Dr. Glenn Livingston is not only a psychologist, but he’s an author of several books. Glenn reveals how he lost 80 pounds, he shares other adversities he’s lived through, including depression, he fell into severe debt, had been hit by a drunk driver and suffered from health issues. But after overcoming these challenges, he now …
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095: Winston Ben Clements: From Suffering Over 150 Bone Fractures by the Time he was 12 to On His Way to Inspire 1 Billion People
Since he was 5 years old, Winston Ben Clements said he knew he was meant for something big, that he was going to make some kind of big impact. Now he says he’s found his purpose through being a motivational speaker. But he admits growing up he often wondered how he’d do it. You see, …
094: Aaron Martinez: Breaking the Cycle of Drug Addiction in his Family
Twenty-three-year-old Aaron Martinez grew up going to school in Espanola, New Mexico, a city with a population of about 10,000. You’ll pass through it if you’re driving between Santa Fe and Taos, two tourist towns known for its art scene, winter skiing and opera. Unfortunately, it also sits in a Northern New Mexico region where …
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092: Dartanyon Crockett: An Underdog From Inner-city Cleveland Turned Bronze Medalist and Destined for Greatness
Dartanyon Crockett, 28, calls himself an underdog. He says he had three strikes against him growing up in the inner-city of Cleveland, Ohio: he was black, poor and physically limited. Having been severely near-sighted all his life, his mother died when he was 8, his father battled drug and alcohol addiction, and he grew up …
090: Betty Jean Bell: When Doctors Told This Aspiring Opera Singer she Wouldn’t Sing Again, She Turned Her Adversity Into Being Badass
Betty Jean Bell wanted to be an opera singer since she was 4. I mean, not just dream about it—she truly had a gift. She actually began performing when she was 8. She had steep ambitions and clearly knew what she wanted to do all her life. But then tragedy struck when she was about …
089: Jessica Key: Why This U.S. National Dragon Boat Team Racer Says to Be The Champion of Your Own Life
Jess Key is a remarkable woman who says she’s a major underdog story. She’s a 41-year-old mother of three and she’s a dragon boat racer on the U.S. National Dragon Boat Team. You’d never know it today, but Jess has overcome multiple adversities. Both of her parents were drug addicts, she grew up with physical …
077: Abby Hanneman: How Positive Affirmations and a Boogie Board Helped Stop Her From Committing Suicide
Transformational coach Abby Hanneman tells herself that she can do more to help others who are suffering from suicidal thoughts. She should know; Abby’s attempted suicide at least four times and has the scars on her arms to prove it. But since she’s learned to change her daily affirmations from hating life to loving it, …
075: Ruchi Singh: How This Domestic Violence Survivor is Inspiring Others to Own Their Life
Ruchi Singh shares her personal journey of being married to an abusive husband. Her pivotal moment was the day he told her that he was going to kill her and he put a butcher’s knife to her throat. Thankfully, he didn’t keep his word and Ruchi eventually left. She talks about being a domestic violence …
060: Andrea Hall: How Getting a Brain Tumor Ultimately Taught This Lawyer to Be in the Present
Andrea Hall was a successful criminal defense attorney and a self-described “A-type” personality. Her goal was to become a mother and also was thinking of changing careers. But, all that came to a halt when she learned she had a brain tumor and needed emergency surgery. She told herself if she made it through the …
057: Thom King: How a Former Sugar Addict is Now Paying it Forward With a Message of Health
Founder and CEO of Steviva Brands and Icon Foods, Thom King shares when he said he felt like a fraud. He headed companies that promoted healthy foods, yet he was a self-professed sugar addict. One day in 2016, the pain of it all exceeded the pleasure of maintaining his food addiction and poor health, and …