Chad Hymas
Rough draft
By Kiana George
Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.
-William James-
What if just the simplest thing you do makes a big impact? This is not an “if”, this is a reality. Everything you do, no matter how small, can affect EVERYTHING. I mean everything. This is what happened to Chad Hymas. Just one mistake changed his world forever; April, 3 2001 Hymas’ life altered when one 2,000 pound bale of hay fell on him leaving him a quadriplegic. Though his legs and most of his upper body died that day, his spirit did not. He has done much after that day including:
- Setting the world record for wheeling his chair from Salt Lake City to Las Vegas.
- Spoke on 5 Continents and 4 Countries.
- Hymas is the youngest ever to receive the CPAE award and be inducted into the National Speaker Hall Of Fame.
- The Wall Street Journal calls Chad Hymas one of the 10 most inspirational people in the world.
- He is a CSP (Certified Speaking Professional).
- He plays and is in basketball, rugby, wheelchair racing and officiating basketball.
- He has fulfilled his fife dream of being a cowboy and is raising 5110 head of elk with his father, Kelly Hymas.
- And not the last or the least, spending many hours with other injured individuals in therapy, encouraging them to overcome their challenges, focus on dreams and make them a reality, and to love life for all that it has to offer. To achieve the unachievable and to reach for the unreachable.
This man has done so must in his lifetime and is still will for many years to come. So ask yourself before you make that bad decision. Think how this will affect me or everyone else. What have you done today?
