Self Made Man

You’re about to meet one of the most inspiring and driven people on the planet. Her name is Bethany Hamilton, and I discovered Bethany during family movie night last year when the kids wanted to watch a movie called, Unstoppable. At the age of 13, Bethany was one of the top female professional surfers in the world. Back in 2003 on Halloween morning, Bethany went for a morning surf session with her best friend Alana like they always did. But this time was different. As you can imagine, there are only two things a strong surfer might fear… Shallow coral reefs, and sharks. Well that morning, fate stepped in as a 14 foot tiger shark attacked Bethany, severing her left arm in the process. She obviously survived, but now she had a choice to make… As Tony Robbins likes to say, you can let things happen to you in life, or you can let them happen for you. Thankfully, Bethany chose to accept, to adapt, and to fight for what she wanted as she always had. One year later, she took home first place at her next professional