JOHN M. BAUMANN SELECTED AS WPP BOARD MEMBER AND CHAIR OF THE PATIENT MENTORSHIP PROGRAM OF THE WORLD PARKINSON’S PROGRAM (WPP)
The World Parkinson’s Program Board is honored to introduce its newest Board member, John M. Baumann, who will be chairing the Patient’s Mentorship Program. Mr. Baumann is uniquely qualified for this position due to his skills as an internationally recognized inspirational and motivational speaker. John has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s for the past 14 years and his success in managing Parkinson’s serves a tremendous role model and inspiration for others.
John graduated from Cornell Law School and the faculty member of University of Louisville for over a decade. He was a corporate attorney for 22 years.
John is also an author of several publications including Decide Success (You Ain’t Dead Yet), Roadmap to Success (with a chapter contributed by Deepak Chopra), Courageous Stories of Inspiration, The Art of Mentorship, and Adopting a Proactive Prevention Program. John has been a guest commentator on CNN Headline News and countless other TV and radio shows.
John is a member of the National Speakers Association in the United States.
He has been the chair and board member of Kentucky Chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Kentucky Chamber of Congress, Board of Junior Achievement, and Parkinson’s Support Center of Kentucky and Southern Indiana.
Mr. Baumann has delivered keynote inspirational speeches to audiences in several countries including Malaysia, France, Puerto Rico, Canada, and throughout the United States.
He and his wife, Bernadette, live near Tampa, Florida. USA
Mr. Baumann is extremely excited to take on this role with the World Parkinson Program and enjoyed delivering the keynote speech at the WPP Gala held in Toronto in April 2016.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/john-m-baumann-selected-wpp-board-member-chair-world?published=t
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Dear John,
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
I needed this so much! I don’t know what I would do without the Movers and Shakers group. You all give Louis and me LIFE.
Kathy Sonnier Mier
John Baumann
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Ali teaches us to ‘go confidently’
Ali teaches us to ‘go confidently’
As we mourn the loss of Louisville’s native son, a reflection on what it means to be your greatest self.
Published June 09, 2016
“I’ve never let anyone talk me into not believing in myself.” – Muhammad Ali
Words to live by. What a gift to be blessed with this seemingly inborn confidence. It’s something many of us strive for every day. And it’s something we at Norton Healthcare had in mind when we created our Go Confidently speaker series.
It’s clear from the outpouring of emotion following Ali’s death that “going confidently” through life is exactly what he taught so many of us to do.
As I reflect on The Champ’s accomplishments, I wondered what role he played in the lives of our Go Confidently speakers.
John Baumann, a 2015 Go Confidently speaker, has Parkinson’s disease and says he looks to Ali for inspiration. Baumann told us to tap into our inner strength when going through life’s challenges, to have the confidence reflected in Ali’s now-famous sentiment: “I am the GREATEST. I said that even before I knew that I was.”
Baumann shared his thoughts after learning of Ali’s passing: “Tears have been rolling down my cheeks off and on since I learned of Muhammad Ali’s hospitalization and subsequent death, (because of) what Muhammad Ali has done since he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. He remained Muhammad Ali over 30 years living with, fighting, dealing with and embracing this horrific disease. He kept his identity. That’s why tears roll down my cheeks — tears of admiration, tears of strength, tears of pride, tears of power, tears of hope. He was the same comedian, magician, showman, family man that he has always been. The difference that Muhammad Ali made in my life, 15 years with Parkinson’s, is to set aside the fact that I have Parkinson’s and go on living. Be lovable. Inspire others.”
To our Go Confidently community, we know you are mourning the loss of our beloved native son in your own way. Join your like-minded friends, family and neighbors at our next Go Confidently experience on June 30. Allison Massari will deliver another message that Ali personified during the last years of his life: to intentionally make a choice to find joy alongside pain.
Thank you, Muhammad Ali, for the inimitable role you play in helping us all go confidently.
– Elicia Newcom Gregory
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Tears – Muhammad Ali – Parkinson’s
Muhammad Ali was the greatest boxer of all time as he has said so many times and that may be, I am not an expert at boxer comparison. He did have 100 amateur wins and was a huge underdog at 22 years old when he knocked out Sonny Liston, who was thought to be unbeatable, to become the heavyweight champion for the first time.
Ten years later at 32 past his prime, he, despite a forced layoff of more than 4 years, knocked out George Foreman, who was thought to be unbeatable at 26 years old, in the prime of his boxing career with a record of 40 wins and no losses (37 by knockout), to again become the heavyweight champion of the world. Muhammad Ali was bigger-than-life, legendary.
Tears have been rolling down my cheeks off and on since I learned of Muhammad Ali’s hospitalization and subsequent death, not because the passing of any human being is a cause for sadness, though it is, and not because we lost a great athlete.
My tears reflect what Muhammad Ali has done since he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. He remained Muhammad Ali through over 30 years living with, fighting, dealing with, embracing this horrific disease. He kept his identity. That’s why tears roll down my cheeks, tears of admiration, tears of strength, tears of pride, tears of power, tears of hope. He was the same comedian, magician, showman, family man that he has always been.
Even in the last years of his life, he was able to rise to the occasion when an audience was present, University of Louisville football games, the Sugar Bowl coin flip, his surprise lighting of the olympic torch, among countless other occasions.
The difference that Muhammad Ali made in my life, 15 years with Parkinson’s, is to set aside the fact that I have Parkinson’s and go on living. Be lovable. Inspire others. Be the greatest John Baumann that I can be. I sure am going to give it my best shot because of a man named Muhammad Ali.
