Blind Ambition: How to Go from Victim to Visionary with Chad E Foster

Episode 200: Chad E. Foster shares how choosing the right stories, reframing weaknesses into strengths, and gratitude transformed his life, and how it can change ours.

Guest Biography

Chad E. Foster is a motivational keynote speaker, sales/finance leader, and inspirational change agent who works at Red Hat/IBM. He was the first blind executive to graduate from Harvard Business School's Program for Leadership Development and has been featured with NBC, CBS, Forbes, the Atlanta Journal Constitution, USA Today, and Chief Executive Mag.

"People are often surprised at what I was able to achieve in spite of being blind but to the contrary, I feel I am successful because I am blind, not in spite of it," says Chad.

After losing his eyesight while attending college in his early twenties, Chad started at a top consulting firm and has built a career in the technology industry where he has directed financial strategies and decisions resulting in more than $45 billion in contracts.

Determination, ambition, and resilience are the key drivers to his incredible journey. The Atlanta Opera has commissioned an opera inspired by his life story and his first book, Blind Ambition: How to Go from Victim to Visionary, is available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Apple Books, Bookshop, Books-A-Million, Google Play, and other fine retailers.

Today, Chad speaks to corporate audiences and professional athletes to help them develop resilience in the face of uncertainty and show people how to overcome their own blind spots.

He lives with his wife and his 2 children in Atlanta, GA and is a daredevil of his own, enjoying snow skiing every winter.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• The power of the stories that we tell ourselves can turn our adversities into advantages
• Dealing with doubters and what other people think
• Living regret free so you can reach your potential and live your best life

Show notes: http://www.inspiredmoney.fm/200

Find more from our guest:

• www.chadefoster.com
• Twitter
• Instagram
• facebook
• LinkedIn

Mentioned in the Episode:

• Retinitis Pigmentosa
• Red Hat / IBM

Books:

• Blind Ambition: How to Go from Victim to Visionary by Brian Winch

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