Bulletproof: Be fearless and resilient, no matter what

chapter 3

How to reset and return to sanity

‘The soul grows by subtraction, not addition.’

Henry David Thoreau

In 1960, Wilma Rudolph was known as the fastest woman on earth. She broke multiple world records. An incredible achievement by anyone’s standards, yet this is someone who contracted polio and scarlet fever when she was four years old. Her family were told she would never walk again. But, with determination, dedication and support, she won her first bronze Olympic medal at the age of 16.

Four years later, she became the first American woman to win three gold medals in track and field in a single Olympic Games. She was later honoured ...