Hurdle Adversity: Amputate Fear and Embrace The New Normal Mindset

Hurdle Adversity: Amputate Fear and Embrace The New Normal Mindset

How does one bounce back from being an Olympic track and field qualifier and Army Officer Candidate one day to an amputee the next? John Register knows the answer to that question all too well because it’s his story.

While training for a competition, one misstep over a hurdle cost John his leg, his military career, and almost his life.

Despite my devastating setback, John hurdled his adversity and began winning again. Within 27 months post-injury, John competed on the United States Paralympic Swim Team in Atlanta, Georgia, anchoring both the 4×100 meter medley and freestyle relays.

It was at those games in Atlanta he saw amputees running and jumping on artificial limbs. He knew he had to learn how to run again.

With dogged determination, he did learn. Four years later, after returning to his first love of track and field, he won the long jump silver medal in Sydney, Australia, and set the American record in the process.

John is the first to say that overcoming any obstacle, no matter how great or insignificant one thinks it is, begins with having a resilient and renewed mind.

But how do you get it? Where does it come from? And, can it be taught and learned so everyone can respond better when facing adversity?

Whether you are an executive, a middle manager, or front employee, your life can change with one wrong step, but your life can also change with one right step.

In this presentation, John shares with you and your team the pathway to win, again.

About John Register, CSP

On May 17th, 1994, at 5:29 pm John Register was one of the fastest 400m hurdlers on the planet. He was favored to make the 1996 Olympic team. As a U.S. Army combat veteran, he was on his way to Officer Candidate School. At 5:30 pm, he would never run another hurdle. John’s life changed with one wrong step. A misstep over a hurdle resulted in an amputation. Despite this setback, John fought back, creating a new normal mindset. Six years post-amputation he won the long jump silver medal in Syndey, Australia. After this presentation, you will know the steps to hurdle adversity, amputate fear, to win the medals in your life.

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