Episode 10: From Adversity to Advocacy: Jan Jones on Resilience, Organ Donation, and Living the Good Good Life

Episode 10: From Adversity to Advocacy: Jan Jones on Resilience, Organ Donation, and Living the Good Good Life

 

In this episode of the Positively Altered Podcast, Dr. Cindy sits down with Jan Jones, host of The Good Good Life. Jan shares her incredible journey of resilience and positivity through a lifetime of challenges, including being a double-organ transplant recipient. With warmth and humor, Jan highlights the power of faith, gratitude, and community in overcoming adversity. Together, they discuss the importance of organ donation and finding joy amidst life’s trials. Don’t miss this uplifting conversation that inspires you to embrace life’s miracles and spread hope. 

 

In this episode, we cover:

• (5:25) Challenges during childhood
• (10:24) Questions about organ transplants
• (17:43) How your body accepts an organ transplant
• (20:38) Real moments and emotions throughout this process
• (28:36) Rapid-fire questions

 

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About Dr. Cindy’s Guest: 

Jan Jones is a professional speaker, consultant, and international podcast host (“The Good Good Life”).

She collaborates with organizations across the country to enhance leadership and equip employees with tools for success. Her ability to connect with audiences results in an inspired team ready to achieve greatness within their organizations.  

She knows that “people need people” and her life is exemplary of this fact. Relationships drive cultures, which drive results, which is why her desire to engage people in everything they do, from work to home to community, propels her to focus on making the greatest contribution she can for the time she is given. Jan believes that anyone can inspire change, and this is a driver for her determination to set people up for success. Her focus on motivation and purpose-filled productivity helps people be their “best selves.” 

Jan is a graduate of the University of Alabama and is a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach. She also holds certifications in “Crucial Conversations” (Crucial Learning), as well as multiple certifications with Franklin Covey including “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,” “The Speed of Trust” and “The 5 Choices to Extraordinary Productivity”, to name a few. Jan is certified in “Emotional Intelligence” (TalentSmart) and Extended DISC. In addition, Jan is a Certified DDI (Development Dimensions International, Inc.) Facilitator, and Birkman Certified Consultant.

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