Today I`m joined by the real-life superwoman Janine Shepherd, one of the most inspiring people I`ve ever met. At 24, Janine was Australia`s biggest hope for an Olympic Gold in Skiing when a horrible accident suddenly shattered her dreams and almost her life. After being told she could never walk again, Janine decided to bring the same fire that won her the nickname Janine the Machine in sports and apply it to life, and has since inspired millions of people around the world to develop resilience and realize that a broken body does not make a broken person.

Max Out Insights:

• When you get broken by life, find a reason to get out of bed and keep living

• Study your victories to repeat them: Once you see that overcoming obstacles is a process, it makes it easier to do it again

• What do you think, feel, and do at your best?

• You build resilience by being resilient

Max Out Quotes:

• „Rock bottom doesn`t show you who you are, it shows you who you`re not. And it showed me that I`m not my body.“

• „If I can`t do that, what can I do? If I can`t walk, then maybe I can fly?“

• „How do you create a new identity for yourself? Inch by inch.“

• „I can`t cherrypick my experiences, I`m gonna take them all: The good, the painful, and the joyful.“

• „I truly believe that what we really want in life is not just to be happy, but to have a life of meaning.“

• „My happiness is more of a contentment of knowing that I`m doing what I`m meant to be doing.“

• „Don`t compare your life to others on social media, just run your own race.“

• „What brings me joy? What makes me come alive? What creates meaning for me?“

• „What`s the gift in this?“

• „Learn to love the hills of your life. What`s your hill in life right now? And what`s one thing you can do TODAY to get over that hill?“