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Reflections

These are the deeper, more personal stories; the moments that made me pause, rethink, grow, or pivot. I share the highs, the setbacks, the comebacks, and the realizations that shaped not just my career but my life. If you want to understand what drives me, challenges me, or inspires me, you’ll find it here.

Post-Traumatic Growth: How People Get Stronger After the Worst Day

I get asked a version of the same question after almost every keynote. Someone comes up afterward and…
  • Reflections

Handling Failure in Public: What the World Taught Me

I have failed in the most public way possible, not once but twice, in front of what felt…
  • Reflections

From Crash to Comeback: Lessons in Grit and Growth

Long before I ever stood on an Olympic podium, BMX racing taught me something most people spend their…
  • Reflections

Leadership Lessons I Learned from BMX Racing

People hear “BMX” and picture an individual sport. One rider, one bike, one gate. And on race day,…
  • BMX, Reflections

Why Losing Sometimes Teaches More Than Winning Ever Could

I’ve lined up at the gate for thousands of races in my life. Thousands. From dusty local tracks…
  • Mindset, Reflections

How to Be an Inspirational Speaker: 5 Tips I’ve Picked Up Along the Way

If you’ve ever Googled “how to be an inspirational speaker” or wondered how to become an inspirational speaker,…
  • Mindset, Reflections

Why Childhood Adversity Has a Lasting Impact on Your Mental Health

I am incredibly grateful that my parents got me involved in youth sports at a young age. Like…
  • Motivation, Reflections

New Year’s Resolutions: Accountability, Goal Setting, and the Simple Truth Nobody Wants to Hear

Every January, the same thing happens….
  • Reflections

Two Wheaties Boxes and the Journey Between Them

Thirteen years ago, just before I competed in my first Olympics, I received something that felt like it…
  • Reflections

2024 Greatest Hits!

Before looking ahead to 2025 let’s take a quick walk down memory lane and recap some of the…
  • Reflections

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