SCREAMING!

Hello and welcome everyone...experience a life changing, life
defining moment. That's what I experienced in April, 2004. In
January, my doctor told me I had prostate cancer. My days were
consumed with my training for my first Senior Olympics. Upon
hearing the tragic news...cancer, my first thought, life was over for
me. At least the life I had envisioned.  Driving to my workout the
next day a numbness began to rule my body. Arriving at the track,
my routine was to begin by jogging a 400m. After about 50m, I
pulled up and started walking back to my car. All the time saying
life is over, forget about the Olympics. I threw my duffel bag in the
back seat, got in the car and as I was about to drive away, I paused
and listened to the voice inside saying "you are a loser, a quitter." It
was at that moment that I became angered with myself. In my anger, I recall screaming the words, "I will beat this cancer. I'm
going to go down fighting." That was my life defining, life changing
moment. I wasn't afraid any more. From that moment, life took on
a different meaning for me. So, now I will attempt to define my
thoughts for you in what I had to do to attain my goals.

Most everything in life is measured by time and distance. And what
would it take for me to "get there," to reach my goals. I wrote down
the words...leadership, self image and passion. Let me define for
you how these words my "map" for achievement. CONCLUSION
next week. Have a meaningful life everyone. JimmyO

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