Matt Glowacki, a Paralympic Sit-Volleyball team member for eight years, a small business owner, and professional speaker, was born without legs. Just listing those things might put him in the classification of motivational, but he just views his life as normal. Matt’s simple motto is, “Walking is overrated!”? His message to people is “Please don’t be so surprised when people who are living lives different from yours achieve success. I haven’t done anything anyone else couldn’t do in my situation.”?

Matt believes everyone has a responsibility to use the gifts they have to be a productive individual to for themselves and society. “It’s not like I’ve overcome anything. There are people walking around with more hardships and hidden disabilities then I have.”? Glowacki claims those people are the real inspirations.

Glowacki will speak on the Lake Superior College and Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College campuses. Both events, held on Monday, Oct. 23 at 11 a.m. in the Commons at LSC and 1 p.m. at Fond du Lac’s Minitorium, are free and open to the public. The event is sponsored by LSC’s Diversity Committee and Disability Services.

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