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What MLB Pitcher Jon Lester and 4 Other Professional Athletes Teach Us About Overcoming Obstacles

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For Rudolph, the goal was everything. Never one to let a perceived disability stand in the way of his goals, he pursued athletics with his heart and soul. But just three years later, in 2001, she was struck by a car on her way back to school from swim practice, and lost her left leg at the knee as a result.

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If You Think You’re Unbiased, You’re Wrong

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But he made diversity in the workplace a strategic initiative , laid down goals and linked those goals to manager pay. Not only did the PWD task force ensure compliance, they “established a worldwide accessibility project office” in 2002 to ensure all products and services were made accessible.

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How Badly Do You Want the Life You Dream About?

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Fourteen years later, they have raised nearly $18 million to fund their goal of eradicating extreme poverty. In October 2001, with three children under 4 (including an 8-week-old), I moved from Australia to Dallas with my husband, Andrew, who’d been offered a job. Now, I am living my calling in ways I was unable to imagine in 2002.

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