This week we’re thinking about: Resilience and grace when the odds are stacked against you.In the Dovetail Community we focus on three core pillars of entrepreneurship: your inner work, your business, and your impact. Today’s guest is someone who has had a big influence on my life, and he has become a role model to people all over the world, including a lot of entrepreneurs who are thinking about the impact they make through their work.I’m excited to introduce you to my friend Mike Shoreman, also known as The Unbalanced Paddleboarder. I invited Mike onto the podcast this week because I believe that as entrepreneurs we can learn from his resilience, and be inspired by his story. When this podcast goes live, Mike will have just completed a world record breaking stand up paddle board 87 miles across Lake Ontario. He’ll be the first person with a disability to complete the paddle, and I will be right by his side for the entire adventure.Mike Shoreman is a former Paddle Canada Coach, trainer, and expert in the stand up paddleboarding industry. In November 2018 after years of coaching professionally, Mike developed a sudden neurological condition causing him to lose his sense of balance, and experience extreme reactions to movement. Among other severe limitations, doctors told him he would never paddle again.Mike quickly proved them wrong as he re-learned how to walk, and within two years he was back on his paddleboard, unbalanced, but standing and pushing himself to achieve his goals. Mike is the author of Crash and Rise, an autobiographical book about his life and experiences, he’s a renowned motivational speaker, the two-time winner of the International SUP Man Of The Year Award, and he’s on the cusp of being a world record holder for The Crossing he’s due to complete on August 24th 2022.By the end of this short conversation you’ll have met Mike, heard his story, and been inspired by his resilience and passion for supporting youth mental health. You’ll also hear about what motivated him when the odds were stacked against him, and what will keep him going out on the lake in his next major challenge.Please donate today at http://jack.org/thecrossingLearn more about Mike and his mission:

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