Don't Wait For Life to Come To You & Beating Cancer with Terry Tucker

Terry has reinvented himself frequently over his professional career.   At 6ft 8 Terry played Basketball at college and after graduating he was employed in the Marketing Department at the corporate headquarters of Wendy’s International in Dublin, Ohio. From there he worked in hospital administration and after getting married and moving to  California for his wife's job, he became the Customer Service Manager for  an academic publishing company in Santa Barbara.  Another move to Cincinnati, Ohio, Saw Terry pivot and became a police  officer with the Cincinnati Police Department, where he was a SWAT Hostage Negotiator and then after another relocation to Texas, he started a school security consulting business and coached high school girls basketball in Houston.  However Terry's greatest challenge began in early 2012 when he was diagnosed with a  rare form of cancer called Acral Lentiginous Melanoma, which presented  on the bottom of his foot. By the time the melanoma was detected, it had  metastasized to a lymph node in his groin. Because this cancer is so rare he was treated at the world-renowned MD Anderson Cancer Center. After two  surgeries he was put on a  weekly injection of the drug, Interferon, to help keep the disease from  coming back. He took those weekly injections for almost 5  years before the Interferon became so toxic to his body that he ended up  in the Intensive Care Unit with a fever of 108 degrees. One  thing he learned during all the pain and suffering is that you have two choices. You can succumb to the debilitating discomfort and misery, or  you can learn to embrace it and use it to make you a stronger and better human being. He recently wrote a book, entitled Sustainable Excellence, Ten Principles to Leading Your Uncommon and Extraordinary Life, to help people find and live their uncommon and extraordinary life. The ten principles outlined in the book will provide the bedrock  necessary to form the foundation of unshakable beliefs and dedicated  behaviors to reinforce your attitude, no matter how much pain you must endure or how many obstacles you must overcome. You can find out more about Terry below LinkedIn Twitter If you want to know more about Mel Clarke, the host of The Never    Settle podcast Mel is also a Life Purpose Coach & Reiki Healer    helping people come out of chaos to find their purpose driven  direction   in life. You can find Mel on her Website, Insta or Facebook.