Press/Media

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    The Browns Plains Satellite, 22nd October 2004

    Coutis puts life into perspective.
    Bad hair days become a thing of the past afte rlistening to what John Coutis has to say.

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    The Holiday Coast

    Just Chanllenged! John P Coutis
    Dont'ever say to John P Coutis that he is handicapped or has a disability...

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    Fairfax Classifieds

    Legless, he takes on the world
    Inspirational speaker John Coutis tells audiences he is no different from them - except for the fact he has no legs...

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    Hawkesbury Courier, 15th February 2007

    Coutis' words resonate
    Students at Hawkesbury High were inspired by motivational speaker John Coutis' words of wisdom yesterday...

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    Bullies put on notice

    Students at Glendale Technology High School are taking the initiative in looking after thier own welfare and that of their peers...

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    School Life

    John inspires with his life story of courage
    John Coutis held an inspirational and educational presentation at Melville High School on Monday.

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    Inspiring family takes the top honours

    Springfield's John, Leanne and Clayton Coutis have shared a prestigious state award for thier inspirational courage.

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    Logan west Leader, 27th October 2004

    Logan west Leader, 27th October 2004

    John touches hearts of club members
    John Coutis touched the hearts of those who attended the 4118 Club lunch last Tuesday at Greenbank RSL.

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    The Northern Star, 25th June 2004

    Dose of inspiration for kids
    John Coutis, whose tenacity, positive thinking and never-say-die attitude helped him overcome severe disability and become the darling of the international public speaking circuit...

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    The Northern River Echo Name, 1st July 2004

    An inspiration to us all
    It's one of lifes great ironies that beautiful things often come from great tradegy.

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    Fundrasier more than just a stroll for family

    Any family that sets out to walk from Ipswich to the Gold Coast is not afraid of a challenge.

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    The Observer, 9th March 2006

    John's courage inspires youth
    John Coutis has suffered his fair share of adversity. He was a victim of school bullies, had his legs amputated at 17 years of age and now uses a skateboard to get around...

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    The Observer, 9th March 2006

    'Not every day is a bad day'
    John Coutis doesn't ride around on a skateboard to look cool. For him, it's a necessity.

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    Taiwan News, 5th May 2006

    Mission Possible
    Physically challenged Australian John Coutis smiles during a press conferences yesterday in Taipei, after announcing he would deliver a speech entitled "Nothing is Impossible"...

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    Just an ordinary family

    From the moment we settled on the floor for cups of coffee, it was clear this was no ordinary family...

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    The Greater Sprinfield Life, 9th October 2004

    Word of mouth publicises feat
    The fame of this remearkable family has spread far and wide as they prepare to take on a tall task.

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    Walkers welcome John aboard
    John Coutis may have no legs but that is not going to stop him joining a family walk from Ipswich, west of Brisbane, to the Gold Coast to raise money for people with disabilities.

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    The Queensland Times

    Family of the Year hits the road again
    A Springfield family was announced last week as Anglicare Family of the Year.

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    A story of inspiration

    John Coutis has inspired as new young generation of Border students with is amazing tale of achievement.

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    No legs, no worries, says amazing survival story

    You could hear a pin drop when John Coutis arrived by skateboard, climbed on to a chair and stood on a table on his hands.

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    John doesn't believe in any half measures

    John Coutis may be only half the size of most people, but in the world of motivational speakers he's a giant.

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John Coutis

Inspirational
speaker

“Motivation lasts
for 10 minutes…
inspiration lasts a lifetime.”


Joke of the day:

A string walks into a bar with a few friends and orders a beer. The bartender says, "I'm sorry, but we don't serve strings here." The string goes back to his table. He ties himself in a loop and messes up the top of his hair. He walks back up to the bar and orders a beer. The bartender squints at him and says, "Hey, aren't you a string?" The string says, "Nope, I'm a frayed knot."