How David Smith MBE Went From Paralympic Gold Medalist to Battling a Recurrent Tumour - His Incredible Story of Resilience, Growth and Discovering Life's Deeper Meaning

The Steven Sulley Study Podcast

David Smith MBE, Paralympian gold medalist and cyclist who has battled a spinal cord tumour for 13 years through multiple surgeries.

In this episode, Steve Sally interviews David Smith about living with a recurrent spinal cord tumour for over a decade. David discusses the various surgeries, recoveries, and ways he has adapted his lifestyle and mindset to continue competing in sports and living life to the fullest despite facing mortality on a regular basis.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Living in the present, growth mindset, purpose, health, values
• David's changing mindset from "fighting" the tumour to accepting it
• Ongoing education, therapy and mental programming upgrades
• Living according to your values every day for fulfilment over goals

BEST MOMENTS

• David's raw accounts of resilience through multiple surgeries.
• Investing in your well-being as your most valuable asset.
• Appreciating life through pleasure and difficulty rather than just pleasure.

VALUABLE RESOURCES

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ABOUT THE HOST

The Steven Sulley Study is my take on success. My view is you should have multiple focuses to be a well-rounded individual. Success shouldn’t be just one thing like money, for example, it should also consist of a healthy fit lifestyle and thriving relationships.

As a person who has made successes in life, and also made huge cock-ups, I feel I can offer suggestions and tips on how to become successful, or at least start your pursuit. My ‘Study’ has taken resources from reading and education plus being around, my perception of, successful people - and I know a lot of successful people from all walks of life.

My ‘Study’ coming from my experiences in business, investing, sales (my core background), training, boxing and education has enabled me to become well-rounded and successful and I will help you in these key areas too.

CONTACT METHOD

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