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170 | How To Have Faith In The Face of Adversity with David Cooks

170 | How To Have Faith In The Face of Adversity with David Cooks

FromScience and Spirituality


170 | How To Have Faith In The Face of Adversity with David Cooks

FromScience and Spirituality

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Length:
63 minutes
Released:
Jan 24, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

As humans being having this human body experience means we will face adversity and hardships. Any adversity is really an opportunity but how do you have faith in the face of that adversity? In today's episode we have the special honor of having David Cooks,  a T-6 paraplegic, is a Speaker, a Podcast Host, a Certified Business Coach and an award -winning Author of the book “Getting Undressed – From Paralysis to Purpose”, to dive in deep on how to do this. 
Listen along so you can learn:

The importance of having faith
The importance of of counting your wins
The importance of gratitude
And so much more!

If you just do what's in front of you and take advantage of the opportunity in front of you, before you start reaching for something else. You never know whose watching how you've been handling what you've been given. If no one else sees it, God will always see it. If you would love to learn more about David or connect with him, you will find him on the following platforms:

Website: Davidcooksspeaks.com
Twitter: @dcespeaks
Instagram: @dcespeaks
Podcast: Paralysis to Purpose - https://paralysis2purpose.com

Happy listening :)
Bio:
David Cooks, a T-6 paraplegic, is a Speaker, a Podcast Host, a Certified Business Coach and an award -winning Author of the book “Getting Undressed – From Paralysis to Purpose”. In his book, David encourages the reader to keep moving forward regardless of life’s challenges and to put Purpose into action by helping others. David suffered a spinal aneurysm at the age of 15.
David earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and an MBA in Finance from Duke University After leaving the corporate world (Banking & Finance), David spent nearly 25 years in Education, including 17 years at his alma mater, Marquette University High school, teaching Economics, and serving as the Diversity Director.
David’s basketball coaching career is distinguished. Highlights of his coaching career include serving under Coach Mike Krzyzewski at Duke University, representing the United States in Estonia and Finland with Coaches Frank Martin and Guy Rancourt (USA East Coast Basketball), and serving as the Head Coach at Marquette University High School. Most recently, David has served as an assistant coach at Concordia University in Mequon, Wisconsin.
As a Speaker, David has shared the stage with Elizabeth Smart, Jordan Montgomery, Ron White and many others, providing inspiration and insights with audiences throughout the United States.
David and his wife MariPat reside in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Released:
Jan 24, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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