There are two ways tragedy can affect our lives. It can turn us into victims who make ourselves smaller in the face of adversity. Alternatively, it can change the trajectory of our lives giving us an opportunity to make a bigger impact on others.

The latter is the path Curtis Shewell took. His daughter’s cancer diagnosis completely upended his life and led him into real estate, which he considers his miracle job. Instead of letting the hardships define him, he’s been able to get good at adversity and use it to think differently.

What was it like navigating his daughter’s illness and what mindset kept him strong during that time? How did real estate find him? How does he use the empathy he’s gained to make a difference in the lives of thousands?

In this episode, the coach, speaker, subject of an Amazon Prime documentary, and co-author of Empathetic Leadership talks about his story and his unique take on adversity.

If you start learning how to overcome adversity, you get very good at it, when you become good at it, it doesn’t stick to you. -Curtis Shewell

Three Things You’ll Learn In This Episode

-Learning from your worst moment

Having a child diagnosed with a life-threatening illness is every parent’s worst fear. When he faced it, how did Curtis navigate it and become a pillar of strength for his daughter?

-An instant pivot

Curtis Shewell left a great corporate career and ended up in financial turmoil. How did real estate become the miracle job that helped his family and thousands of people?

-Don’t let hard times stick to you

We all face moments of adversity and difficulties that can derail us. How do we respond to these challenges so they don’t define us?

Guest Bio

Curtis Shewell is a real estate agent, coach, business mentor, speaker, subject of an Amazon Prime documentary, and co-author of Empathetic Leadership.

Get the book here and find the documentary Curtis Shewell: My Story on Amazon Prime video.