Josh Sundquist is a Paralympic skier, motivational speaker, best-selling author, Youtuber, and Halloween enthusiast. Sundquist’s best-selling book, Just Don’t Fall, tells of his journey through life and the hardships as he fought bone cancer at age nine. Despite his struggles with a life-changing amputation of his leg at such a young age, Sundquist persevered and created a mindset for himself that lead to success in Paralympic skiing and to a career in motivational speaking . To encourage others to make the very best out of each and everyday, he uses his saying from ski racing, “One More Thing, One More Time,” (Sundquist). Josh Sundquist is an optimist and innovator in the way he inspires others by sharing his story. Sundquist has made a name for himself as a motivational speaker, paralympian, and cancer survivor. Josh Sundquist’s ability to overcome struggles and communicate his story makes him a genius as he inspires others to turn the negative in their lives into something they can laugh about.
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I have found that I incorporate messages I have learned from listening to Josh Sundquist into my everyday life. His phrase, “1mt, 1mt.” has helped me to focus on what I’m doing in the present and not worry so much about the future. During the Paralympics, he wrote this phrase on the tips of his skis as a reminder of this lesson every time he looked down. This inspired me to the point where I have the phrase written on the toes of my cheerleading shoes. Josh Sundquist has shown me what it truly means to be an optimist and how essential it is to not take life so seriously and just laugh at yourself from time to time. Josh Sundquist has truly impacted my life ever since the 7th grade when I picked up his book Just Don’t Fall and started