Jim Stovall
Jim Stovall has been a national champion Olympic weightlifter, the President of the Emmy Award-winning Narrative Television Network, and a highly sought after author and platform speaker. He is the author of the best selling book, The Ultimate Gift, which is a major motion picture starring James Garner and Abigail Breslin. He is also author of The Ultimate Life and The Ultimate Journey, which have inspired another major motion picture to be released September 2013.
Steve Forbes, president and CEO of Forbes magazine, says, “Jim Stovall is one of the most extraordinary men of our era.”
For his work in making television accessible to our nation’s 13 million blind and visually impaired people, The President’s Committee on Equal Opportunity selected Jim Stovall as the Entrepreneur of the Year. He was also chosen as the International Humanitarian of the Year.
“The only way to truly get more out of life for yourself is to give part of yourself away.”
“... sometimes in life, you either laugh or you cry. And I prefer to laugh.”
“If we are not allowed to deal with small problems, we will be destroyed by slightly larger ones. When we come to understand this, we live our lives not avoiding problems, but welcoming them them as challenges that will strengthen us so that we can be victorious in the future.”
“Remember that a wish held fervently turns into belief, and a belief held diligently becomes reality.”
“Integrity is doing the right thing, even if no one is watching.”
“In the end, a person is only known by the impact he or she has on others.”
“You need to be aware of what others are doing, applaud their efforts, acknowledge their successes, and encourage them in their pursuits. When we all help one another, everybody wins.”
“A journey may be long or short, but it must start at the very spot one finds oneself.”
“Showing Respect Is not Slavery...and Must Be Taught”
“You don't begin to live, until you've lost everything... I've lost everything three or four times. A perfect place to start.”