154: Your Now Does Not Define What's To Come - with Mallory Weggemann

Rise Together Podcast

Dave Hollis

Business, Health & Fitness, Careers, Relationships, Society & Culture

4.6 • 11.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2021

⏱️ 47 minutes

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This week on Rise Together Dave interviews the world class swimmer Mallory Weggemann, a two-time Paralympian, Paralympic Gold & Bronze medalist, ESPN ESPY Award Winner, American & World Record holder and 15-time World Champion. They have an amazing conversation about her career, how she has overcome tragic difficulties and how everyone is limitless in their potential. Mallory's story reminds us that whatever circumstances we face, we have the capacity to face down whatever challenges, labels, or difficulties confront us--and to do so on our own terms. Get your copy of her book, Limitless, here! Let's Go! -- I want to be your coach. Yes, YOU! Join me at Growth Day, not for pre-taped lessons, but for weekly LIVE coaching. Click the link and gain access to my coaching + some of the world leaders in personal growth like Brendon Burchard, Jenna Kutcher, Jamie Kern Lima, and more! -> http://bit.ly/daveatgrowth Dave's first-ever book, Get Out Of Your Own Way, is OUT NOW! This book is for everyone, and we mean EVERYONE: women who loved Girl Wash Your Face, men who did or didn't read Girl Wash Your Face, personal development skeptics, personal development devotees, anyone and everyone who has a life and knows it could maybe get a little better if they could just get out of their own dang way! LET'S GOOOOOO! -> http://bit.ly/gooyowpod To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another episode of the Rise Together podcast.
0:05.9	I am so excited that today we have with us Mallory Wegeman.
0:10.7	Mallory is an American Paralympic swimmer.
0:15.4	She became paraplegic after an epidural injection to treat post shingles back in 2008.
0:22.5	But four months after becoming paralyzed,
0:25.2	she was back in the pool with her eyes on gold medals at the 2012 Paralympic Games.
0:31.9	She ended up winning the 50 meter freestyle events in this new Paralympic record time, unbelievable.
0:39.1	I'm excited to talk to you about that.
0:40.2	But having achieved that goal,
0:41.9	she set her eyes on an even bigger, different goal.
0:44.5	And that was to walk again.
0:46.2	We're going to have a conversation about how she was able to do that for all things her wedding.
0:51.9	She also has a memoir.
0:54.1	That's just come out. It's called Limitless, the power of hope and resilience to overcome circumstance.
1:00.0	It was published in March of this year.
1:01.8	It's a fantastic read.
1:03.6	And in real time in June of 2021, the US announced the 34 Paralympic swimmers would be going to the delayed 2020 summer Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
1:13.6	And Mallory made the team.
1:15.0	Man, we have got some things to talk about.
1:16.5	Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Mallory Weggman to the Rise Together podcast.
1:25.4	What would the world look like if we all pushed ourselves to have candid conversations with people who didn't look like us, think like us, or live like us?
1:33.6	I'm Dave Hollis, and I'm on a mission to learn more about this world by meeting more of the people who live here.
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