John Register is a two-time Paralympian, a Paralympic Games Silver Medalist, a Persian Gulf War veteran, and a TEDx motivational speaker who inspires people to live healthier, wealthier, more fulfilling, passionate, and purposeful life. Born and raised in Oak Park, Illinois, John is a true survivor who has overcome countless challenges to achieve great success. Despite losing his left leg after a misstep over a hurdle during his training for the 1996 Olympic Games, John never lost his fighting spirit. He learned how to “amputate his fear of disability” and became a world-renowned motivational speaker, sharing his powerful message of perseverance, determination, and resilience with audiences worldwide.

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John Register is a two-time Paralympian, a Paralympic Games Silver Medalist, a Persian Gulf War veteran, and a TEDx motivational speaker who inspires people to live healthier, wealthier, more fulfilling, passionate, and purposeful life. Born and raised in Oak Park, Illinois, John is a true survivor who has overcome countless challenges to achieve great success. Despite losing his left leg after a misstep over a hurdle during his training for the 1996 Olympic Games, John never lost his fighting spirit. He learned how to “amputate his fear of disability” and became a world-renowned motivational speaker, sharing his powerful message of perseverance, determination, and resilience with audiences worldwide.

John is a four-time All-American graduate of the University of Arkansas and served six years in the U.S. Army, including active duty with the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program. He has won numerous awards and accolades, including nine gold medals in the Armed Services Competition and two World Military Championships.

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Such an interesting conversation with Verne Harnish. Here's a hint, think Global. Pay attention to where we go in that part of the segment.

Verne Harnish is founder of the world-renowned Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO), with over 13,000 members worldwide, and chaired for fifteen years EO's premiere CEO program, the "Birthing of Giants", a program in which he still teaches today. Founder and CEO of Scaling Up, a global executive education and coaching company with over 200 coaching partners on six continents, Verne has spent the past three decades helping companies scale-up.

The "Growth Guy" syndicated columnist, he’s the author of Scaling Up (Rockefeller Habits 2.0); Mastering the Rockefeller Habits; and along with the editors of Fortune, authored The Greatest Business Decisions of All Time for which Jim Collins wrote the foreword. Verne also chairs bi-annual ScaleUp Summits and serves on several boards including chairman of The Riordan Clinic and the newly launched Geoversity.

An investor in several scale-ups, Verne enjoys piano, tennis, and magic as a card-carrying member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians

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