When the voice in your head barks, ‘You can’t do it,’ how do you respond? Pro-skier and climate activist Brody Leven has always chosen to look forward. He created a business when he was 9 years old, paid for his tuition at a Vermont ski academy, transitioned from a competition park skier to a ski mountaineer, and combined his skiing skills with the power of social media to carve out a successful career. Despite his success, Brody continued to feel that he wasn’t quite part of the cool kids club. That feeling worsened when his main sponsor declined to renew his contract at the height of his career and popularity. Rather than allowing that to derail him, Brody harnessed the rebuff. For him, leveraging self-doubt has helped him create a fulfilling life.
Check out and read more about Brody’s ski adventures at his website.
Credits: Produced by Paddy O’Connell, Elizabeth Nakano, Fitz Cahall and Becca Cahall. Edited by Cordelia Zars. Additional production help from Parker Cross. Music by Brendan O’Connell.
