![[INSPIRATION] From Kicking Cancer To Wimbledon Wildcard. The Miracle of Ryan Peniston](https://derekjwheeler.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cover1.jpg?w=144&h=144&crop=1)
For a kid who endured cancer at age one, undergoing surgery and two gruelling rounds of chemotherapy to making his first-ever ATP tour appearance as a Wimbledon wildcard, Ryan Peniston, 26, continues to defy the odds… Continue reading [INSPIRATION] From Kicking Cancer To Wimbledon Wildcard. The Miracle of Ryan Peniston
![[INSPIRATION] Social Impact on the Streets](https://derekjwheeler.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/cover.png?w=144&h=144&crop=1)
At the peak of the COVID-19 lockdowns, Raj Vinayak Dagwar (24), a software engineer from Pune was having a hard time emotionally. Seven months in and he was completely suicidal. Today, he is impacting lives across the nation by just listening to strangers on street corners. Something he didn’t have when depressed. Something he learned the hard way… Continue reading [INSPIRATION] Social Impact on the Streets
![[RECOVERY] Today, I Take Back My Professional Life…](https://derekjwheeler.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/pexels-photo-459654.jpeg?w=144&h=144&crop=1)
It’s been about five years since I left it all and walked away knowing fully well my body was shutting down and my mind wasn’t coping too well with the news. I ran and instead looked at ways to blank the truth. Today, after all these years of fighting my demons, multiple suicide plans and broken relationships later, I start my first job back in the corporate world as Head of Communications at a US-based Multinational Media Company. It’s time for a comeback I never saw coming… Continue reading [RECOVERY] Today, I Take Back My Professional Life…
![[ SPOTLIGHT] Dr. Jaiya John](https://derekjwheeler.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cover.jpg?w=144&h=144&crop=1)
Well, if you haven’t heard of Dr. Jaiya John as yet, Google him! I was recently introduced to the works of this recognized speaker, trainer, consultant, author, poet, spoken word artist, and youth mentor, because of my love for inspirational quotes and poetry. I was hooked right away to put it mildly… Continue reading [ SPOTLIGHT] Dr. Jaiya John
![[IMPACT] The Ladies Who Rocked the Lockdown](https://derekjwheeler.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/team.jpg?w=144&h=144&crop=1)
An idea born out of a dream to revive an ancient cuisine, coupled with the need to empower women during the pandemic, spawned an enterprise that one year later is successfully doing both. Not only reviving a dying East Indian cuisine, but empowering women of the community who now play to their strengths – their cooking. Continue reading [IMPACT] The Ladies Who Rocked the Lockdown
![[INSPIRATION] Meet Angelique Parvez. Mother, Dancer, Survivor](https://derekjwheeler.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/angelique.jpg?w=144&h=144&crop=1)
She didn’t just survive a crazy 2020. She overcame cancer and COVID-19 for good measure while at it. Angelique began the year with a breast cancer diagnosis, ended it with Coronavirus and danced her way right into 2021. Inspiring us all along the way. Continue reading [INSPIRATION] Meet Angelique Parvez. Mother, Dancer, Survivor
Today, a campaign we at DW Consulting have been working on for a few months now, goes LIVE. A campaign that takes the negativity out of the year gone by and focus instead on what it presented – the ultimate setting for a renaissance like never before… Continue reading Stories of Resilience
![[GUEST POST] Silence Is A Powerful Statement – Robert Stevenson](https://derekjwheeler.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/a-wise-man-once-said-nothing.png?w=144&h=144&crop=1)
“A wise man once said nothing.” What a great quote we should all take note of. Silence is a powerful statement, a smart tactic, and many times, a wise choice. Continue reading [GUEST POST] Silence Is A Powerful Statement – Robert Stevenson
“Who are you?” Who are you when everything is stripped away – your family, your job, your health, your possessions? What defines you?
Overcomer is about brokenness & imperfections, about faith & healing and above all else, about a perfect God in an imperfect world. Continue reading Ask Me Who I Am: Overcomer, The Movie
Derek J. Wheeler 