Bonnie St. John Deane: abuse, divorce, disability, and struggles related to gender or race became author, inspirational speaker, executive coach, TV personality, mother, and seeker of wisdom

Bonnie St. John
Author, Coach & Mother

Bonnie St. John Deane - An international speaker, executive coach, author and the president of SJD&Co. As an Olympic medal-winning skier, author, Rhodes Scholar, Harvard honors graduate and former White House official, Bonnie St. John Deane specializes in high performance under pressure. She has been featured by NBC Nightly News as one of the five most inspiring women in the nation. Having been an amputee most of her life, she knows how to adapt when conditions are less than ideal.

Bonnie St. John is an author, inspirational speaker, executive coach, TV personality, mother, and seeker of wisdom. Bonnie has suffered through many of the difficulties most discussed today: abuse, divorce, disability, and struggles related to gender or race.

Despite these challenges, she has relentlessly sought ways to stay positive and live joyfully no matter what life dishes out. Her deep sense of peace and joy in life has inspired millions of people to want to know what she has learned about finding joy in a crazy world. Her message of falling down and getting up - in life, at an Olympic ski race, or in business - has been sought after by CEOs, recognized in the White House, celebrated on a Starbucks Cup and honored with a doctoral degree for her lifetime commitment to motivating people. More than hope, Bonnie provides practical tips, step-by-step directions, and presents the very latest in social research in an easy-to-use way. "Everyone has the God-given capacity to live joyfully - it doesn't depend on your circumstances. But it does require that you make the choice to identify your joys in life and take action to reach them."