Life's New Normal Podcast With Host Long Jump Silver Medalist John Register

Kaitlin Sandeno is an American former competition swimmer who is an Olympic gold medalist, world champion and former world record-holder. Sandeno was a member of the American team that set a new world record in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay at the 2004 Olympic Games. Her rise to success came relatively easy, but there was a moment, or rather moments that really challenged her to continue on. In this episode of Life's New Normal, I spoke with Kaitlin. Our conversation took place just after the swimming events as the Warrior Games, games for wounded, injured, and ill service members.  Her perspective is worthy to pay attention to.  Enjoy this episode. As always, you can replay live on blog talk radio, or download the entire series on iTunes. We thank Inspired Communications International for sponsoring this show.  

Elana Myers-Taylor and Lauren Gibbs pushed and drove the United States Two-woman sled to the silver medal in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Today, we learn the challenges and the triumphs to winning silver. We explore building the competitive advantage; outworking the competition and the gravity of representing your nation on the global scale. Lauren, had a decorated career as a volleyball player at Brown University, where she was a captain and All-Ivy League performer. She was introduced to bobsled by Jillion Potter, who played rugby for the U.S. at the 2016 Olympics. Gibbs, who left a 6 figure job in corporate America, is now a U.S. bobsled push athlete.  Elana, Began bobsledding in 2007-2008 and made the national team her first season as a brakeman. She then converted to a pilot shortly after Vancouver and debuted on World Cup her first season with a 6th place finish in the Lake Placid World Cup. She finished 9th at World Championships in her first season, followed by a bronze medal World Championships in

Expert speaker Scott Halford, CSP, CPAE provides insights into the lessons from neuroscience that help us achieve results and excellence. He is an internationally recognized speaker, educator and authority on emotional intelligence and the use of neuroscience in business. Today you will learn how to better lead people to achieve results that drive your business strategies forward. Scott is the bestselling author of Be a Shortcut: The Secret Fast Track to Business Success and he writes monthly for Entrepreneur Magazine online as the Brainy Business columnist. Warning! This conversation will challenge you to make change. About the Host John Register is a keynote speaker who won the long jump silver medal in 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney, Australia. His business, Inspired Communications International, LLC  helps business leaders and sports career professionals by demonstrating the secrets to medal podium performance while cultivating the competitive advantage. Check out John's speaker trailer by clicking h

John Magrino, the administrative dean at Dr. Phillips, had one of the most important roles at the historic first NCAA Playoff National Championship in Arlington, Texas. Magrino was the public address announcer for Ohio State’s 42-20 victory over Oregon. He also has been the Tampa Bay Buccaneers announcer for 17 years. Ray Castoldi has been the organist at Madison Square Garden since 1989. During the summer, when the New York Rangers and New York Knicks are spending their offseasons, Castoldi can be heard at the organ at New York Mets games at Citi Field (and previously Shea Stadium). He is the only person to play for the Mets, Rangers and Knicks in the same season.  John Register is a keynote speaker who won the long jump silver medal in 2000 Paralympic Games. His business, Inspired Communications, helps business leaders by demonstrating the secrets to medal podium performance.   

How do you handle life's transitions. Well, if you are Elizabeth Stone, adopted on the 4th of July at age 4 from Kutaisi, Georgia, you might know a thing or two about being resilient in the process. In the last year of high school Elizabeth used to compete in track & field and also sometimes run a 25 kilometres (16 mi) race for River Bank Run in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She earned a spot and then competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. At the 2006 World Championships she won a gold medal for 4x100 metre medleyand a bronze one for the 100 metres (330 ft) backstroke. In 2008 Paralympics she won a silver medal for another 100 metre backstroke in Beijing, China and on 2010 World Championships she won another gold for 4x100 metre medley which was held at Eindhoven, Netherlands. Couple of years later she received a bronze medal for her participation at 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. Learn about her powerful journey on life's new normal today! About the Host John Register is a keynote s

