Val Jones- When Plan A Isn't the Plan At All

Sometimes Plan A isn't the plan at all. We may want it to be, we may yearn for it to be, but things we plan for and desire don't always happen for us, even if we prepare for them for years. Sometimes the Universe just has another idea.

What then? Great question. What do we do when our plans completely fall apart? How do we handle our world's being rocked to the core?

My guest on this episode, Val Jones, knows the answers to these questions. Val is a former elite figure skater who shared the medal podium with Olympians Kristi Yamaguchi, Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan. Her own Olympic dream was crushed when she sustained a career-ending knee injury.

Val was 18 when the injury took place, and she lost her identity. Just a teenager who had spent the majority of her life as a competitive figure skater, she had no Plan B for life. As you might imagine, she struggled. In addition to the emotional devastation, she endured 8 major surgeries in 9 years and after the fifth surgery, contracted a potentially deadly complication. 

Now, however, she is thriving, and she shares her experience here on the show, as well as some of the techniques and practices that have helped her to persist through problems and overcome the many obstacles that present themselves when Plan A isn't ultimately in the cards. Val is living proof that we can not only get through a devastating situation but also come out the other side even stronger. 

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For more information about Val, please visit valjonesspeaks.com .

Email: val@valjonesspeaks.com

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