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Rob Oliver, A Life of Significance After Paralysis
This week I am abundantly grateful to interview Rob Oliver from the Pittsburgh area. Interested in having Rob speak at your church, school, organization or company? Connect with Rob at YourMotivationalSpeaker.com
He's a best selling author, award winning speaker & podcaster with a tremendous backstory of reengaging following a paralyzing body surfing injury
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Rob's podcast is LearningFromSmartPeople.com
"At the age of 21, I was involved in a body surfing injury which left me paralyzed from the chest down with limited use of my arms and hands. This "new reality" forced me to assess who I am as a person, how I engage the world and what is my path to success.
After 20 years in the advocacy world, I decided to launch out into the sea of self-employment as an entrepreneur. I started my own motivational speaking business and was soon traveling internationally and receiving recognition locally (I received the annual "Best of…" Award as the top rated motivational speaker in my hometown of Pittsburgh.
Friends told me that I should write a book about my experiences and after much prodding, I wrote my autobiography "StillWalking." After struggling to find a publisher, I decided to expand my entrepreneurial enterprise and created my own publishing company, IX Press. Through that company I have published my autobiographical sequel, "Still Falling", and a children's anti-bullying book, "Who, Me? Yeah, You!"
When the COVID-19 lockdown occurred, I decided to make the best of being stuck at home and started a podcast called "Learning from Smart People". Although I am a lifelong learner, the only way for me to increase my knowledge is to talk with people who know more about a topic than I do. Guests on the show are a mixture of ordinary people and national experts, all of whom have something to share.
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By D.L. Henning
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This week I am abundantly grateful to interview Rob Oliver from the Pittsburgh area. Interested in having Rob speak at your church, school, organization or company? Connect with Rob at YourMotivationalSpeaker.com
He's a best selling author, award winning speaker & podcaster with a tremendous backstory of reengaging following a paralyzing body surfing injury
Watch on YouTube
Rob's podcast is LearningFromSmartPeople.com
"At the age of 21, I was involved in a body surfing injury which left me paralyzed from the chest down with limited use of my arms and hands. This "new reality" forced me to assess who I am as a person, how I engage the world and what is my path to success.
After 20 years in the advocacy world, I decided to launch out into the sea of self-employment as an entrepreneur. I started my own motivational speaking business and was soon traveling internationally and receiving recognition locally (I received the annual "Best of…" Award as the top rated motivational speaker in my hometown of Pittsburgh.
Friends told me that I should write a book about my experiences and after much prodding, I wrote my autobiography "StillWalking." After struggling to find a publisher, I decided to expand my entrepreneurial enterprise and created my own publishing company, IX Press. Through that company I have published my autobiographical sequel, "Still Falling", and a children's anti-bullying book, "Who, Me? Yeah, You!"
When the COVID-19 lockdown occurred, I decided to make the best of being stuck at home and started a podcast called "Learning from Smart People". Although I am a lifelong learner, the only way for me to increase my knowledge is to talk with people who know more about a topic than I do. Guests on the show are a mixture of ordinary people and national experts, all of whom have something to share.