Former NCAA Division I basketball player and SWAT hostage negotiator Terry Tucker shares how a rare cancer diagnosis transformed his life’s purpose.

Terry opens up about his journey from the court to law enforcement, and finally to becoming a motivational speaker who turns pain into purpose.

His Four Truths offer a blueprint for resilience, mindset, and living without regrets. This is a powerful story of reclaiming dreams, embracing adversity, and choosing significance over fear.

Highlights:

-From Chicago to D1 Basketball at The Citadel

-The life-saving letter from his father

-Balancing first job and caregiving for dying parents

-Pivoting from business to law enforcement at 37

-Becoming a SWAT hostage negotiator

-The power of purpose: following his grandfather’s footsteps -Cancer diagnosis at 51 and the two-year prognosis

-Mindset shift: turning a death sentence into a life sentence -The Four Truths to an extraordinary life

-Why Terry wouldn’t trade cancer away

-Top advice for anyone feeling their dream is a lost cause

Resources:

*Sustainable Excellence: Ten Principles to Leading Your Uncommon and Extraordinary Life by Terry Tucker: https://amzn.to/3ITh4XE

*MotivationalCheck.com

*Terry’s upcoming book: Four Truths and a Lie

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