{"id":5146,"date":"2019-06-22T09:15:43","date_gmt":"2019-06-22T14:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=5146"},"modified":"2019-07-03T20:58:25","modified_gmt":"2019-07-04T01:58:25","slug":"world-champion-lex-gillette-the-journeyman-and-inspiring-young-athlete-mitch-smedley-the-apprentice-talk-olympics-goals-and-having-a-vision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=5146","title":{"rendered":"World Champion Lex Gillette \u2013 The Journeyman, and Inspiring Young Athlete, Mitch Smedley &#8211; The Apprentice, Talk Olympics, Goals and Having a Vision"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6575\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5146-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Lex2Final.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Lex2Final.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Lex2Final.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?page_id=5163\">Full Transcript<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Show Summary:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>World Champion Lex Gillette \u2013 The Journeyman, and Inspiring Young athlete, Mitch Smedley, The apprentice, Talk Olympics, Goals and Having a Vision<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And this podcast we catch up with Lex Gillette, a four-time Paralympian with numerous awards. Lex is competing and training 5 days a week and has his vision set on Tokyo Japan in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joining us in the studio is Mitch Smedley, an inspiring young athlete who is headed out to Colorado Springs for the Emerging Stars Camp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lex, the Journeyman, gives advice and encouragement to Mitch, the Apprentice.&nbsp;&nbsp;Lex talks about having a vision and how the vision can make everything else fall into place. You would think that 3 gold medals, 3 silver and 2 bronze would top Lex\u2019s accomplishments; however, wait till you hear about his Ikea project with Aira<a href=\"https:\/\/aira.io\/\">https:\/\/aira.io\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find out more about Lex Gillette on the web at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lexgillette.com\/\">lexgillette.com<\/a>and check out our previous podcast with Lex Gillette \u2013 World Champion&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=3079\">Lex Gillette: No Need for Sight When You Have a Vision<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find out more info about the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaba.org\/event\/usaba-emerging-stars-id-camp-07-21-2019\/#content-lg\">USABA Emerging Stars ID Camp on the web<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to know more about Transition Services from State Services contact Transition Coordinator Sheila Koenig by&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:Sheila.Koenig@state.mn.us\">email<\/a>&nbsp;or contact her via phone at 651-539-2361.<br>To find your State Services in your State you can go to&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.afb.org\/directory.aspx\">www.AFB.org<\/a>&nbsp;and search the directory for your agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for listening!<br>You can follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">@BlindAbilities<\/a><br>On the web at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/\">www.BlindAbilities.com<\/a><br>Send us an&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:info@BlindAbilities.com\">email<\/a><br>Get the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/blind-abilities\/id1085849859?l=es&amp;mt=8\">Free Blind Abilities App&nbsp;on the App Store<\/a>and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.blindabilities.android.blind&amp;hl=en_US\">Google Play Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/607027582712671\/\">Blind Abilities Community<\/a>on Facebook, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlindAbilities\/\">Blind Abilities Page<\/a>, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/193468111470902\/\">Career Resources for the Blind and Visually Impaired<\/a>and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/assistivetechnologyfortheblind\/\">Assistive Technology Community for the Blind and Visually Impaired<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6577\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5146-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Lex2Final.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Lex2Final.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Lex2Final.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Lex2Final.mp3 Full Transcript Show Summary: World Champion Lex Gillette \u2013 The Journeyman, and Inspiring Young athlete, Mitch Smedley, The apprentice, Talk Olympics, Goals and Having a Vision And this podcast we catch up with Lex Gillette, a four-time Paralympian with numerous awards. 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