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As entrepreneurs, you need to go out and compete at the highest level, but you don't have everything you would like to have, she remarked. You don't … - Bonnie St. John
" "As entrepreneurs, you need to go out and compete at the highest level, but you don't have everything you would like to have, she remarked. You don't get ideal equipment to fit you. Costs are tight. You get thrown into situations you can't anticipate. You have to innovate and persevere.
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About Bonnie St. John
Bonnie St. John (born November 7, 1964) is an American former Paralympic skier, author, and public speaker. St. John had her right leg amputated below the knee when she was 5 years old. Despite these challenges, she went on to excel as an athlete, a scholar, a mother and a businesswoman. She is the first African-American to win medals in Winter Paralympic competition as a ski racer, and the first African-American to medal in any paralympic event. St. John earned bronze and silver medals in several alpine skiing events during the 1984 Winter Paralympics. After graduating from Harvard and earning a Rhodes Scholarship, St. John went on to successful corporate career, first in sales with IBM, then as a corporate consultant. She has also written six books, including one each with her daughter Darcy, and her husband, Allen P. Haines.
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I think it's almost more moving because you're watching people that don't have perfect bodies and perfect genetics who are doing excellent and world class, says St. John. And I think that's a great example for our children, for everyone, to say don't wait for things to be right before you go out and achieve excellence.
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I particularly love the word 'adaptable' because it includes both innovation and perseverance. You have to innovate. You've heard the Einstein quote about insanity, yes? Well I have the audacity to update Einstein. In today's world, the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting the same result. You can't do the same thing you did last year and expect it to work. Things change. I have to keep reinventing myself and adapting my business. Over the years I've added services beyond keynote speaking like leadership training, facilitating global conferences, and writing books. Right now I'm working on a 'train the trainer' program on resilience that includes a personal app. You need to constantly be pushing the envelope, growing, developing and remaining agile. You learn those skills in sports, and you continue to use them as an entrepreneur.
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