Stories of a teacher pushing their student to go out of their comfort zone with their artwork, a woman's journey with conceiving after cancer, a little boy discovering a skill for his school talent show, a woman's struggle to find a job in their dream field, a woman that won gold in shooting at this year's Olympics after her dream as a gymnast had been taken away from her, and an amazing athlete that was born without legs and broke a world record in skateboarding. Adrianna and Wyatt discuss the pursuit of goals and dreams in life.

 

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Trigger Warning: Cancer and miscarriage (9:14-16:49). There are not many details given on either of these subjects in the story, but we thought we'd give the warning just in case anyone would prefer to skip ahead. 

Link to the "A spinal injury killed Adriana Ruano's dream as a gymnast. She just won Guatemala's first Olympic gold medal as a shooter" Article: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/adriana-ruanos-wins-guatemala-first-olympic-gold-medal-shooter-turned-gymnast/

Link to the "Awe-inspiring athlete born without legs scores epic skateboarding record" Article: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2024/7/awe-inspiring-athlete-born-without-legs-scores-epic-skateboarding-record

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