Rocket Motivation

In this week’s episode, we learn the story of Christian Hadjipateras, who was born with severe craniofacial abnormalities that required over 30 surgeries to help improve his condition. He was also b…

In this episode we learn the story of Jayne Godfrey. At age 38, Jayne was diagnosed with early onset Parkinson’s Disease. On top of that, in her mid-40s she was stricken with Guillain-Barre Syndrome…

In this week’s episode, we learn the story of Jennifer Berry. At age 14, Jennifer’s daughter Caroline was diagnosed with a very aggressive childhood cancer. After a courageous fight, Caroline succum…

On this week’s episode, we learn the story of Gat Caperton, CEO of Gat Creek Furniture. At age 29, Gat borrowed 90% of the purchase price and bought a small wood manufacturer in Berkley Springs, W…

In this episode, we learn the story of Kristye Chastang. In 2016, Kristye was diagnosed with breast cancer. After months of chemotherapy, radiation and surgery, she was cancer-free. Just recently, t…

In this week’s episode, we learn the story of Denny Chipollini. Denny was in a horrific automobile accident in 1989 in which both of his legs were severed. Following reattachment and recovery, Denn…

In this episode, we learn the story of Jesi Stracham. Jesi, like me, is a spinal cord injury survivor. She was paralyzed from the waist down as a result of a motorcycle crash in 2015. She is an advo…

In this episode, we learn the story of Colby Jubenville. Colby started life with a condition that severely restricted his vision, requiring him to learn in different ways and shaped how he has dealt…

In this week’s episode, we learn the story of Greg Provance. Greg battled and overcame alcohol and drug addiction. His addiction took a toll on his life and career. He lost the lead role in the smas…

In this episode, we learn the story of Kenny Dennard. Kenny was a four starter for the Duke University basketball team and played three years in the NBA. What appears on the surface to be a carefree…

In this episode, we learn the story of Jajuan Harley. Jajuan tells his story of trying to make it in the NFL. After declaring early for the NFL draft, he was undrafted and found himself working at W…

In this first episode of our season 2, we meet and learn the story of Ann Marie Kallberg. Ann Marie, also known as @babewithbipolar on Instagram, is not only living with her bipolar disorder, she is…

In this episode, we learn the story of Scott Christmas. Scott has dealt with multiple adversities, including losing sight in one eye, losing his best friend in an airplane crash that resulted in dev…

In this episode, we learn the story of Coach JT Burton. Coach Burton had been coaching college basketball at the NAIA level for six years when he got the call to become an assistant coach and direct…

In this episode, we learn the story of David “Mudcat” Saunders. Mudcat was a sportswriter and became a successful real estate investor in Virginia. His career and life came crashing down because of …

In this episode, we learn the story of Rod versus the waterslide. Because of holiday scheduling, this week we had no guest for Rocket Motivation, and so I took the opportunity to talk about my exper…

In this episode, we learn the story of Manja Podratz. Manja was born and raised in East Germany, where she obtained a Ph.D. in Theory of Architecture and other degrees. She taught at the college lev…

In this episode, we learn the story of Regina Cash. Regina became pregnant in high school, married, had two children, divorced, and living in a single-wide trailer at age 23. Regina was determin…

In this episode, we learn the story of Larry Hartle. Larry had his dream job working for Richard Childress Racing as the gas man on a pit crew for several NASCAR drivers, including Jeff Burton and K…

In this episode, we learn the story of Derrick Dalton. Derrick grew up in a tough environment in which his father spent the majority of the time in prison for dealing drugs. Derrick persevered with t…