Voices of Courage - The Courage to Have No More Bad Days

14/09/2022 54 min
Voices of Courage - The Courage to Have No More Bad Days

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What is impossible for you to do? After you hear this interview, you will never use the word impossible again. Ken D Foster interviews the unstoppable author of “No More Bad Days’, JT Jester.BIOBy the time JT was three years old, he had spent 250 days in the hospital and he endured sixteen major surgeries before he was sixteen. Diagnosed with VATER/VACTERL Syndrome, a rare combination of several birth defects, JT’s life was anything but easy. On top of his physical challenges, he suffered dyslexia and short-term memory loss, which made learning nearly impossible for him. Yet JT pushed past his physical and educational roadblocks to achieve what many people told him he would never do—learn to read, graduate from high school, attend college, and become a successful motivational speaker, influential podcast host, and bestselling author.Questions and Talking Points:Tell us about your new book, No Bad Days: Finding Joy in Every CircumstanceWhat was the inspiration behind writing No Bad Days?How do you keep a positive attitude even when facing hardships?How has your faith played an important role in your life?What are some of the core values you share in the book that will help readers also have “No Bad Days?”Tell us about your foundation - what are you raising money for?Where can people go to learn more and get a copy of No Bad DaysFrom multiple surgeries and hospital stays to climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro: JT’s inspiring journey of overcoming hardshipsHow JT keeps a positive attitude, even when facing hardshipsThe important role the outdoors and adventure sports have played in his lifeHow JT kept his faith strong, even in hard timesUsing the outdoors as an escape from life’s problems, and a reminder of God’s perfect creationNo matter what you are facing or how difficult life can feel, it is always possible to reach the summitJT’s five core values that help him have “no bad days”The importance of all of us feeling our own stories, and using them to impact the worldLearning to celebrate the struggles and obstacles you have overcome in lifeThe influence prayer had in JT’s journeyThree tips for creating more meaningful friendshipsThe importance of “finding your tribe,” and three tips to do so The importance of authenticity, and embracing your uniquenessHow we can peel off the labels people assign to us and live authenticallyFive tips for using social media to make a positive difference What climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro taught him about perseverance

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