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Join us for a captivating chat with Aaron Hale, a former US Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technician turned entrepreneur, ultra endurance athlete, and host of The Point of Impact podcast. Aaron's story is one of resilience, peppered with humor and wisdom.   After losing his sight disarming an IED in Afghanistan and his hearing to bacterial meningitis, Aaron refused to be sidelined. Instead, he dove headfirst into the kitchen, perfected his fudge recipe, and started a chocolate company, Extra Ordinary Delights. With a blend of wit and grit, Aaron shares how he turned adversity into opportunity, offering invaluable insights into overcoming obstacles and thriving against the odds.   Tune in for a dose of inspiration and a dash of humor as Aaron reminds us that even in life's toughest moments, there's always room for extraordinary triumphs.   🎙️ PODCAST LINKS  ⬇ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST BUY ME A COFFEE! :: https://ko-fi.com/ambiguouslyblind  GET YOUR OWN DONT WAIT MUG! :: https://amblind.creator-spring.com/listing/destiny-dont-wait-black?product=1565 For show notes, guest profiles, photos, blog, social media links & more, visit JohnBGrimes.com  Destiny is Debatable is a Cemblem Production.    🎙️ EPISODE LINKS  ⬇ Aaron Hale's Guest Profile :: https://podcast.johnbgrimes.com/guests/aaron-hale/  EODFudge.com  :: https://eodfudge.com/    

In this episode, join us for a deeply insightful conversation with Jonathan Beskin, the founder of SinglesSwag.com and author of "The Least Likely Millionaire: How to Succeed When Everyone Expects You to Fail." Jonathan opens up about his journey of overcoming significant obstacles and mental health challenges, all while navigating a strained relationship with his father during his formative years. Despite these hurdles, Jonathan shares how he discovered the power of channeling his energy into healthy obsessions, ultimately leading him to achieve remarkable success in entrepreneurship and personal growth. Through vulnerability and resilience, Jonathan offers invaluable insights into finding fulfillment and success despite life's adversities. Tune in as we explore the transformative journey of turning pain into power and forging a path towards authenticity and prosperity.   SinglesSwag.com is a subscription box service designed specifically for single women. Singles Swag delivers a variety of products, including beauty items, snacks, accessories, and other lifestyle products, aimed at empowering and celebrating single women.     🎙️ PODCAST LINKS  ⬇ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST BUY ME A COFFEE! :: https://ko-fi.com/ambiguouslyblind  GET YOUR OWN DONT WAIT MUG! :: https://amblind.creator-spring.com/listing/destiny-dont-wait-black?product=1565 For show notes, guest profiles, photos, blog, social media links & more, visit JohnBGrimes.com  Destiny is Debatable is a Cemblem Production.    🎙️ EPISODE LINKS  ⬇ Jonathan Beskin's Guest Profile :: https://podcast.johnbgrimes.com/guests/jonathan-beskin/  JohnathanBeskin.com  :: https://www.jonathanbeskin.com/ Book: The Least Likely Millionaire  

John Bryant, a versatile drummer, percussionist, music producer, and educator stops by to visit with host John Bryant about how he got started with drums and the years he spent with Ray Charles and the remarkably unique communication style he and Ray had to keep the band playing on the same tempo.  Based in Dallas Texas, John Bryant boasts a remarkable career spanning collaborations with iconic artists like Ray Charles, Joe Walsh, and Delbert McClinton. With a rich portfolio encompassing major motion pictures, PBS and National Geographic documentaries, and symphony orchestras, Bryant serves as Adjunct Assistant Professor of Drumset Studies and Music Production at Southern Methodist University. A founding member of D'Drum, he has also produced groundbreaking works like "Gamelan D'Drum" in collaboration with Stewart Copeland and the Dallas Symphony. From his early days with the Paul Winter Consort to leading Pyramyd/Phyrework, Bryant's influence resonates through his extensive studio work and performances across renowned recording studios nationwide.    🎙️ PODCAST LINKS  ⬇ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST BUY ME A COFFEE! :: https://ko-fi.com/ambiguouslyblind  GET YOUR OWN DONT WAIT MUG! :: https://amblind.creator-spring.com/listing/destiny-dont-wait-black?product=1565 For show notes, guest profiles, photos, blog, social media links & more, visit JohnBGrimes.com    Destiny is Debatable is a Cemblem Production.    🎙️ EPISODE LINKS  ⬇ John Bryant's Guest Profile :: https://podcast.johnbgrimes.com/guests/john-bryant/  John Bryant's Website :: https://johnbryantdrums.com//  

