#293. Strength in the Struggle: How You Can Use Challenges To Succeed with Susan Sly

Susan Sly is an entrepreneur, business owner, tech investor, best-selling author, and former professional athlete. She has built sales teams that have generated over $2 billion. However, she has faced many challenges in her life, including homelessness, a divorce, and being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). Despite her struggles, Susan's resilience, faith, and determination have helped her overcome her challenges and empower others by first empowering herself. Her story is one you don't want to miss. Episode 1 Quotable moments: 5:56: “My family falls apart, I get diagnosed with a terminal illness, and I lose my business and end up homeless on my brother-in-law's sofa as a single mom in a 16-week span. And I got down on my knees and I said, God if you will show me the way I will do the work.” 11:53: “And I looked in the mirror and I took a hundred percent responsibility because I gave myself MS. I got myself into that situation. I, you know, love, love, love with all my heart, my ex-husband. I wouldn’t have a cell in my body that blames him for anything but I took myself to that situation.” 17:20: “The root of all anger is disappointment. And then I challenge myself with that athletic mindset. Like, oh, okay, how can I shorten this to, I'm just gonna be like having the wall-kicking moment for a day. Or can I shorten it to an hour? Can I shorten it to five minutes? And then what? Who do I need to be to say, okay, this happened. I'm over it. I'm moving on.” 19:03: “No one can take away our ability to feel grateful. No one can take away our ability to feel faith. We can only give those things away and we can trade down for less value, but we're never going to live into our own value if we're always trading down.” ABOUT THE BLUEPRINT PODCAST: The BluePrint Podcast is for busy professionals and Household CEOs who care deeply about their families, career, and health. Host Dr. Erik Korem distills cutting edge-science, leadership, and life skills into simple tactics optimized for your busy lifestyle and goals.   Dr. Korem interviews scientists, coaches, elite athletes, entrepreneurs, entertainers, and exceptional people to discuss science and practical skills you can implement to become the most healthy, resilient, and impactful version of yourself. On a mission to equip people to pursue audacious goals, thrive in uncertainty, and live a healthy and fulfilled life, Dr. Erik Korem is a High-Performance pioneer. He introduced sports science and athlete-tracking technologies to collegiate and professional (NFL) football over a decade ago. He has worked with the National Football League, Power-5 NCAA programs, gold-medal Olympians, Nike, and the United States Department of Defense. Erik is an expert in sleep and stress resilience. He is the Founder and CEO of AIM7, a health and fitness app that unlocks the power of wearables by providing you with daily personalized recommendations to enhance your mind, body, and recovery. SUPPORT & CONNECT Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/erikkorem/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ErikKorem LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/erik-korem-phd-19991734/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/erikkorem Website - https://www.erikkorem.com/ Newsletter - http://link.aim7.com/adaptation-newsletter  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.