Resilience, Persistence, and Patience with Olympic Speed Skater Kelly Gunther

Are you willing to put your ego aside to fight for your dreams? When we’re faced with rejection and failure, we are called on to make a huge decision. If push comes to shove, how many of us are willing to put our ego aside to stay resilient, persistent, and patient all in the hopes of achieving our dreams?

Kelly Gunther is an Olympic speed skater who defied the odds, overcame obstacles, and remained focused on her goals. After having her dreams of making the 2010 Olympic team snatched from her within 24 hours, she felt defeated. Instead of coming up with excuses and feeling sorry for herself, she picked her skates back up and headed back out on the ice.

In today’s episode, Kelly shares her story of overcoming the many major obstacles that tried to hold her back. She shares how she overcame defeat, trained relentlessly to become better, faster, and stronger, and how she bounced back from injury and earned her spot, fair and square, on the 2014 Olympic team. This conversation with Kelly is such a treat, and I hope her story gives you the courage and determination to keep pursuing your goals, whatever they might be. 

In this episode, we cover:

• Growing up with a learning disability
• Falling in love with something you excel at
• Making the 2010 Olympic team and having it snatched from her in 24 hours
• Overcoming injury and staying focused on the big goal
• Truly believing in yourself even when it’s hard
• How time in rehab gave her a real life experience
• Making the 2014 Olympic team despite injury and setbacks
• Re-amping up who you are and making sure you’re exactly where you need to be

“But it all comes down to how bad you want it and how bad you know you're willing to go. And I think that's what is so important about my story is that yeah, I've gotten knocked down countless times, probably more now than I skated. But I keep coming back.” - Kelly Gunther

Links mentioned: 

Kelly’s Instagram: @kellyguntherr

Amp Up Your Clubhouse: https://my.danabowling.com/Amp-Up-Your-Clubhouse-Waitlist?r_done=1 

Dana’s Instagram: @thisisdanabowling

Dana’s Website: danabowling.com