Donita Walters is a high-school teacher and swim coach. As a swim coach, she has coached many at the national level and the Olympic Games in Rio. She is an avid cyclist and her goal is to ride coast-coast across the united states, a total of over 3700 miles. She had ridden close to 5000 miles as her training for this epic journey when her hinge moment occurred... 3:30 Donita getting hit by a car. 6:42 Donita describes the details of her cycling accident. 9:45 Her first true memory after being hit. 10:35 The significant people involved in her rehabilitation process. 14:12 Her mindset and faith during recovery. 16:45 The power of prayer: truly the only way I survived. 17:45 How having an athletic mindset transformed her healing process. 20:34 Our difficulty lies in how we see our injury. 23:42 The perspectives and gratitude gained as a result of her injury. 25:25 Meeting the woman who struck her with her car: I wanted to be able to help her. 27:38 Donita describes how this incident made her a better person in all areas of her life. 28:34 I am where I am right now because of this accident. 28:56 Donita gives examples of how her coaching has changed. 31:45 The questions she asked herself while laying in the hospital bed. 32:21 The parallels between coaching and her recovery. 33:29 The positive changes that have been made for her swim team. 34:13 Looking at her athletes as a whole with empathy and compassion. 36:01 The life lessons from sports are more important than the wins and losses. 38:18 Donita's advice to parents. 39:29 Continuing to bike after her accident. 41:37 Her daily biking goal now: go faster. 45:21 Where I am today would not have happened without thousands of people. Join The Mental Toughness Newsletter and TEXT DRROBBELL to 33444 ENTER DRROBBBELL at Getsom.com for 15% off. If you enjoyed this episode on Mental Toughness, please subscribe on itunes and leave a review Dr. Rob Bell drrobbell.com

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