In April of 2007, while being deployed to Sadr City during Operation Iraqi Freedom, Josh Mantz and another member of his team were critically wounded by an enemy sniper attack. The high-caliber bullet severed Staff Sergeant Marlon Harper’s aorta, killing him, and then ricocheted into Josh’s upper right thigh, severing his femoral artery. Josh went on to “flatline” for 15 minutes before being revived by an expert medical team. This episode takes you minute-by-minute through Josh's experience.
Read MoreAlden is a former 3-time U.S. Navy SEAL Platoon Commander. After leaving the Navy, he became the co-founder and CEO of Perfect Fitness which he led to $90 million in sales in just three years, becoming ranked by INC Magazine in 2009 as being the fastest growing consumer products company with 12,000% growth over those 3 years.
Read MoreIt was 6 years ago today that I had brain surgery to remove a tumor that was on my motor skills strip and just in front of my speech pathways. From the moment of leaving my apartment that day through leaving the hospital post-surgery, there are a series of memories.
Read MoreIt was a cloudless day in the Bay Area but it would end with shattering both of my shoulders due to a violent tonic-clonic seizure. I felt as though I was drowning. Each next word I tried to say made it harder to breath. I was paralyzed but could see with my periphery vision and hear her as she dropped everything in came running to my side while screaming for help. It felt like minutes to me but I’m sure it was shorter than that.
Read MoreWe should always be working to change our mindset to see these negative in a positive light, though it might be hard to at the time. As you assess your life look for areas where you may already done this and note them down. If you have negatives in front you now, look for ways that you can change them into a positive.
Read MoreThough you are not sitting on top of the music industry like Taylor Swift is, that doesn’t mean that you can’t push your physical and mental boundaries. Similar to the release of her new album “folklore, there are a variety of ways that you should and can do to push yourself farther.
Read MoreThroughout the days and months of my journey this platform began to become something that people were telling me was an inspiration to them. It was helping to make a positive impact on their lives. I began having people reach out to me privately for advice, asking if I would talk with others going through tough times, and several others ways that I was being asked to make an impact on their lives.
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