Julisa Wilson is an entrepreneur who began her business to fill a need in promoting young up and coming artist. She started an online music magazine when she was attending Cal State Fullerton that helped new arist showcase their talent. It was called, "Young Celebrity News." Inspired by her mother and father, also journalist, she understood how the power of voice in writing could elevate the voice of others.  After her father passed away 2 months before her  graduation from a heart attack, Julisa became uninspired and wned down hill fast. It was not until a friend invited her to church and showed her what selfless service looks like in action that she came out of her funk. And, wow, did she ever.  Julisa retooled by rebranding from Young Celebrity News to Julisa Media. Her focus exploaded as well. Now, she maintains the core of the first brand while allowing people to see the face behind the product with the second. She says, "I love helping artist and I love music." Learn her journey today and learn ins

"A sport that had once been denied to amputee athletes by mainstream boxing is now possible due to the hard work of men and women who trained, sacrificed and dared to believe that anything is possible. However, they did not get here alone. Their families, friends and strangers (NABA Sponsors) all worked together to enable them, to show the world that a focused goal is all that is necessary to accomplish a dream." Today, I intervew the founder, Shaman Owensby as well as the President and CEO of USA boxing, Mr. Mike McCatee, who share the current and future state of this sport. And, I interview Caitlen Conner and Kari Ortiz who give great perspectives on how this sport is changing their perceptions. About the Host John Register is a keynote speaker who won the long jump silver medal in 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney, Australia. His business, Inspired Communications International, LLC  helps business leaders and sports career professionals by demonstrating the secrets to medal podium performance while cultiv

Ruben Gonzalez is an expert on creating desired results…fast. At the age of 21, Ruben, decided to compete in the Olympics, took up the sport of luge, and 4 years later was racing for the Gold against the best in the world. He went on to become the only person to ever compete in four Winter Olympics EACH in a different decade. Using his strategy for creating fast results, he soon became a bestselling author, business consultant and speaker, helping corporations and associations around the world create and sustain business growth…fast. He combined his success in business and in the Olympics to create time-tested techniques to excel in these challenging times – to become unstoppable. You will learn the lessons to becoming unstoppable too. Tune in for this weeks episode of Life's New Normal. About the Host John Register is a keynote speaker who won the long jump silver medal in 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney, Australia. His business, Inspired Communications International, LLC  helps business leaders and sp

  Summer Owens had a forced pregnancy at 15. She rose over the stigma of others and did not allow circumstances to determine her future success. Now, she has turned victimization into victory. You can too. Don't miss episode number 2 where Summer walks us through how she turned her best selling book into a curriculum. Maybe you have an amazing story that is being shared amongst your friends and it really needs to be in a classroom. Hear Summer and write your way to success, too. Sore into you "Now What" with speaker Summer Owens. About the Host John Register is a keynote speaker who won the long jump silver medal in 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney, Australia. His business, Inspired Communications International, LLC  helps business leaders and sports career professionals by demonstrating the secrets to medal podium performance while cultivating the competitive advantage. Check out John's speaker trailer by clicking here.  

Summer Owens had a forced pregnancy at 15. She rose over the stigma of others and did not allow circumstances to determine her future success. Now, she has turned victimization into victory. You can too. Don't miss this episode. Known for her upbeat, "no excuses" personality, Summer literally wrote the book on eliminating excuses and overcoming obstacles. She might have become part of the 3% non graduating statistic of teenage mothers, but she survived and thrived by graduating from high school, college, and business school all with honors, all while having her son by her side. At the top of her game as a successful marketing woman for major companies, she quit her job to pursue her passion. "It is not that I do not think about that day, I mean I am reminded of it every birthday I celebrate, but I refuse to let that day define me." Summer Owens.  Today, you will learn how you too can say, "So What" to the negative stigmas that might surround you and then sore into your "Now What."  Do not miss

