Posts tagged success
Swimming Gave Terrence Keller a Second Chance at Life and Love

After the breakup of an eight year relationship, Sonia Thompson began a journey of rediscovery. It started with a desire to learn how to surf. But at the age of 31, she had to overcome one small barrier. She couldn’t swim.

At each stage of her journey, she said “yes” to the next challenge and the next adventure. As a result she has a new job, a new home and a new life. Oh yeah, she can swim, too.

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Swimming Started Sonia Thompson on a Path of Rediscovery

After the breakup of an eight year relationship, Sonia Thompson began a journey of rediscovery. It started with a desire to learn how to surf. But at the age of 31, she had to overcome one small barrier. She couldn’t swim.

At each stage of her journey, she said “yes” to the next challenge and the next adventure. As a result she has a new job, a new home and a new life. Oh yeah, she can swim, too.

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Jud Schneider: Swimming Lessons You Can Apply Out of the Water

“Fast people swim fast.

It’s not a physical thing, it’s a mental thing. If you’re going to be a fast swimmer you need to embody that. You need to own it and you need to be it.”

That’s one of the lessons that Jud Schneider learned over the course of his swimming career. And it’s not just about swimming. It’s about how you do anything.

Jud took the lessons he learned about teamwork (yes, swimming is a team sport), discipline, and goal setting and used them to create success in and out of the pool.

He is a 14-time All-American college swimmer, a Ph.D. scientist and an entrepreneur. In this episode, he shares his journey and what he learned along the way from teammates and coaches.

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