STEPHEN M. GUNTHER PROFESSIONAL ETHICS & MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER

  I am a firm believer that character is defined by how we conduct ourselves when we are faced with adversity. When the clock struck 12 on New Year's Eve in 2010, I was a successful attorney.  Six months later I was  sentenced to 20 months in federal prison.  Never in my wildest dreams did I think something like this could ever happened to me.  At that moment I was faced with a choice... I could choose the easy route and simply lie down and fold like most people expected, or I could take the more difficult path by standing up and showing the world that I could take a punch by maintaining my integrity throughout the process.  I chose the latter and I came through my ordeal much better for it.  We all experience challenges in life.  No matter how bad it gets, as long as you still have air in your lungs  you can recover.  Each day can be a second chance... a clean slate... a fresh start.  Use each new day to the fullest and make your trials in life become opportunities to improve yourself as well as the lives of others!