Summer Owens had a forced pregnancy at 15. She rose over the stigma of others and did not allow circumstances to determine her future success. Now, she has turned victimization into victory. You can too. Don't miss this episode. Known for her upbeat, "no excuses" personality, Summer literally wrote the book on eliminating excuses and overcoming obstacles. She might have become part of the 3% non graduating statistic of teenage mothers, but she survived and thrived by graduating from high school, college, and business school all with honors, all while having her son by her side. At the top of her game as a successful marketing woman for major companies, she quit her job to pursue her passion. "It is not that I do not think about that day, I mean I am reminded of it every birthday I celebrate, but I refuse to let that day define me." Summer Owens.  Today, you will learn how you too can say, "So What" to the negative stigmas that might surround you and then sore into your "Now What."  Do not miss this episo

Mr. Mpindi Bumali is the President of Uganda Paralympic Committee (UPC), a national sports body in Uganda which is mandated to develop, coordinate and promote sports and other related programs for People with Disabilities (PWDs) in the country. Its membership comprises of 19 sports associations.  His classic calm and composed African demeanor and sheer determination make him the perfect candidate for "The Global Sports Mentoring Program (GSMP) which was launched in 2012 by the U.S. Department of State (DOS) and the University of Tennessee. The GSMP aims to empower underserved populations through sport-based mentorship and includes two key pillars: Empower Women (fall) and Sport for Community (spring). In 2013, GSMP was named one of the 10 best diplomatic achievements in the world. In 2017, GSMP was also featured as the DOS’s key initiative to address UN Global Goal 5 Gender Equality. Mr. Bumali will complete an action plan after learning from the United States Olympic Committee leadership an bring this plan

Whether it is in a classroom, locker room, or boardroom, the mission of the Center for Sport, Peace, and Society (CSPS) remains the same. A brainchild of Dr. Sarah Hillyer, the CSPS leverages the power of sport and education to help global leaders address socio-political challenges and directly impact their communities through sports. Since 2012, the University of Tennessee team has trained more than 4,000 coaches, educators, social entrepreneurs, and executives in 72 countries—and our footprint is only growing. Join us today as we learn her passion for beginning such a globally impactful program and how you can do the same to inspire your world. About the Host John Register is a keynote speaker who won the long jump silver medal at the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney, Australia. His business, Inspired Communications International, LLC  helps unleash courageous action for business leaders and sports career professionals by demonstrating the secrets to medal podium performance while cultivating the competiti

Keri Gray is quickly become not a force to be reckond with but the force. In her Shero-ic state she heads up the United States Business Leaders Network's Rising Leaders Mentoring Program which is a?six-month?career mentoring opportunity to at least?200?college students and recent graduates who happen to have disabilities, through linkages to business professionals from USBLN partner companies. But Keri, a cancer survivor, amputee, African American, Female, understands quite well the stigma she faces in the job market and instead of complaining she offers solutions.  In her role at USBLN her RLMP Mentees meet and interact with business professionals in their field of study or area of interest and with whom they would not otherwise have access to. Hear her amazing journey live on my podcast, "Life's New Normal" tomorrow morning at 7:00am mountain. About the Host John Register is a keynote speaker who won the long jump silver medal at the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney, Australia. His business, Inspired Co

Four years ago, Noah Elliott was 16 years old and watching the Paralympic Winter Games on television from the hospital room in St. Louis where he was living while undergoing treatment for osteosarcoma, the most common type of bone cancer found in children and teens. He still had both his legs. He still hoped to one day get back to skateboarding, the sport he fell in love with at the age of 7. Flash forward to Monday, when Elliott stood on the podium at the Paralympics in PyeongChang, having won the bronze medal in men’s snowboardcross in the LL1 classification. In a surreal full-circle kind of moment, many of the teammates who are alongside him at these Paralympics are the same athletes he watched on television four years earlier and who helped him get to where he is today. Hear his amazing journey today on Life's New Normal Podcast with host John Register. About the Host John Register is a keynote speaker who won the long jump silver medal at the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney, Australia. His business

