#29 In conversation with Jason Le Masurier

Our conversation today is with Jason Le Masurier who takes the time to chat to us from his home in Donegal on the wild west coast of Ireland.

It’s a miracle that we’re having this conversation at all. In 2007, Jason had a kite surfing accident, which resulted in a severe brain injury that has a 95% mortality rate.  His story of recovery is truly inspirational. 

In an instant his life and that of his family changed forever.  He says (metaphorically speaking) that he went from surfing the top of the wave of life to crashing down to the bottom.  

The Wild, particularly, water has been his passion & teacher throughout his journey.  He’s a self described adrenaline adventure seeker. Before his accident Jason’s professional life was flying. As an Engineer and academic, he worked in New Zealand where he taught Construction Management at Canterbury University. There he focussed on post-disaster reconstruction, which was particularly relevant following the Christchurch earthquake.  

As it turns out his logical mind, life saving surgery and the rock of his family - his wife Liz and his children - were the critical factors as he first responded and then they began their long road to recovery.

Jason went from a coma to walking down the aisle to marry Liz and, 5 years after leaving hospital he went back and asked the neurologist who told him he’d never walk again, to sponsor him in a triathlon!  He’s since gone on to run the Dublin Marathon too.

Today Jason seeks to use his crisis in a positive way, as a catalyst to come back stronger and give hope to individuals and organisations facing seemingly impossible challenges. There’s  wisdom in this story and relevance to us all in our current predicament.

You can find Jason, and explore him working with you and your people at www.jasonlemasurier.com 

And he's on Insta @jasonlemasurier 

Thanks for joining us - we hope it provides some thought, and some inspiration for you as you walk your path. We'd love to hear your thoughts.

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