75. How to Thrive When Life Doesn't Go According to Plan with Sam Kuhnert

Sam Kuhnert is a Best-Selling Author, Motivational Speaker, and Founder and Executive Director of NubAbility Athletics Foundation. Sam was born with one hand, but that has never stopped him from embracing God’s purpose for him. He overcame doubt, setbacks, negativity, and countless other obstacles to achieve his dream of playing college baseball. Owning his difference made all the difference in his ability to move forward with confidence in sports, even after many said he’d never play outside of rec level. He also faced a life-threatening illness and a bad injury that ended his college career before graduation. 

At only 17 years old, Sam had a vision from God to create sports camps for kids like him. So, he founded NubAbility Athletics, a global non-profit charity that helps him teach thousands of children who have differences that they too can overcome challenges and live a triumphant purpose. As the founder and coach of NubAbility Athletics Foundation and speaker, Sam spends every single day working with kids and making real changes in their lives. God is using him to reach and encourage more kids in this capacity than he ever could have as a pro baseball player. His goal is to show kids how they can tap into God’s purpose for them and become game changers for God too.

Key Points:

Finding strength in God to ENDURE the challenges and circumstances he has been dealt There is no time to mourn or feel sorry for yourself Having resilience and faith in yourself and God Owning and embracing our differences No more incredible feeling than overcoming what people said you couldn’t do Overcoming a rare disease that should have killed him Our faith is like a gravel road that we have to endure continually Bringing visions to creations Looking at failures as steps to success Anytime something goes wrong, there is something good coming on the other side God steers moving ships- keep moving Using fitness as a tool to overcome life’s challenges The relationship between faith and fitness I’m going to be better today than I was yesterday Looking at life like game film: see what you did wrong and how you can improve Go to the grave with an empty vessel

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