If you’ve ever been told anything you wanted to achieve was impossible, whether your health, your wealth, career, family, sports, business, arts, or otherwise, then do we have the one-in-a-million show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Aaron Baker, a true hero of mine, who also happens to be one of the most able-bodied recovering quadriplegic athletes, business owner’s and inspiring people out there. Since his injury, he’s walked 20 miles across death valley, ridden his bike not once, but twice across the country. Go-carted, mountain biked, and does more in a day that doctors say was ‘impossible’ than most people will do in a lifetime. And that’s what I want to talk with him about today. About believing in yourself no-matter what the experts tell you to achieve the impossible…or at least give it your best shot! We’ll talk about getting started, overcoming odds, and going after your dreams, like there’s no tomorrow. That plus we’ll talk about pink training wheels, mountain-biking mammoth, go-karts and red bull, and why having your toe-nails painted all the colors of the rainbow, just may be the greatest gift in the world! Questions and Topics Include: Overcoming Odds How happy he was getting his first motorcycle at age 3 How he won Nationals and the World Championship How Ego and Confidence blended How he had the mindset to win, or the psychological edge over his competition How he was in the zone, space, flow, where he was almost invincible How seeing a quadriplegic friend completely unnerved him (who later became very successful with a family and working for Oracle) How his subconscious knew or was foreshadowing his accident What happened on the day of the accident Pre-race and new gear rituals he would do What happened while testing his racing motorcycle How did he keep breathing after he fell How he was peaceful with the experience and just allowed it to unfold. What was his Near Death Experience (NDE) while in the hospital How he’s come back through gratitude How he was so fortunate to have a ferocious (fierce) mother that was on his side for an optimal healing environment How his mom brought in nature music for his health Why he wouldn’t change a thing How he was allowing love to flow naturally Why all we can do with our lives is to share ourselves and ‘give it away” Why he had to stay so mindfully in the present, in the day-to-day, present moment How he was so mindful and present – which he needed in order to survive and then to heal How to stay in the moment (mindfulness) and work on one flicker or improvement at a time How having his toenails painted all the colors of the rainbow helped him turn inward, visualize and picture his toes moving again (how he used visualization and meditation to help himself to literally rewire himself!) How he used the law of attraction and visualization to start “rewiring and re-firing” How water helped him to heal (and how scary it was being put in the water the first time) How he was asking for more whenever he got treatments What a clean slate means, and what it truly means to move forward How the outlet for his energy became the workouts he was doing. What happened when he was 1 year into his recovery How he made it through when he wanted to end things… How he found a miracle partner in the healing process, Taylor Kevin Isaacs How they made it through financially How he did a tandem bike ride across the country with his mother. How he began pedaling his own bicycle!!! (And then did a SECOND bike-ride across the country, SOLO!!!) What is the trike he rode across the country How he debuted the trike at the LA marathon. How he walked solo 20 miles across Death Valley How much he’s been at peace through the process How he’s become an explorer of his potential, his body’s potential, his mind’s potential, and discovering the limits of his ability to create and make things happen – incredibly inspiring!!! How he qualified for the 2012 Olympics How to become an explorer of our own reality