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Feb 07 2022

Motivational Minute: Losing Your Legs

“Positive people plus positive energy create positive results.” (Jon Gordon)

Retired Army staff sergeant Joey Jones lost both of his legs when an IED exploded in Afghanistan.

Click here to listen to the 1-minute audio version of this article.
He has said that sometimes people will ask him how he stays so positive about life even though he doesn’t have his legs. 
Sometimes he’ll just shake his head and wonder how they can be so negative about life even though they have both of their legs.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Personal Growth · Tagged: Afghanistan, Charles Swindoll, Fail Forward, Joey Jones, Jon Gordon, Losing Your Legs, Military, Motivation, Motivational Minute, Overcoming Adversity, Positive leadership, positivity

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