Co-Founder and CEO, Heath Wilson, stops by to share the Aro story and mission to create a new generation of intentional families. Aro leverages the science of habit formation and motivational design to ensure parents and kids don’t miss out on what’s most important by helping reclaim time spent on their phones.     🎙️ PODCAST LINKS  ⬇ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST BUY ME A COFFEE! :: https://ko-fi.com/ambiguouslyblind  GET YOUR OWN DONT WAIT MUG! :: https://amblind.creator-spring.com/listing/destiny-dont-wait-black?product=1565 For show notes, guest profiles, photos, blog, social media links & more, visit JohnBGrimes.com    Destiny is Debatable is a Cemblem Production.    🎙️ EPISODE LINKS  ⬇ Heath Wilson's Guest Profile :: https://podcast.johnbgrimes.com/guests/heath-wilson/  Aro Website :: https://www.goaro.com//  

As we move into a new year, I think it’s a good time to evaluate many things in life. In this episode, Dr Angela Holliday-Bell stops by to talk about the importance of sleep. She says that sleep is the solution to everything. So, we dive into that bold claim and talk about the common mistakes we make about sleep and its importance in our daily lives. Dr Holliday-Bell shares some tips to get us sleeping better immediately and talks about her new book, Sleeping On The Job: Proven Strategies To Optimize Your Workplace Performance And Personal Wellbeing Through Better Sleep.   🎙️ PODCAST LINKS  ⬇ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST BUY ME A COFFEE! :: https://ko-fi.com/ambiguouslyblind  GET YOUR OWN DONT WAIT MUG! :: https://amblind.creator-spring.com/listing/destiny-dont-wait-black?product=1565 For show notes, guest profiles, photos, blog, social media links & more, visit JohnBGrimes.com  Destiny is Debatable is a Cemblem Production.    🎙️ EPISODE LINKS  ⬇ Dr Holliday-Bells's Guest Profile :: https://podcast.johnbgrimes.com/guests/dr-holliday-bell/  Website: https://thesolutionissleep.com// Book: Sleeping On The Job  

Founder of the Best Ever You Network and a woman who can still walk on her hands, Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino stops by to talk about her new book, The Success Guidebook and the importance of redefining success and how it’s measured. Elizabeth also shares the dramatic origin story of the Best Ever You Network and how living her daily life with multiple life-threatening food allergies turned her into a chocolate chip baking machine.    🎙️ PODCAST LINKS  ⬇ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST BUY ME A COFFEE! :: https://ko-fi.com/ambiguouslyblind  GET YOUR OWN DONT WAIT MUG! :: https://amblind.creator-spring.com/listing/destiny-dont-wait-black?product=1565 For show notes, guest profiles, photos, blog, social media links & more, visit JohnBGrimes.com  Destiny is Debatable is a Cemblem Production.    🎙️ EPISODE LINKS  ⬇ Elizabeth's Guest Profile :: https://podcast.johnbgrimes.com/guests/elizabeth-hamilton-guarino/  Website: https://www.besteveryou.com/ Book: The Success Guidebook  

After answering some wacky questions, Sara shares a bit about her story that begins  as a young, single mother and how she discovered her path to forgiveness and healing from the scars of sexual abuse and the trauma of an unexpected divorce through a daily practice of actively embracing the power and beauty of nature. Sara explains the transformative experience that occurs while leading her clients through the Grand Canyon.    Sara also believes in an alternative definition of forgiveness, stresses the importance of laughter and shares some priceless advise she received from her best friend, her mother. And, Sara shares her recipe for her signature drink, hot water, honey and lemon that may or may not also contain bourbon.    🎙️ PODCAST LINKS  ⬇ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST BUY ME A COFFEE! :: https://ko-fi.com/ambiguouslyblind  GET YOUR OWN DONT WAIT MUG! :: https://amblind.creator-spring.com/listing/destiny-dont-wait-black?product=1565 For show notes, guest profiles, photos, blog, social media links & more, visit JohnBGrimes.com    🎙️ EPISODE LINKS  ⬇ Sara Shulting Kranz's Guest Profile :: https://podcast.johnbgrimes.com/guests/sara-schulting-kranz/  Website: https://www.saraschultingkranz.com/  Book: Walk Through This TEDx: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIU2HavaGf0  Podcast: https://www.saraschultingkranz.com/podcasts/   

