Twenty-five years after September 11, what stays with you is not only what happened, but what the experience taught you about how to live. Michael Hingson looks back on escaping the World Trade Center with his guide dog, Roselle, and reflects on the lessons that have continued to shape his life ever since. Through his conversation with Michelle Abraham, Michael explores what it means to face fear without allowing it to take over, to trust yourself even when others underestimate you, and to focus your energy on what you can actually control. He reflects on the quiet forms of leadership that helped people keep moving that morning, the unexpected wisdom Roselle demonstrated by simply living in the present, and the way September 11 ultimately redirected his life toward speaking and helping others recognize their own resilience. His perspective 25 years later is not about pretending difficult things will not happen. It is about discovering that you may have more strength, awareness, and capacity to respond than you realize.

Highlights:

• Learning to Live With Fear Without Letting It Lead – Michael reflects on the difference between experiencing fear and allowing it to overwhelm, blind, or paralyze you.
• Focusing on What Is Actually Within Your Control – One of the most enduring lessons Michael carries is learning to release the endless “what ifs” and put your attention on the choices you can make in the moment.
• The Quiet Leadership That Helps Others Keep Going – You’ll hear how calm voices, encouragement, humor, and steady presence can influence the people around you when uncertainty is high.
• Trusting Yourself Beyond Other People’s Assumptions – Michael challenges assumptions about blindness and reflects on the importance of trusting his own awareness, judgment, and partnership with Roselle.
• Turning an Unimaginable Experience Into Purpose – Twenty-five years later, Michael considers how September 11 changed the direction of his life and became the foundation for the lessons about resilience and human capability he now shares with others.

About our Guest:

Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog.

Michael gives over 100 presentations around the world each year speaking to influential groups such as Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Federal Express, Scripps College, Rutgers University, Children’s Hospital, and the American Red Cross just to name a few. He is Ambassador for the National Braille Literacy Campaign for the National Federation of the Blind and also serves as Ambassador for the American Humane Association’s 2012 Hero Dog Awards.

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About the Host:

Michelle Abraham - Podcast Producer, Host and International Speaker.

Michelle was speaking on stages about podcasting before most people knew what they were, she started a Vancouver based Podcasting Group in 2012 and has learned the ins and outs of the industry. Michelle helped create and launched over 30 Podcasts in 2018 and has gone on to launch over 200 shows in the last few years, She wants to launch YOURS in 2022!

14 years as an Entrepreneur and 8 years as a Mom has led her to a lifestyle shift, spending more time with family while running location independent online digital marketing business for the last 9 years. Michelle and her family have been living completely off the grid lakeside boat access for the last 4 years!

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