Episode #309
Redefine the “new normal” as continual improvement—new tools, trained thinking, and consistent rituals—never a destination.
Courage emerges when truth outweighs fear (often ego-based); only you can make the jump, then progress with small, incremental wins.
Don’t rebuild on old foundations; choose rebirth, expect setbacks like phantom pains, and use resilience practices (rituals → rhythms → results, intentional silence, and clear frameworks).
“When my truth outweighs my fear, I will commit to the courageous act.”
“It’s never a destination. It’s only a plateau by which we grow.”
“Only you can make the jumps that you need to make in life.”
John Register is a two-time Paralympian, Paralympic Games Silver Medalist, Persian Gulf War veteran, and TEDx Motivational Speaker. He embraced a “new normal” in becoming an amputee following a misstep over a hurdle while training for the 1996 Olympic Games.
An Oak Park, Ill. native, John discovered how to “amputate his fear of disability” and founded the US Olympic Committee Military Sport Program in the early 2000s.
He has launched a book titled, 10 Stories to Impact Any Leader: Journal Your Way to Leadership Success, as business leaders return to work with their staff amid stressful circumstances surrounding the Coronavirus pandemic and the recent unrest in our cities.
Register teaches others through his “Hurdling Adversity” speeches and podcasts to “amputate their fear and embrace their new normal.” He finds that “it is the personal stories that inspire teams more profoundly with greater impact.”
