Terri's Tuesday Tip of the Week - December 9th

A goal is a dream with a deadline. - Napoleon Hill

Charles Krauthammer is an American Pulitzer Prize winning columnist, author, political commentator and physician.  Krauthammer had a strong education growing up and had big dreams for his life.  He graduated from McGill University in 1970 with Honors with political science and economics degrees.  After attending Oxford, he returned to the United States to attend Harvard Medical School.  During a swim between classes, Krauthammer’s head hit the bottom of the pool and he was paralyzed from his neck down.  In a recent interview, he said that he knew the moment his head hit the bottom of the swimming pool that his life would never be the same again.

 

Krauthammer did NOT let this accident keep him down.  During his 14 month hospital stay, he continued his medical studies at Harvard by reading his text books while lying flat on his back.  At times, he would read 2 text books at once because he had to wait for someone to turn the page for him and he did not want to waste time.  In 1975, he graduated from Harvard with his M.D.

Krauthammer decided that he wanted to be challenged in other ways so he went to Washington, D.C. in 1978 and started working in the Carter administration.  Through the years, he worked as a speech writer for the Mondale campaign, assisted with speeches for President Reagan and President Clinton.  In the early 2000s, he became a Fox News political analyst. 

As you continue to work on your goals for 2015, what do you want to do?  Charles Krauthammer has proven that NOTHING can stop us in life. 

Remember to make SMART goals…

S - Specific

M - Measurable

A - Attainable

R - Realistic

T – Timely

To learn more about Charles Krauthammer, here is an interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd8BZKHiHUY.