Kathy Eldon is the founder of Creative Visions, an author of over 17 books, a filmmaker, a public speaker, and a warrior in the face of adversity.
In this episode, we'll be discussing:

The events that steadily propelled Kathy around the globe

How Kathy’s actions inspired her son to make a difference

Dan Eldon’s journey and the impact his legacy is making today

Transforming woe and the profoundness of loss and grief

Kathy’s journey into creating films

The start of Creative Visions and its current impact

Kathy’s project with Julia Roberts and the opportunities that came with it

Forgiveness found in Somalia

Kathy’s books and why she wrote them

How Amy and Kathy came out on the other side

Never giving up

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

The Journey is the Destination Book

The Journey is the Destination Movie

Dying to Tell the Story Documentary

Creative Visions

GolbalTribe

Extraordinary Moms

The F Word Revolution

In the Heart of Life by Kathy Eldon

Be Relentless Movie

Soul Catcher Journal

Love Catcher Journal

Kathy's Website

Dan's Website

Rock Your World: Human Rights Education

Mark interviews his long time friend and former teammate Morten Andersen. He is the all-time leader in games played; he also holds the distinction of being the all-time leading scorer in NFL history. Morten retells his story when he was out of football for almost 2 years hoping to comeback and become the all time leading scorer. It was a painful period in his life not knowing how it would turn out but he did come back and was just inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame. http://MarkPattisonNFL.com/podcast

Scott Parazynski is a marvel of accomplishment. He was raised overseas before coming back to the states and attending Stanford. He then went on to become a doctor at that same university before being admitted into NASA program to become an astronaut. He is the only person to have both flown in space and summited Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. http://MarkPattisonNFL.com/podcast

In 1985, Mitch co-founded Timeslips Corp, which grew to become the largest time tracking Software Company in the world. In 1994, Timeslips Corp was sold to Sage, plc. While at Sage, Mitch went on to run all of Sage U.S. as Chief Operating Officer, a division with 300 people with a market cap in excess of $100M. Mitch was nominated for Inc. Magazine's "Entrepreneur of the Year" in 1989 and 1991 and won "Best Entrepreneur" in 1989, by The National Association of Legal Vendors. http://MarkPattisonNFL.com

Jerry Robinson played 13 years in the NFL. He attended UCLA where he was a three-time All American, was voted 10th in the Heisman Trophy race as best player in the country and then was drafted in the 1st round by the Philadelphia Eagles. Jerry played in the Super Bowl for the Eagles, made Pro Bowls and then was traded to the Los Angeles Raiders which is where we connected. Jerry talks about his adversity growing up, losing his brother to a gun shot wound and other things that he overcame.

Mark Bonchek is a PhD from Harvard and is on a mission to update leaders’ thinking in a digital age. He received his doctorate in Digital Strategy back in 1997 and was clearly ahead of his time as the internet was just taking off. Love his title: Chief Epiphany Officer!! Who wouldn’t want that?

Joe De Sena is the CEO and co-founder of the Death Race and the Spartan Race. He is also the author of Spartan Up: A Take-No-Prisoners Guide to Overcoming Obstacles and Achieving Peak Performance in Life.

Chris Long is currently a defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagles. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams as the 2nd overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft.

Laura Doyle’s marriage was a painful reality. She didn’t understand what had happened but things were not as she had dreamed they would be. That’s when she made the choice that would change her entire life. She decided to begin a study of women who had happy and fulfilling marriages. What she discovered was the basis for her “6 Intimacy Skills” teaching and the change her marriage needed. The results have been huge! She wrote a book called "The Surrendered Wife," which she discusses during the podcast. A great listen on relationships!

http://MarkPattisonNFL.com

This is an amazing tale of survival by Mike Coots who at the time, was 18 years old when a 15’ tiger shark attacked him off the coast of Kauai and bit off his leg. In an attempt to save his life, he punched the shark twice in the face before it swam away.

He lost his leg in the battle, but never wavered in his love for the ocean and his reverence for all its creatures. Amazingly, Coots was back in the water only a month after the attack. Hear how he overcame this adversity and now is an advocate to save sharks. A really inspirational episode.

http://MarkPattisonNFL.com

You can find Mike at @mikecoots