Today Voyage Vikings had the opportunity to hear from motivational speaker Kyle Johnson. Kyle was in a bad long boarding accident in 2010. An accident that almost took his life. Kyle was able to overcome the tragic accident and now travels around the country sharing his story with others in hopes that they too will believe that no goal is impossible if they will believe in themselves.
Kyle has s fun interactive personality and does a great job keeping his audience laughing. Today he taught the kids to not listen to the negative things people might say to them. Those things do not matter what matters is that we believe in ourselves and that we can overcome anything we set our minds to He said we should encourage one another and surround ourselves with others that will believe in us too. He encouraged the kids to be cheerleaders for one another. Miss Kap's first grade class did a great job applying this lesson in their own class today when they surprised Principal Phillips with a thank you card and lots of hugs for all the hard work she does for Voyage Academy.
After Kyle's accident, that nearly took his life, he set a goal to snowboard at Snow basin. His hospital room had a perfect view of the Ogden mountains. After lots of surgery, physical therapy and the loving support of family and friends Kyle was able to accomplished his dream and now encourages others to accomplish their dreams as well. He told the kids to always remember the following..
No jump is to high- Nothing is unattainable. Anything is possible if you set your mind to it.
Get your heads together- Work as a team! You will need the support of others to accomplish your dreams.
Spot your landing- Know that sometimes you might fail and that's okay. Get back up and try again.
Feel the rush- It's a great feeling when you accomplish a goal! Enjoy it!
If you would like more information about Kyle Johnson you can visit his website.