Resilience: How to Persist Through Adversity

How do you transform adversity into a pathway for personal growth? In this course, you’ll hear from Blake Leeper, an aspiring Paralympic athlete, eight-time medalist in Track and Field for the United States, and the fastest adaptive runner in Team USA history in races over 400 meters. He’ll share his insights and experiences about overcoming life’s obstacles. You’ll discover that overcoming adversity requires confronting your challenges and acknowledging and embracing your inherent strengths and abilities. Blake will guide you through embracing challenges with a “why not me” attitude, demonstrating how this mindset can transform difficulties into sources of strength. As you watch, you’ll be encouraged to reflect on how you respond to adversity and how shifting your response can redefine your journey.