ZACH TIDWELL US Marine Vet; Blind (Suicide Attempt); Speaker; Writer; Software Developer; Athlete; Podcaster; LIVE from Colorado

#realconversations#USMarines #suicide #softwaredeveloper #blind #brazilianjiujitsu #podcaster#writer #rockclimber #ColoradoCONVERSATIONS WITH CALVIN WE THE SPECIESMeet ZACH TIDWELL: “I’ve been doing this podcast for 4 ½years. 400+ Interviews. Many around our globe. How these interviews come aboutis a story in itself.  And then theuniverse brought 29-year-old Zach Tidwell into my realm. Actually, it was Zachhimself. No more excess words. Zach, in 2019, put a gun to his head in aSUICIDE attempt. The former Marine didn't succeed at suicide but blindedhimself and became deaf in one ear. He is now an amazing inspiration for all ofus. His smile is engaging and warm. His face was reconstructed.  His ‘blind’ accomplishments stagger theimagination. A writer, entrepreneur, award-winning software developer, rockclimber, motivational speaker, snowboarder, podcaster, skier, and so much more.Please watch this interview. Reach out to Zach. He is a pure inspiration.Determination. Spirit. And brutally honest.” Calvin**https://www.youtube.com/c/ConversationswithCalvinWetheSpecIEs422 Interviews/Videos  7800 SUBSCRIBERSGLOBAL Reach. Earth Life. Amazing People. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE**ZACH TIDWELL: US Marine Vet; Blind (Suicide Attempt);Speaker; Writer; Software Developer; Athlete; Podcaster; LIVE from ColoradoYouTube:CONTACTS:  WEBSITE:https://zachtidwell.net/  SIGN UP FOR HIS NEWSLETTER!!LINKEDIN  https://www.linkedin.com/in/zach-tidwell-9076852ab/YOUTUBE  https://www.youtube.com/@GIB_Pod  GOING IN BLINDFACEBOOK  https://www.facebook.com/zach.tidwell.98**BIO: Host of Going in Blind with Zach TidwellZach Tidwell is a completely blind Marine Corps veteran,writer, speaker, entrepreneur, and athlete who lost his sight in 2019 to asuicide attempt. When he was taken off of life support, he awoke to find thatthe bullet hadn’t killed him, but it had taken all of his sight and hearing inone ear instead. But he refused to become a bump on a log and has entirelyredefined himself in the time since. Today he’s a self-taught, award-winningsoftware developer making the digital world a more accessible place foreveryone. He skis, rock climbs, whitewater kayaks, and even competes inBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu against able-bodied opponents to show others that anythingis possible. And he’s grinding through the second draft of a memoir that diveseverything from the suicide attempt through the highs, lows, and lessons thathave brought him to where he is today— sharing his story in hopes of savinglives and getting conversations started around the tougher subject’s societytypically avoids.**