In a world of spoken thought and musings, the humble little podcast known as Ambiguously Blind has undergone a profound transformation, shedding its audio cocoon to emerge as a captivating orator, primed for epic debates on destiny's enigmatic crossroads. Destiny Is Debatable, has taken flight and is eager to challenge the very threads of fate. Okay, sorry… That may be a little dramatic, but we are evolving. Ambiguously Blind is now Destiny Is Debatable! And, as you may have heard, I’ve been working on a writing project for a long, long, looooooong, time. Over the past 18 months, I’ve been working with a partner to help extract and organize my story and turn it into a high-impact message balanced with my signature sense of humor. Voilà, Destiny Is Debatable is born!   I’m very pleased to announce that we’ve made tremendous progress. I thought this was the perfect time to bring my partner, the great Garrison Wynn, on the podcast to talk about what we’ve been up to and let you know where we’re headed.    🎙️ PODCAST LINKS  ⬇ SUPPORT THIS PODCAST BUY ME A COFFEE! :: https://ko-fi.com/ambiguouslyblind  GET YOUR OWN DONT WAIT MUG! :: https://amblind.creator-spring.com/listing/destiny-dont-wait-black?product=1565 For show notes, guest profiles, photos, blog, social media links & more, visit JohnBGrimes.com    🎙️ EPISODE LINKS  ⬇ Garrison Wynn Guest Profile :: https://podcast.johnbgrimes.com/guests/garrison-wynn/   

This year for World Meningitis Day, we pulled together a remarkable collection of people from around the world to raise awareness and share their story to help light the road ahead to defeat meningitis. Turning the World Health Organization's (WHO) Global Road Map to Defeat Meningitis by 2030 into reality could save more than 200,000 lives annually and significantly reduce disabilities caused by meningitis. At present, bacterial meningitis kills 1 in 10 people who contract it and causes lifelong disability in 1 in 5 people who survive it. :: For this episode our guests were asked to respond to these questions: How were you affected by meningitis? What do you want people to know about meningitis? What are you doing to spread awareness? :: Our guest are: Bob Werner (Wisconsin, USA) Elena Moya (Madrid, Spain) Rekha Lakshmanan (Texas, USA) Siobhan Carroll (Galway, Ireland) Vinny Smith (Bristol, England) Bruce Langoulant (Perth, Australia) John B Grimes (Texas, USA)   :: PODCAST LINKS ::  SUPPORT THIS PODCAST :: BUY ME A COFFEE! :: https://ko-fi.com/ambiguouslyblind  GET YOUR OWN DONT WAIT MUG! :: https://amblind.creator-spring.com/listing/destiny-dont-wait-black?product=1565  For show notes, guest profiles, photos, blog and more information, visit AmbiguouslyBlind.com and connect on:    Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin    :: EPISODE NOTES AND LINKS ::  Episode participants: Bob Werner (Wisconsin, USA) Becky Werner Meningitis Foundation :: https://stampoutmeningitis.com/  Elena Moya (Madrid, Spain) Asociación Española contra la Meningitis :: https://contralameningitis.org/  Rekha Lakshmanan (Texas, USA) The Immunization Partnership :: https://immunizeusa.org/  Siobhan Carroll (Galway, Ireland) ACT For Meningitis :: https://actformeningitis.ie/  Vinny Smith (Bristol, England)Meningitis Research Foundation :: https://www.meningitis.org/  Bruce Langoulant (Perth, Australia)Meningitis Centre Australia :: https://meningitis.com.au/  John B Grimes (Texas, USA)Confederation of Meningitis Organizations (CoMO) :: https://www.comomeningitis.org/  :: What is World Meningitis Day? World Meningitis Day was started in 2009 by a community of people affected by meningitis. Today it has grown to be a global movement that brings together people from all over the world. Together they highlight the need to raise awareness of meningitis, its signs and symptoms, the vaccines that are available, and that it is an infection that needs global attention and effort to be defeated. Every year, there are 2.5 million new cases of meningitis. Despite meningitis affecting so many lives, many people don’t know enough about it, or how to protect themselves and their loved ones. A lack of knowledge and limited support means it can also be isolating for people looking to rebuild their lives after meningitis. Seeking community is a very human response and one that offers connection, healing and the opportunity for meaningful change. It is out of this need for community that, in 2004, the first world conference of meningitis organizations was held. It led to the creation of the Confederation of Meningitis Organizations (CoMO), the world’s first international network of meningitis organizations, with members ranging from healthcare professionals to meningitis survivors to bereaved family members. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has developed a global plan to dramatically improve meningitis prevention, diagnosis and treatment, disease monitoring, health advocacy, support and aftercare. :: The Global Road Map to Defeat Meningitis by 2030 This is a game changer for people at risk of or affected by meningitis. Turning the WHO’s Global Road Map to Defeat Meningitis by 2030 into reality could save more than 200,000 lives annually and significantly reduce disabilities caused by meningitis. At present, bacterial meningitis kills 1 in 10 people who contract it and causes lifelong disability in 1 in 5 people who survive it. The Ro

