Today we sit down with Chad Foster, the first blind executive to graduate from Harvard Business School’s leadership program, a renowned speaker, and a strategist behind billions in revenue. But his story starts with something most of us take for granted. Sight.

In his early 20s, Chad lost his vision to a genetic condition. What followed wasn’t just a comeback, it was a complete reframing of how to move through the world. In this episode, Chad shares how adversity became his advantage, and how losing his sight gave him a new way to see his potential.

We unpack the emotional weight of accepting his first guide dog, the quiet strength behind gratitude, and how visualization still plays a role in success and the five pillars of resilience needed to accomplish it.

This isn’t about blind optimism it’s about precise, practiced resilience. The kind that helps you adapt in real-time, take small actions that compound over time, and rewrite your own story even when life takes away your blueprint.

Takeaways

• Gratitude is essential for happiness and success.

• Listening with intent is a lost art in today's society.

• Resilience is about adapting quickly to change.
• You choose your response to life's challenges.
• The stories we tell ourselves shape our reality.

• It's important to differentiate between urgent and important tasks.
• Sustainability in work-life is about finding a rhythm.