195 What’s Your Excuse? Lessons on Problem-Solving, Asking for Help, and Doing the Next Thing
Oct 29, 2025
This may be the most heartfelt episode I’ve ever recorded.
In this deeply human conversation, Maxwell Ivey: The Blind Blogger, and I talk about what it means to keep moving when life doesn’t hand you easy options. Maxwell lost his sight as a child, taught himself to code, built a business, and learned to ask for help without shame.
We talk about the quiet power of asking, the courage to act before conditions are perfect, and a rare take on gratitude-not as politeness, but as the willingness to use what’s been given.
Somewhere along the way, we find ourselves reflecting on The Four Agreements and how “don’t take things personally” and “don’t make assumptions” become essential mindsets in the world of disability and education.
It’s unpolished, honest, and full of wisdom that only comes from lived experience. Stay to the end to hear Maxwell sing his original song, Don’t Wait on Someday.
You can find Maxwell at theblindblogger.net.
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