By the time you need to draw on your resilience; it’s too late…

I live in Alberta, Canada. You may not know this, but Alberta is Canada’s oil province; kind of like Texas is for the US.

positive thinking, inspiration, Warren Macdonald blogWarren MacdonaldNovember 3, 2015injury, recovery, denial, disabledComment

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

Denial is not a virtue. No really, it’s not…

People often presume that, because of the nature of what I do (you know, being a professional speaker, telling people what to do etc), that I must have it all figured out.

perspective, inspirational speaker, inspiration, Warren Macdonald blogWarren MacdonaldMarch 16, 2015speaker, never stop learning, injury, commitment, preparationComment