105: Chad E Foster on resilience and blind ambition

Chad Foster is a keynote speaker who became blind at the age of 21 due to an eye condition, retinitis pigmentosa. Chad had a dream as he was growing up to be in the medical field but had to change this due to his eyesight and ended up going to Harvard Business School and became the first executive to graduate from their leadership programme. 

I feel grateful for having had the chance to interview Chad. He is genuinely a wonderful human being who has this incredible sense of purpose and meaning as a result of going blind at the age of 21. 

I love how the tough love that Chad learned from his father is in Chad’s words today. He speaks with such clarity and his words felt like an arrow to the heart, not in a cheesy way but his straight-talking truths hit me hard at moments and make me want to be more ambitious and a better person.

In Chad’s words: “The stories we tell ourselves about our circumstances either limit us or propel us towards our goals.”

You can find out more about Chad on his website www.chadefoster.com and his book Blind Ambition at www.blindambitionbook.com

Topics covered:

·      Coping with blindness (00:03:24) 

·      Overcoming self-pity (00:07:22) 

·      Gratitude and happiness (00:14:56) 

·      Developing resilience (00:16:41) 

·      Key achievements and career journey (00:18:32) 

·      Overcoming barriers and turning disadvantages into advantages (00:24:12) 

·      Embracing discomfort and personal growth (00:31:22) 

·      Owning a Guide dog (00:34:17) 

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