13/04/2026
Inspiring.people can tell u the present situation as an observation.no one predict Gods plan.
Its amazing what your son has achieved
Your belief in him and your faiths in not seeing the ceilings people predicted has created ypu childs present.
THANK.YOU THANK you
On the night John was born, the OB walked in and said:
“I’m sorry. I have bad news. It appears your son may have a slight case of Down syndrome.”
I’m sorry.
That’s how we started.
Then a family member, meaning well, offered what she thought was encouragement.
Maybe someday, she said, John could push a broom at Burger King.
That was the ceiling people saw for my son on day one.
Here’s where we are today.
John co-founded a company that has shipped over 500,000 packages to 94 countries. He has donated $850,000 to charity. He has spoken at the United Nations. He has testified before Congress, twice, and not by subpoena. He has stood on stages across this country in front of thousands of people who left differently than they arrived.
Last week he opened the APSE conference in Massachusetts to a standing ovation.
We didn’t get here by lowering expectations. We got here by refusing to accept the ones other people set for us.
The question they asked about John on day one- what will become of this child?- turns out to be the wrong question.
The right question is the one every hiring manager should be asking:
What happens when you stop looking for reasons to say no, and start paying attention to what someone can actually do? What happens when you focus on a person’s strengths?
We know the answer. 500,000 packages. 94 countries. A standing ovation in Massachusetts last week.
The ceiling other people set for John was never his.
Don’t let someone else’s ceiling become your company’s floor.