What Rules Are You Going to Break in 2018?

Now, before we begin, let me be clear. I’m not suggesting you break the law. As if someone from Australia, a country built by criminals whose national hero is the outlaw Ned Kelly, would suggest that :)

inspiration, Warren Macdonald blog, learning, sportsWarren MacdonaldJanuary 17, 2018breaking rules, swimming in the ocean, learningComment

Set Yourself up for Success

Let’s face it, sometimes, @*&$ just happens.

learning, inspiration, positive thinking, perspective, sportsWarren MacdonaldNovember 26, 2016shit happens, set ourselves up for success, El Capitan, mountain climbing Comments

Blind to Disability

I’m sure you heard the news last week about four Paralympian’s running a time fast enough to have gotten gold if they had been competing two weeks earlier at the Olympics.

inspiration, positive thinking, sports, learning, perspective, Warren Macdonald blogWarren MacdonaldSeptember 24, 2016paralympian, gold medal, artificial limbs, blade runners, visually impaired runnersComment

The Wall of Fear

A few weeks ago I had the amazing opportunity to act as a mentor to a group of five teenagers with varying abilities as they learnt to scuba dive in the Cayman Islands.

learning, inspiration, positive thinking, perspective, sports, Warren Macdonald blogWarren MacdonaldAugust 31, 2016Cayman Islands, diving, amputee, diving with a disabilityComment

You’re not done yet…

Learning that is. We strive; we set goals. We use phrases like “I’m getting there” (or at least I do) to indicate our progress toward a set point; a destination.

inspirational speaker, learning, inspiration, positive thinking, sports, Warren Macdonald blogWarren MacdonaldJuly 1, 2016blind, Brian McKeever, paralympian, gold medalComment

Do what you can. With what you’ve got.

Inspired by my friend Will Gadd’s story of how he, one of the worlds most prolific athletes when it comes to all things extreme, found himself settled back on the couch feeling sorry for himself with a broken finger.

inspirational speaker, positive thinking, inspiration, Warren Macdonald blog, sportsWarren MacdonaldJune 1, 2015athlete, Will Gadd, broken finger, perception, changing perception, injuryComment

Do what you can, with what you’ve got (take two).

After a year of rehab, I finally found out last week that the shoulder injury I’ve been dealing with isn’t really an injury. That is, it’s not something that can be fixed, with surgery or without, but is simply “worn out”.

learning, positive thinking, inspiration, Warren Macdonald blog, sportsWarren MacdonaldMarch 30, 2015doing what you can, injury, physio, handcycle, rehabComment

Fearless

In a world filled with uncertainty, Joe Glickman’s newly released book Fearless could be the most important book you read in 2013.

inspiration, learning, positive thinking, Warren Macdonald blog, sportsWarren MacdonaldMarch 21, 2015Fearless, Joe Glickman, Freya Hoffmeister, kayakComment

Amps are at it again!

Amps are at it again; this time with Frenchman Philippe Croizon, a quadruple amputee following an electrical accident, swimming across the English Channel in a very respectable 13 1/2 hours.

inspiration, Warren Macdonald blog, positive thinking, sportsWarren MacdonaldFebruary 17, 2015Philippe Croizon, quadruple amputee, swimming across the English Channel, amputeeComment

A New Level

WARNING: Don’t watch the following if you suffer from any kind of heart problems. Equally important, don’t watch if you’re prone to comments along the lines of “that’s just stupid”, or something equally judgmental.