Archive for confidence Category
The Double-take
April 27, 2011 athletics, confidence, disability, disabled, respect, self-confidence, self-esteem, skiing, sports, sympathyA while back I did a blog about staring.
Bottom line, no matter how many years go by, being stared at is not comfortable. The reason is that it highlights that you, the person being stared at, have something different about you and because of that you need to be put over here in a different group [...]
Who Says I Can’t TV – Maureen
April 20, 2011 amputee, athletics, boating, confidence, disability, disabled, fighting back, handicapped, independence, inspiration, recreation, sailing, self-esteem, sports, TVWe have a crew of 4 for the shoots. In all action shots we have 3 cameras. In interviews we have 2 cameras and a lighting person as well as a production assistant who runs around making the scene comfortable for all. Here is how this (and probably most) shoots went with Maureen McKinnon last [...]
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First 1-legged ascent up Jackson Hole’s Bridger headwall
March 5, 2011 amputee, athlete, confidence, disability, disabled, jackson hole, lungs, outriggers, skiingOK, we don’t know officially if it is first 1-legged ascent but the people that know Jackson Hole well think so.
Through good friend, mountaineer, skier and snowboarder extraordinaire Stephen Koch–the first to descend the highest peaks on 6 of the 7 continents on a snowboard (http://stephenkoch.com)–my brother Mike and I had a strong in with [...]
Interview with ESPN
January 21, 2011 athlete, athletics, cancer, confidence, Dana-Farber, disability, handicapped, inspiration, lance armstrong, media coverage, respect, self-confidence, sports, TV(video)
My interview by ESPN’s Scott Pentoney. Discussed Jim Valvano, Lance Armstrong, sports, disabilities, self-confidence and many other topics.
Gunnelling Across Temagami
October 18, 2010 athletics, confidence, fighting back, respect, self-confidence, self-esteemHow to Gunnel a Canoe
Gunnelling a canoe is a challenging fun summer water-based activity but it stems from a very practical war-time practice of native americans who traveled a lot by canoe. The idea is for one person to drive a canoe without using paddles and therefore their hands. This of course allows the native [...]
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
July 5, 2010 confidence, disability, disabled, fighting back, recovery, respect, self-confidence, self-esteem, sportsR-E-S-P-E-C-T
What you want
Baby, I got
What you need
Do you know I got it?
All I’m askin’
Is for a little respect when you come home (just a little bit)
Hey baby (just a little bit) when you get home
(just a little bit) mister (just a little bit)
– Aretha Franklin, singing the Otis [...]
Mirror mirror on the Wall
October 3, 2009 confidence, disabilityThe perception we have of ourselves from the perch up on top of our neck is completely different from that of looking at ourselves in a mirror. For someone with a new disability, one that physically changes them, it is natural to strive to get to a “normal” that allows them to relate comfortably with [...]
Read More »One Little Victory at a Time
September 5, 2009 cancer, confidence, independence, recovery, sportspainting One Little Victory by Victoria Golding.
Self-esteem isn’t everything; it’s just that there’s nothing without it.
— Gloria Steinem, feminist and journalist
It’s rare to find a person—able-bodied or disabled, healthy or sick—who has not been knocked down by life at one time or another. Getting knocked down results in [...]
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