EP44: Spina Bifida and a Positive Mindset With Tano Diaz - a podcast by Daniel Flores

Are you familiar with Spina Bifida? Why are people with Spina Bifida in a wheelchair? What are some of the challenges that come with Spina Bifida? What are some of the challenges that come with being in a wheelchair? Do people with Spina Bifida all have the same mindset about their condition? Or about being in a wheelchair? And is that mindset a choice?

My friend of ten years, Tano Diaz from the Inspire Dayz, joins me on the Dani Flo Podcast to share what he knows about his condition Spina Bifida, his positive mindset about being in a wheelchair, and his brand he started to inspire others and be inspired.

Tano discusses and answers:

• How long have you been in a wheelchair?


• What age did you start noticing that not everyone is in a wheelchair?


• How did they explain to you why you were in a wheelchair?


• Have you always had the mindset you have now about your condition?


• Where do you think your positive mindset comes from?


• Do you think it’s a choice to have a positive mindset?


• What is your condition?


• What do you mean by “the first kind of spina bifida is hidden”?


• Is it possible to develop spina bifida later in life?


• Is spina bifida inherited or genetic?


• What kind of research on spina bifida have you done on your own?
  
  Did you learn more about yourself?


• What are some examples of things that are harder for you because of spina bifida?


• What’s the number one thing able bodied people take for granted?


• What’s the most common reason people end up in a wheelchair?


• How did you get introduced to wheelchair basketball?


• Do most kids in wheelchairs get a social worker?


• Do most kids in wheelchairs get introduced to wheelchair sports?


• What’s the coolest wheelchair sport?


• Why is the gym important to you?


• What’s the number one misconception about spina bifida?


• What is the focus of Spina Bifida month (October)?


• When was the first time you connected with someone else with Spina Bifida?


• Is it important to be around other people with Spina Bifida?


• What’s it like having Spina Bifida and being Hispanic?


• How long have you been thinking about starting a brand?


• What's the meaning of your brand for you?


• What’s the long-term goal with the brand?

You’re going to enjoy this episode if: you want to learn something new, if you’re curious about Spina Bifida and what it’s like to be in a wheelchair, if you’re interested in having a positive mindset, perspective, outlook, and philosophy of life, and if you want to learn about Tano’s brand and why he decided to start it and why inspiring others is important to him. Please listen, subscribe, leave a review, and share with everybody you know. Enjoy!

Follow Tano on Instagram: @tanodiazz

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Watch his mini-documentary: The Wheel Documentary

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