Chad Hymas is a best-selling author, president of his own communications company, and recognized world-class wheelchair athlete. In 2003, Chad set a world record by wheeling his chair from Salt Lake City to Las Vegas (513 miles). Chad’s speaking career in the areas of leadership, team building, customer service, and mastering change has brought him multiple honors. He served as president of the National Speakers Association’s Utah chapter and is a member of the elite Speakers Roundtable (one of twenty of the world’s top speakers). As a member of the National Speakers Association, Chad travels as many as 300,000 miles a year, captivating and entertaining audiences around the world.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
Chad’s son
When business started difficulties overcame:
“You have to fail several times before you succeed. I think one of the key things is to not, we hear this a lot and it’s kind of a cliché phrase but never give up. Many entrepreneurs, in face I don’t know any that haven’t, they’ve faltered or they’ve failed many times. I’ll just relate it to my wheelchair, at first I was falling out on accident; I was getting mad at myself for doing so I feared getting in the wheelchair. When somebody came to me and said why don’t you keep trying to fall out of it on purpose until you figure this sucker out, that did me a lot of good”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
Aspire: Discovering Your Purpose Through the Power of Words Book by Kevin HallFavourite Quote:
“While the difficult takes time, the impossible takes just a little bit longer”
Recommended Online Resources:
- YouTube – Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
- Tedx Talks – are influential videos from expert speakers on education, business, science, tech and creativity, with subtitles in 100+ languages. Ideas free to stream and download.
- Google – Search the world’s information, including webpages, images, videos and more. Google has many special features to help you find exactly what you’re looking for.
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Son what if you could be a better husband, a better father and a better coach to your kids with no hands and no legs than you ever were with them, I thought my dad was, I called his bluff I thought he was a fool and then he said I didn’t ask you about you I just asked you about everybody else around you, they’ll all be better if you do that, if you take on your role now with no hands and no legs and you’ll have a positive attitude towards that. I guess my best advice is forget yourself and get to work”…[Listen for More]
More About Chad Hymas:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“A celebrity life can be very fast-paced, and it can be hard to find meaning in it. I believe that everyone is looking for the answers, but the answers are within ourselves.” Miranda Kerr
Other Quotes From the Chat with Chad Hymas:
- “If you don’t have the people closest to you on your side then you have to get that resolved and get that fixed first”
- “If all I do is travel the world around and make people better, with millions of people and I get divorced because of that, let me ask you a question Neil, what have I gained?”
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