Lex Gillette is an athlete, a Paralympian, world record holder, speaker and person who loves life at the end of the day.
In this episode we discussed:
-being a Paralympian and losing his eyesight at a young age
-how he’s handling 2020 and the uncertainty around the Olympics and Paralympics
-his background in athletics
-getting into adaptive athletics
-what it’s like to be a blind Track and Field athlete
-getting to and maintaining a high level of excellence, with his first Paralympic Games being in 2004
-winning gold at the Games and what it would mean for him
-where his motivation comes from
-gratitude 
-his Why
-the meaning of life (yep, we went there!)
-and much more!

Follow along with Lex’s journey at https://www.instagram.com/lexgillette and https://twitter.com/lexgillette

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