Jen Bricker-Bauer On: Everything is Possible EP 107

Jen Bricker-Bauer is an aerialist, motivational speaker, and New York Times, bestselling author. Born without legs, Jen's biological parents left her at the hospital, destined for a life of hardship. However, the hand of God brought her an amazing adoptive family, who taught her that everything is possible. As a child, Jen was obsessed with gymnastics, and her idol was gold medalist Dominique Moceanu. In fact, watching Dominique on TV, helped inspire Jen to start competing herself. Seemingly against all odds, Jen competed against able-bodied athletes and became a State Champion in power tumbling. As part of her fantastic story and a twist of fate, Jen later learned that her childhood gymnastics idol, Dominique Moceanu, was actually her biological sister. John R. Miles sits down with Jen Bricker-Bauer to talk about why she never says the word "can't" and how she has come to believe that everything is possible if you set your mind to it. You learn that you can achieve everything you've dreamed of when you unlock your purpose and create an intentional life. Jen discusses why she is doing everything she can to spread inspiration and joy throughout the world and is following her calling to teach others they can do anything they put their minds to achieving. Get a copy of Jen's book: https://amzn.to/3BicKcs. Watch her TED TALK: https://www.ted.com/talks/jen_bricker_everything_is_possible Check Out Our Sponsors: ATHLETIC GREENS: Get a free one year's supply of Vitamin D and five travel packs at athleticgreens.com/passionstruck. MAGIC MIND: Get 20% off Magic Mind @magicmind.co/passionstruck and use code passionstruck. SURF SHARK: Get 83% off Surf Shark VPN and three extra months free @surfshark.deals/passionstruck, use the promo code passionstruck. Thank you for listening to this podcast. I hope you keep up with the weekly videos I post on the YouTube channel, subscribe to, and share your learnings with those who need to hear them. Your comments are my oxygen, so please take a second and say 'Hey' ;). -- ► Subscribe to My Channel Here: https://www.youtube.com/c/JohnRMiles SHOW NOTES 0:00 Introduction 0:47 Introducing guest Jen Bricker-Bauer 4:11 Athletic Greens and Surf Shark 7:29 Jen's adoption story 12:34 God doesn't make mistakes 15:16 Magic Mind 16:51 How her parents influenced her 19:12 Never Say "CAN'T" 24:26 Story of her idol Dominique Moceanu 28:22 If you help one person it is worth it 32:30 Learning Dominique Moceanu is her biological sister 38:44 The connection she felt with her sisters 42:43 The impact of her internship with Disney 43:46 Coming to a cross-road: fashion or acrobat/aerialist 47:00 How to push through discouragement 49:56 Britney Spears world tour broke down barriers 54:10 How performing led to her motivational speaking and book 58:51 Tedx Talk and her mentality about sharing her life story 102:31 Making change starts with changing yourself 106:19 Why God uses her to help other people 110:08 Jen discusses her brand new act 111:28 Rapid round of questions HOW TO CONNECT WITH JEN * Website: https://jenbricker.com/ * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenbricker/ * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JenBricker1 * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/JenBricker1 * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenbricker/   FOLLOW JOHN ON THE SOCIALS * Twitter: https://twitter.com/Milesjohnr * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/johnrmiles.c0m * Medium: https://medium.com/@JohnRMiles​ * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/john_r_miles * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milesjohn/ * Blog: https://passionstruck.com/blog/ * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/passion_struck_podcast/ * Gear: https://www.zazzle.com/store/passion_struck/   -- John R. Miles is a serial entrepreneur and the CEO and founder of Passion Struck. This full-service media company helps people live intentionally by creating best-in-class educational and entertainment content. John is also a prolific public speaker, venture capitalist