841 Bethany Hamilton on Embracing Challenges and Becoming a Champion

The School of Greatness

Lewis Howes

Mindset, Relationships, Entrepreneurship, Mental Health, Education, Greatness, Fitness, Celebrity, Health, Inspiration, Success, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Business, Money, Self Care, Celebrity Interview

4.8 • 22K Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2019

⏱️ 52 minutes

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GRIT CANNOT BE TAUGHT. What does it mean to be unstoppable? No matter what knocks you down, you stay the course for your goal. It’s not enough to just withstand the struggle. You have to embrace the struggle. That’s what I did when I played football, and it’s what I do in my career today. Fall in love with the pain associated with your passion. On today’s episode of The School of Greatness, I talk about the power of grit with a champion surfer with an inspiring story: Bethany Hamilton. Bethany is a professional surfer, author and motivational speaker. At the age of 13, Bethany lost her left arm to a 14-foot tiger shark, which seemed to end her dream career as a surfer. However, one month after the attack, Bethany returned to surfing and within two years had won her first national surfing title. Bethany’s foundation of faith has been her backbone; her source of truth, hope, and strength. At 17 years old, she realized her dream of surfing professionally, and she is still an active surf competitor to this day. Bethany talks about her journey to become a mother and what it’s taught her. She also reveals the lessons her parents taught her that allowed her to get back on the board after losing her arm. So get ready to learn all about how to be unstoppable on Episode 841. If you enjoyed this episode check out the video, show notes and more at http://www.lewishowes.com/841 and follow at www.instagram.com/lewishowes.

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0:00.0	This is episode number eight four one with Champion Surfer Bethany Hamilton.
0:07.6	Welcome to the School of Greatness. My name is Lewis Howe's former pro athlete
0:13.6	turned lifestyle entrepreneur and each week we bring you an inspiring person or
0:18.3	message to help you discover how to unlock your inner greatness. Thanks for spending
0:24.1	some time with me today now let the class begin.
0:32.5	Maya Angelou said you may not control all the events that happen to you but you
0:38.3	can decide not to be reduced by them. And Oshos said don't move the way fear
0:44.2	makes you move. Move the way love makes you move. Move the way joy makes you move.
0:50.2	I'm super excited about this one we've got the inspirational Bethany Hamilton in
0:56.0	the house and man is this individual an inspiration. If you don't know who she is
1:02.0	she's a professional surfer author and motivational speaker and at the age of
1:06.0	13 as a rising surf star she lost her arm to a 14 foot tiger shark which seemed
1:12.9	to enter dream career. However one month after the attack of losing her arm she
1:18.8	returned to surfing and within two years had won her first national surfing
1:24.6	title. This is unbelievable if you guys remember this story when it happened. At
1:29.4	17 years old she realized her dream of surfing professionally and in 2016 beat a
1:34.8	six-time world champion and the top ranked surfer in the world at a major
1:40.0	world surf league competition. In 2017 she was inducted into the surfers Hall of
1:46.4	Fame and her film Bethany Hamilton unstoppable is the untold story of the
1:52.2	heart of a champion and her resilience against all odds to become one of the
1:57.0	leading professional surfers of our time and it's out in theaters right now. So
2:01.7	make sure you guys check it out it's so inspiring and moving so make sure you
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