Courage+Believe=Life: John Challis, an Inspiration


By Aaron Katsman
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Much of the focus at BizzyWomen.com is on work/life issues. How to balance career and family. Prioritizing what’s important in life, and gaining both professional and familial fullfilment. If you are looking to put things in perspective, check out this video on the story of John Challis.

 

John’s motto of courage+believe=life, and the way that he lived his motto is inspirational. Not even cancer could prevent him from living his life to the fullest, and accomplishing his goals. His message of living your life for today and maximizing your activities is a lesson for us all to internalize. This teenager was truly special. He started a foundation, The Courage For Life Foundation, to ” To provide Life Encouraging Sporting Experiences and Community Support for High School Athletes with Life Threatening Illnesses.”

Unfortunately, John passed away yesterday at the age of 18. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, and his inspiration will live on with us forever.

Aaron Katsman is Managing Editor of the Israel Opportunity Investor newsletter. He is lead portfolio manager for the Israel Growth Portfolio and Managing Director of America Israel Investment Associates, LLC. For more information, go to www.israelnewsletter.com or call 1-888-327-6179, or email aaron@profile-financial.com.

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Aaron Katsman Aaron is a managing director of IsraelNewsletter.com. Aaron is a frequent contributor to SeekingAlpha and BloggingStocks, focusing on Israeli stocks. He was a founder and managed the private banking group for Citigroup in Israel for three and a half years. From 1999-2001, he was a senior analyst at a leading Israeli venture capital fund, where he gained an intimate working knowledge of the Israeli hi-tech scene. Aaron holds a B.A. in Political Science from Yeshiva University in New York.

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