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Getting Rid of Life’s Baggage

This blog is part of my weekly motivation course. Get the full course and more for free at possiblethinking.com/mn. Traveling Light As an international motivational speaker, I frequently travel to…

12th Anniversary of Flying Without Arms

Today marks the 12th anniversary of my first solo flight. I remember it like it was yesterday. That was the day my life changed. I had always known it, but…

Chicken Soup For the Sole: Alex Zanardi

Race-car driving is not a sport for the cautious or faint-hearted. It takes a special kind of courage to strap yourself into a vehicle that travels at 200 MPH, and…

Three Surprising Things I’ve Learned From Being a Motivational Speaker

Being born without arms was a tremendous challenge, but also a tremendous gift. From the earliest years of my life, I needed to find ways to not only adapt to…

Adventures in Achieving the Impossible: A Man Single-Handedly Plants a Forest

The longer I live, the more I realize that other than defying the laws of physics, there really isn’t anything that can be considered “impossible” anymore. Case in point is…

Here’s Some Positivity About The Millennial Generation

There are so many assumptions being made about millennials: what they’re like, what they want, and how they interact with other generations. Some of these assumptions are positive, others not…

Chicken Soup For The Sole: Andrea Boccelli

Imagine being born with a condition that compromises your sight from birth, adapting to the challenge of limited eyesight from day 1, then losing your sight completely at 12 due…

Chicken Soup For The Sole: Ralph Braun

If you haven’t heard of Ralph Braun, I promise that his story will inspire you. Despite being born with muscular dystrophy which required him to use a wheelchair to get…

Adventures in Achieving The Impossible: “Let’s Go to the Moon!”

Everybody knows about the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing. It was the most watched television event in history and revolutionized the fields of aeronautics, engineering, and computer science. However, people…

Where To Find Inspiration When You Really Need It

Inspiration is like a lightning bolt that can motivate you in times of great need. The thing about inspiration that makes it so magical is also the thing that makes…