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Former international basketball player, mindset strategist and founder of ShowUp2Win · Episode 112 with Kathi Burns, March 13, 2025
Dwayne Morton is former international basketball player, mindset strategist and founder of ShowUp2Win.
On episode 112 of Organized and Energized! The Podcast, Dwayne and Kathi Burns talked about how to overcome adversity: move every day, celebrate it and start from gratitude. Dwayne Morton shares the morning routine that got him through 18 years.
He was also caught in a police shooting as a bystander when a stray bullet hit his truck inches from him and his young niece.
Who is Dwayne Morton?
Dwayne Morton is a former international basketball player who started playing overseas at 19, after not playing his last two years of high school. He first went overseas on a mission trip, signed with an agent, and hurt his knee before a second trip. Dwayne lived for 18 years believing he had a rare blood cancer; in March 2024 he learned the diagnosis was wrong and that what he has is severe sleep apnea. During those years he was also caught in a police shooting as a bystander. He is now a speaker and mindset strategist and the founder of ShowUp2Win, a self-paced mindset program for people who have faced real adversity, many of them athletes and former athletes.
Where can I find Dwayne online?
Which episodes feature Dwayne?
MindsetEpisode 112How I overcame unlikely adversity and I can show you the same with Dwayne Morton
Former international basketball player Dwayne Morton lived for 18 years with a rare blood cancer diagnosis that, in March 2024, he learned was wrong; what he has is severe sleep apnea.
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Frequently asked questions about Dwayne Morton
Who is Dwayne Morton?
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Dwayne Morton is former international basketball player, mindset strategist and founder of ShowUp2Win. Former pro basketball player helping people get through adversity
What is Dwayne's main advice from the episode?
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Dwayne Morton says the first step on a hard day is to move and then celebrate what you did; on his worst days he celebrated getting a glass of orange juice.
Where can I find Dwayne online?
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Dwayne's website is showup2win.com, and the other links are in the Important Links section of the episode page.
How do I become a guest like Dwayne?
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Kathi Burns takes guest applications from founders who are willing to share candid stories about the strategies they use to eliminate logjams in their business. Apply to be a guest here and the team will review your application and reply with your next step.
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