In October 2003, Ryan Boyle became a victim of traumatic brain injury (TBI). "I was hit and dragged by a pickup truck while riding a Big Wheel trike at a friend’s party. Emergency brain surgery saved my life, but I lost a portion of the back part of my brain. At the age of ten, I had to learn how to breathe, swallow, talk, eat, stand, sit, walk—everything— all over again." Though Dr.'s told him he would be lucky if he were able to write with his hand again, Ryan proved him wrong. Today, Ryan is a super-star Paralympic athlete in the sport of cycling and because of his balance issue he rides a, yes you guessed it, a trike. He did use that hand again to write his own book titled, “When the Lights go Out: A Boy Given a Second Chance." Each year, (TBI) contribute to a substantial number of deaths and cases of permanent disability.  The severity of a TBI may range from “mild” to “severe”.  Ryan not only is a champion on the trike, he is a champion to those living with this disability. Hear his story on the ins

Crystal Washington is a social media marketing strategist, international keynote speaker, and the co-founder of Socialtunities, a social media instructional brand aimed at training everyone from Gen Y's to Baby Boomers in strategically using social media. As a thought leader with a passion for leveraging technology to increase efficiency and effectiveness, she writes blogs, articles, and conducts webinars illustrating the practical applications of social media and mobile technology. Her career began in corporate sales. As the youngest manager in her company, she immediately shot to the top, closing contracts with Fortune 500 firms previously unattainable by her company, exceeding aggressive sales goals and leveraging relationships and creative strategies to gain lucrative contracts.  By age 24, she was overseeing a staff of Gen Xers and Baby Boomers. Her client list is stellar. She has worked with Google, Kia, GE, and British Airways to name a few. But were there obstacles and challenges on her path? We ex

There is a lot of great work out there on what a winning mindset is and how it is obtained. Today, I take a look at the past year and share with you some of my thoughts on this topic in relation to leadership conversations I had with fortune 250 company leadership as world class athletes. From the mindset of positive psychologist Dr. Martin Seligman and sociologist, Dr. Harry Edwards to the practicum of Smile Brands Inc CEO Steve Bilt and Perspective Advocate Ashlei Reign Williams to the brilliance of Paralympians April Holmes and Alana Nichols, you will learn what I learned from each of these magnificent inspirers. Get ready to be inspired and elevate your mind on Life's New Normal. About the Host John Register is a long jump silver medalist and American record holder at the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney, Australia. His business, Inspired Communications International, LLC, shows business leaders how to "Hurdle Adversity, and create their new normal." Check out his TEDx Talk, "I did Not Overcome Advers

Located on the near west side of Chicago on the 8th floor of a descrete building, John Hall Studios quietly transforms lives. There are no gimmicks. There are no bells and whistles. There is just a athmosphere of getting fitness goals done. John Hall, who has been a friend of mine since grade school, has managed to turn his fitness passion into a fine art fitness botique.  His childhood was entreched with athletics. His entire family seemed to breathe fitness. John took those life lessons and built an amazing facility. Adopting the term, Optimal Fitness, John created a program to transforms ones fitness level from the inside out. He stresses that until you look at what going into your body, you cannot look at the results of how your outside body looks. The nutritional, mental and spiritual aspects of fitness are what he has deemed the "Roots." Get ready to hear another amazing journey on Life's New Normal with fine are fitness guru, John Hall. About the Host John Register is a long jump silver medalist a

Can you believe it? I am show number 100. And in celebration of this milestone I am bringing back on the first guest I ever had on Life's New Normal, former Denver Running back Reggie Rivers. Reggie is a transformation wonder. While many NFL players are trying what to do next in life after football, Reggie reinvented himself and became an auctioneer. But not just any auctioneer, he became the number one auctioneer in the state of Colorado.  He then took his amazing speaking skill set and began another business called Corporate Kick off where he serves business professionals with the intricate parallels between the gridiron and the board room. In expanding his business he pulled in another Bronco, Terrell Davis. Today we explore the transition from football to the Corporate Kick Off and how you can transition in your life as well. About the Host John Register is a long jump silver medalist and American record holder at the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney, Australia. His business, Inspired Communications I