⚠️ **WARNING** This episode contains gratuitous dad jokes! 🤣  Since we last connected with Bradford and Bryan Manning, they have both become fathers. They stop by to answer some wacky questions from John, talk about fatherhood and entertain us with some finely hand-crafted dad jokes. Bradford shares his experience with the encouraging advancements made in testing for severe genetic conditions including Stargardts disease.  After swapping parenting techniques and funny stories the brothers talk about the quintessential item in their catalog, socks and how much fun they’ve had selling them on QVC.    GET YOUR #DONTWAIT MUG! :: https://amblind.creator-spring.com/listing/destiny-dont-wait-black?product=1565    :: PODCAST LINKS :: For show notes, guest profiles, photos, blog and more information, visit AmbiguouslyBlind.com and connect on:    Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin  Like what we're doing? Support us: Buy Me A Coffee  This is a listener supported podcast.  Please consider donating to build and sustain our community  :: EPISODE LINKS ::  2BB's First Episode (#36) ::: https://www.ambiguouslyblind.com/two-blind-brothers/    Two Blind Brothers Website :: https://twoblindbrothers.com/    :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

The great Jack Chen stops by to share his sight loss story and how a simple podcast episode with Dan Berlin turned into a documentary film and bold social action campaign to fundamentally alter the way that employers think about talent in the blind community. Both blind, Jack and Dan knew that their positions as Assistant General Counsel for Facebook and CEO of a large food company were not aberrations. They set out to prove to the world that people who are blind could be successful both on and off the bike, in the saddle and in the boardroom.   The gripping documentary film, Surpassing Sight, parallels their journey of building a team to tackle the toughest cycling race in the world, RAAM (Race Across America), with their equally grueling journey through the employment world.      GET YOUR #DONTWAIT MUG! :: https://amblind.creator-spring.com/listing/destiny-dont-wait-black?product=1565    :: PODCAST LINKS :: For show notes, guest profiles, photos, blog and more information, visit AmbiguouslyBlind.com and connect on:    Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin  Like what we're doing? Support us: Buy Me A Coffee  This is a listener supported podcast.  Please consider donating to build and sustain our community  :: EPISODE LINKS ::  Jack's Guest Profile :: https://www.ambiguouslyblind.com/guests/jack-chen/  Jack's Podcast ExcelAbility :: https://teamexcelability.com/  Surpassing Sight Movie :: https://surpassingsightmovie.com/  ::

The last time we connected with adventurer Jill Wheatley she was in Kathmandu, Nepal preparing to ascend the world’s eighth highest mountain, Manaslu. This time, we find Jill in Canada. She stops by to recap her last two years of climbing and tell us what she’s up to next. During the discussion, Jill catches John off guard with some well-placed dad jokes. Fun and laughter ensue.    GET YOUR #DONTWAIT MUG! :: https://amblind.creator-spring.com/listing/destiny-dont-wait-black?product=1565    :: PODCAST LINKS :: For show notes, guest profiles, photos, blog and more information, visit AmbiguouslyBlind.com and connect on:    Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin  Like what we're doing? Support us: Buy Me A Coffee  This is a listener supported podcast.  Please consider donating to build and sustain our community  :: EPISODE LINKS ::  Jill's Guest Profile :: https://www.ambiguouslyblind.com/guests/jill-wheatley/  Jill's First Episode (#39) :: https://www.ambiguouslyblind.com/jill-wheatley/  Mountains Of My Mind Website :: https://mountainsofmymind.com/  :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::