Jay is an energetic, baseball loving motivational speaker and resilience coach. He inspires and transforms through the sharing of his personal story, leaving listeners and clients with actionable, practical information they can immediately put to use in their work and life.
He has a passion for helping people achieve greatness and throughout his career has done so as a mentor and leader at various companies in his home of Ottawa, Canada.
I think the best way to quickly introduce you to today’s guest is to read an excerpt of one of his articles. In this particular article he starts off with a quote from one if his favourite bands, The Tragically Hip – “...with illusions of someday casting a golden light, No dress rehearsal, this is our life". Then he went on to use a baseball analogy to summarize some of the game-changing aspects of his life journey.
Strike 1 - I was diagnosed with an incurable blood disease. This was a dramatic piece of news. Being physically fit and still quite young, this news was a shocker. Shortly afterward, strike 2 - I was involved in a serious accident that should have claimed my life. It left me with permanent physical pain, damage to the brain, and a nearly year of rehab. This time in my life was difficult, yet I made the choice, the mindset that I was going to get through this. Near the end of my physio, strike 3 - I was diagnosed with cancer.
Like a player standing at-bat, I swung at the pitches that were thrown at me. Strike one - disease, strike 2 - accident, and strike 3 - cancer. The difference was I was NOT OUT. Like others before me, I did not take my bat and head back to the dugout. I wiped off the dirt and proceeded. I moved on and made my way to the base focused, determined, and with a mindset of #3StrikesYoureIn.
