is pushing through the tough stuff, 23 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:52,940 you know, getting cut from a team, 24 00:00:52,940 --> 00:00:54,240 coming back from an injury, 25 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:56,560 sitting on the bench when you wanna play, you know, 26 00:00:56,560 --> 00:00:58,940 all these challenges and pushing through those 27 00:00:58,940 --> 00:01:00,740 are why I was able to have those highs. 28 00:01:00,740 --> 00:01:02,820 And that's when it sort of clicked a little bit 29 00:01:02,820 --> 00:01:06,000 from a standpoint of we need to share more of the struggles 30 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:07,720 because I think that helps people, again, 31 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:09,020 they realize they're not alone 32 00:01:09,020 --> 00:01:10,540 in what they're going through. 33 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:12,720 That's awesome. 34 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:17,760 If, ask you, I mean, I think you kind of answered it, 35 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:20,440 but if there's something that's missing on that part, 36 00:01:20,440 --> 00:01:22,800 what would you say is your why of what you do? 37 00:01:24,020 --> 00:01:26,460 My why of what I do is just to help people. 38 00:01:26,460 --> 00:01:28,200 Like I feel like, you know, 39 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:30,920 I've gone through some struggles of myself personally, 40 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:33,800 and I've found a way in terms of learning 41 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:37,100 from other mentors and coaches and people 42 00:01:37,100 --> 00:01:38,640 that I've been fortunate to have in my life 43 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:42,960 on how to move through those and look to find kind of, 44 00:01:42,960 --> 00:01:45,120 you know, sometimes it's shifting your perspective. 45 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:47,080 Sometimes it's looking to find something 46 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:49,800 you'd be grateful for in that challenging time. 47 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:53,060 And so I wanna share that with other people so that they, 48 00:01:53,060 --> 00:01:54,840 again, they know they're not alone in those. 49 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:56,440 I think that's a big piece is, 50 00:01:56,440 --> 00:01:58,340 because oftentimes when we're going through challenges, 51 00:01:58,340 --> 00:02:00,840 we kind of seclude ourselves and it's like, 52 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:02,520 oh, well, I'm the only person going through it, 53 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:04,220 and you might not be. 54 00:02:04,220 --> 00:02:06,600 And if someone else has made it up to the other side, 55 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:07,500 you can do it too. 56 00:02:07,500 --> 00:02:09,760 And so I just wanna help encourage people 57 00:02:09,760 --> 00:02:11,360 and let them know that they can, 58 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:12,800 they've gone through tough stuff before, 59 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:15,360 they can get through this next set of tough stuff 60 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:17,160 and get to the other side. 61 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:20,040 So what do you exactly do to help them? 62 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:20,880 To help them? 63 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:23,480 Well, we share a lot of strategies in ways that, 64 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:26,440 so the book series is a collection of short stories. 65 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:28,160 The first one's featuring short stories 66 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:29,600 from thriving entrepreneurs. 67 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:32,520 The second one features stories from accomplished athletes. 68 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:35,040 And they aren't like a business book or an athlete book. 69 00:02:35,040 --> 00:02:37,320 It really are, they're just stories of people 70 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:39,100 who have had a challenging time. 71 00:02:39,100 --> 00:02:41,080 They share their challenging time 72 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:42,960 and they shared what they did to get through it. 73 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:44,680 And then at the end of every chapter, 74 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:47,240 it's a section called Reflections on Resilience. 75 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:50,160 And it's designed for the reader to have a pen in hand 76 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:52,960 and actually go through this Reflections on Resilience 77 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:54,680 section because there's a lesson in there 78 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:56,800 that the reader can now apply to their own life. 79 00:02:56,800 --> 00:02:59,960 So it really is a book, it's a workbook, 80 00:02:59,960 --> 00:03:02,520 it's a journal kind of all wrapped into one. 81 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:04,760 And so it really allows that reader to reflect 82 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:07,400 on their own journey of what they've gone through, 83 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:11,140 what they're going through and to help equip them really 84 00:03:11,140 --> 00:03:13,760 for the next challenging time that may arise 85 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:16,040 and just to find more joy in life as well too. 86 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:17,920 That is awesome. 87 00:03:17,920 --> 00:03:22,920 Do you have a story to share where you found that joy 88 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:34,560 for yourself or where you figured out, 89 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:38,280 hey, this never quitting on a bad day 90 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:41,320 is leading to something that you figured it out, 91 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:44,640 oh my gosh, there's more to this than I'm seeing. 92 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:47,320 Oh, to one, I mean, I've gone through, 93 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:49,120 there's been many challenging times. 94 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:51,140 I'm going through a very challenging time personally 95 00:03:51,140 --> 00:03:53,720 right now in terms of family and taking care 96 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:57,000 of two family members who are going through dementia 97 00:03:57,000 --> 00:03:58,980 and figuring out how to maneuver through that. 98 00:03:58,980 --> 00:04:02,520 And because of the lessons shared in the book 99 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:05,640 and because of the lessons that I've learned throughout life, 100 00:04:05,640 --> 00:04:07,760 I'm finding ways to have joy, 101 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:10,240 even though it is one of the most challenging experiences 102 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:11,720 that I've ever gone through 103 00:04:11,720 --> 00:04:13,880 and am going through it really in truth. 104 00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:17,440 So I think it's again, a matter of perspective, right? 105 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:22,080 Finding, how can you find, finding moments 106 00:04:22,080 --> 00:04:25,520 to be grateful for even in all the challenging times 107 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:28,020 that happen, can you find something to hold onto? 108 00:04:28,020 --> 00:04:30,000 And it might just be one little thing. 109 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:33,720 Sometimes things are, you're feeling so closed in 110 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:34,740 and it might feel so dark. 111 00:04:34,740 --> 00:04:36,520 It's like, just find one thing, one thing. 112 00:04:36,520 --> 00:04:37,960 It might be the coffee you had in the morning. 113 00:04:37,960 --> 00:04:39,760 It might be a phone call from a friend. 114 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:42,060 It might be a favorite TV show that's going for a walk, 115 00:04:42,060 --> 00:04:43,640 like just finding something. 116 00:04:43,640 --> 00:04:46,080 And so that's something that I've really held onto. 117 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:48,640 And I've had to use all the lessons 118 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:51,680 that I've talked about in both books throughout this season 119 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:54,960 in terms of the challenges that I'm facing with the family. 120 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:56,320 Thank you for being here today. 121 00:04:56,320 --> 00:04:58,820 I'm really happy that you tuned in to Vision Pros Live. 122 00:04:58,820 --> 00:05:01,480 I'm looking forward to seeing your reactions 123 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:03,720 as these episodes continue to move forward. 124 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:05,440 This is gonna get more and more fun. 125 00:05:05,440 --> 00:05:07,280 We'll have more and more engagement as well. 126 00:05:07,280 --> 00:05:09,360 We'll invite people to participate in the show. 127 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:11,720 And thank you for giving us your time and attention. 128 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:14,440 Have an excellent time building out your vision 129 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:42,080 and becoming a Vision Pro yourself.