93. Lex Gillette: "Challenges help us grow and ascend"
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Lex Gillette is an athlete, a Paralympian, world record holder, speaker and person who loves life at the end of the day.
\\nIn this episode we discussed:
\\n-being a Paralympian and losing his eyesight at a young age
\\n-how he\\u2019s handling 2020 and the uncertainty around the Olympics and Paralympics
\\n-his background in athletics
\\n-getting into adaptive athletics
\\n-what it\\u2019s like to be a blind Track and Field athlete
\\n-getting to and maintaining a high level of excellence, with his first Paralympic Games being in 2004
\\n-winning gold at the Games and what it would mean for him
\\n-where his motivation comes from
\\n-gratitude
\\n-his Why
\\n-the meaning of life (yep, we went there!)
\\n-and much more!
\\nFollow along with Lex\\u2019s journey at https://www.instagram.com/lexgillette and https://twitter.com/lexgillette
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