#227 Trust and vulnerability feat. Lex Gillette

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“I used to be the largest dairy consumer on the planet. I used to eat so much dairy and meat. The more that I looked into the dairy industry, the more that I saw that it was the singular, most inhumane industry on the planet, that we've all been lied to, including myself, for years. I always believed that the picture on the milk carton, the cow standing next to her calf in the green field with the red barn in the back was true. It’s certainly the complete opposite.” – Richard (Kudo) Couto Richard (Kudo) Couto is the founder of Animal Recovery Mission (ARM), an organization solely dedicated to investigating extreme animal cruelty cases. ARM has led high-risk undercover operations that have resulted in the shutdown of illegal slaughterhouses, animal fighting rings, and horse meat trafficking networks. Recently, they released a damning investigation into two industrial dairy farms outside of Phoenix, Arizona supplying milk to Coca-Cola’s Fairlife brand. What they uncovered was systemic animal abuse, environmental violations, and a devastating betrayal of consumer trust. While Fairlife markets its products as being sourced "humanely," ARM’s footage tells a very different story—one of suffering, abuse, and corporate complicity. Despite the evidence, this story has been largely ignored by mainstream media—likely due to Coca-Cola’s massive influence and advertising dollars.…

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Lex Gillette is a globally recognized Paralympian who competes primarily in the long jump. He's a fivetime Paralympic medalist and four-time world champion.

As a keynote speaker, Lex's message is There is no need for sight when you have a vision®

I loved having Lex back on the podcast to talk about his new book No Need for Sight When You have a Vision: What Blindness can teach us about risk and leadership

In this episode we talk about what happened right after our long conversation - ahem - the pandemic. He had been training for the 2020 paralympics, that were delayed. We talk about how he took that delay and the mindset tricks he used to manage the disappointment.

You'll also hear:

The importance of trust. How he trusts himself and how he trusts others.
The role vulnerability plays in trust.
How risk helped him know what he was capable of
And much more!

Connect with Lex

Buy his book

Connect with Danielle

Buy the HIP Habits Workbook

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#227 Trust and vulnerability feat. Lex Gillette

Happiness in Progress

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published about a year ago

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Lex Gillette is a globally recognized Paralympian who competes primarily in the long jump. He's a fivetime Paralympic medalist and four-time world champion.

As a keynote speaker, Lex's message is There is no need for sight when you have a vision®

I loved having Lex back on the podcast to talk about his new book No Need for Sight When You have a Vision: What Blindness can teach us about risk and leadership

You'll also hear:

The importance of trust. How he trusts himself and how he trusts others.
The role vulnerability plays in trust.
How risk helped him know what he was capable of
And much more!

Listen to Episode #30 with Lex Gillette

Connect with Lex

Buy his book

Connect with Danielle

Buy the HIP Habits Workbook

265 episodes

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