Every successful
person has a painful story
Every painful story
has a successful ending
Accept The Pain And Get Ready For Success
"Winners don't do different things. They do things
differently"
-SHIV KHERA
These words are absolutely right about Jessica Cox from USA
Who
is Jessica Cox?
Jessica is recognized
internationally as an inspirational keynote speaker. Born
without arms, Jessica now flies airplanes, drives cars and otherwise lives a
normal life using her feet as others use their hands. She holds the title
of the first person without arms in the American Taekwondo Association to get a
black belt and the Guinness World Record for being the first armless person in
aviation history to earn a pilot’s certificate.
Convinced that the way we think has a greater impact on our lives than our
physical constraints, she chose to pursue a degree in psychology at the
University of Arizona. Since then she has traveled to 17 countries
sharing her inspirational message.
Jessica believes that by combining creativity, persistence, and
fearlessness, nothing is impossible. She is a graduate in psychology who writes
with her feet, uses computers, and brushes her hair and talks on to her phone
simply using her feet. She is from USA also a former dancer and
double black belt in Tai Kown-Do.
If Jessica can fly a plane with only her feet,
what can you do?
Cox prove it Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
Jessica’s History
Jessica Cox was born without arms. The doctors do not know why
she was born “differently-abled.” But she does. Jessica has made achievements
with her feet that most people only dream of. Now she shares her story with
people around the world.
Born in 1983 in Sierra Vista, Arizona, Jessica has learned to
live her life with her feet. There were many questions at the time about
whether Jessica would be able to live a “normal” life. However, Jessica’s
father has said he never shed a tear about her birth condition. He had full
confidence in her potential. With the support of her parents and family,
Jessica became confident in herself as an adult and continued to explore the
world with her feet.
As a child, Jessica studied dance in her home town. When the
first performance arrived, she asked to be put in the back row. Her dance
teacher told her there was no back row. Tentatively she took the stage with the
other students and performed her routine. When she finished, the applause from
the audience gave her encouragement and the confidence to continue dancing for
14 years.
Jessica’s parents eventually met a Taekwondo instructor named
Jim Cunningham. His response when told of her birth condition was that she
would be more than physically able and that only her attitude could hold her
back. At the age of 14, Jessica earned her first Black Belt in the
International Taekwondo Federation.
After graduating from high school, Jessica attended the
University of Arizona where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Psychology. When
talking about her degree, she frequently explains that psychology credits the
way people think has a greater impact on their lives than a physical
limitation.
During college, Jessica found a club of the American Taekwondo
Association and resumed training in the sport. Even though Jessica already had
one black belt in a different style, she had to relearn all of the color belt
material. The instructors created a curriculum that would be accessible to any
future armless students. Jessica then became the first armless person to earn a
black belt in the ATA.
Jessica’s most famous accomplishment was learning how to fly. It
took three states, four airplanes, two flight instructors and a discouraging
year to find the right aircraft: a 1946 415C Ercoupe Airplane. She received the
Guinness World Record for being the first person certified to fly an airplane
with only their feet.
Jessica now works as a
motivational speaker. She travels the world sharing her story and encouraging
people to be creative and innovative with the mantra “Think outside the
shoe.”
Armless pilot Jessica Cox gets married
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Jessica
Cox wedding
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PASADENA, California – Armless
pilot and motivational speaker Jessica Cox is now Mrs. Patrick Chamberlain.
Cox and Chamberlain tied the
knot last Saturday in a ceremony attended by family and friends.
Born with no arms, the
29-year-old Fil-Am is the first person to earn a pilot's license with her
disability. She is also a second degree black belt in taekwondo and a certified
scuba diver
Accolades
Guinness World Record: The First Armless Person in the World
Ever to Have Obtained a Pilot’s License, 2011
AOPA LIVE Pilots Choice Award 2010: Most Watched Female Aviator
Filipino Women’s Network: 100 Most Influential Filipino Women in
the U.S., 2009
Published in Ripley’s Believe It or Not, 2009
The Filipino American Journal Award of Excellence, Outstanding
Filipino Award, 2008