VulnerABLE Podcast - Episode 13 - Sam Demma

This is Episode 13 of the VulnerABLE Podcast!From not being able to ask a girl to dance with him in grade school, to an injury that ended his soccer career. Now he's using his story to spread the inspiring message of taking Small Consistent Actions!From being to shy to ask a girl to the school dance, to being to stubborn to ask for help even if it meant literally peeing his pants. He would begin learning major life lessons at a young age, and it’s helping him on his journey. An amazing soccer player, with dreams of going professional, he poured blood sweat and tears into the sport, and his dreams almost came true. With a scholarship on the line he started the game of his life on cloud nine, but then a slide tackle, something he’d experienced many times would take him out. This was just the beginning of a number of injuries that would eventually lead to him leaving the sport he loved so much. With all of his identity tied to that one thing for so many years, he was left feeling lost and searching for something to give him new meaning. Little did he know that one class, and one teacher would lead him to realizing that life wasn’t about the grand acts we’re all trying to achieve, it’s more about the small consistent actions we take throughout our lives that matter. This lead to him picking up garbage on his way home, hoping to make his own small impact on the environment. Then with one of his best friends they’d co-found a movement called PickWaste. They began performing 1-hour weekly clean ups of their community, and it quickly expanded into surrounding cities, was this his new passion. After signing up to take environmental studies in University, he would quickly realize that he was repeating his paste in tying his identity to just one thing.Now at the age of 20, he’s still making a difference in the world through continuing the PickWaste movement, but an even bigger impact by travelling throughout Canada to speak with students about how they too can turn their dreams into reality through Small Consistent Actions. His proof that no matter what age, or what hurdles you’ve had to overcome there is always an opportunity to learn and grow.For more information on Sam Demma you can follow him on social media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sam_demma/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/samdemma99LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-demma/Website: https://samdemma.com/