This week's guest is Josh Perry a former pro BMX athlete and multiple brain tumor survivor turned inspirational speaker, optimization strategist, and health coach.
Josh Perry was born and raised in Cape Cod, MA. His father bought him his first BMX bike when he was just a kid and it almost immediately consumed his life. Josh worked tirelessly at perfecting his craft while his mother drove him all over the country for camps, sessions and competitions.
At 17 years old Josh was given an opportunity to train with the best of the best, and though it was thousands of miles from home and he had not yet graduated high school, he didn't think twice and moved to Greenville, NC. Josh moved up to the professional level of competition quickly and was riding Dew Tours, X-Games and competing internationally at the highest possible level.
Josh felt as if everything he had been working for his entire life, and everything he had dreamed about was playing out in front of his eyes. He was only 21 years old and felt like he had everything. But, after a nasty crash, his life was threatened.
Josh had hit his head and went to a local urgent care to make sure something more serious wasn't happening. He had no damage from the crash, but there was a brain tumor taking up the left half of his brain.
Immediate surgical removal was necessary. Josh came out okay and defied all odds by getting back on his bike only five weeks later.
On August 26th, 2021, Josh went into awake craniotomy surgery to remove yet another tumor that had grown and was causing seizures. Thanks to Dr. Q at Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, and awake craniotomy, Dr. Q was able to remove the new tumor and ALL the other tumours resulting in Josh being tumor FREE for the first time in 12 years.
As the passion to support others grew, and after a third brain tumor diagnosis, Josh got really clear on his higher purpose in life and left BMX competition to start his business speaking around the world and coaching entrepreneurs, athletes, executives, and organizations. Josh became certified through the Institute of Integrative Nutrition as a health coach, became certified through Ketogenic.com as a Keto Specialist, has become well versed in Neuro-Linguistic Programming, read countless research articles, stacks of books and communicated with every expert he could.
Josh and I discuss these storms and how his mindset played a vital role in his success. We also discuss perspective is essential, health is internal, our reality is a manifestation of our choices, what we focus on expands, and much much more.
Connect with Josh here: https://calendly.com/j-perry/consultation
Socials: @joshperrybmx
Web: www.JoshPerryBMX.com
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