<p>Hey everyone, welcome back!</p> <p>We’ve had a bit of time off since the last podcast with Natalie James – which by the way if you haven’t listened to yet, you should because it’s awesome.</p> <p>We’ve had some challenges the past couple weeks, which quite honestly all rest on me – totally my fault.</p> <p>I had some work travel come up so I was in Chicago for a bit which delayed things and then when trying to get an interview going with today’s guest we had a bunch of technical difficulties that never really got solved but they did go away to a degree I guess.</p> <p>My guest today is Joe Slota from Jersey. For all intents a purpose a pretty normal 20 something who has definitely lived no ordinary life the past 6 years. I was introduced to Joe through his childhood friend Leo – you may recall my interview with Leo a month or so back – which is a great listen by the way (whom I kidding I think all the episodes are awesome)</p> <p><strong>But here is Joe’s bio to start off with…</strong></p> <p>Joseph Anthony Slota III is a ruptured brain AVM survivor with an ambitious goal to dedicate his life and his story to helping others to be resilient. He resides in New Jersey, where he has lived his entire life. At twenty-six years old, his brain AVM ruptured, resulting in a fight for his life. While working through his rehabilitation, Joe identified his passion and purpose in life, which is to help others overcome challenging life obstacles. Before the rupture, he had a successful career in professional services and technology companies. After his rupture, he set out on a journey to use his story for the good of others while continuing his career.</p> <p>What he’s been through is something else and hes even wrote a book about the experience, which you can easily find on amazon and I will also include the link to in the show notes. But I read the book in an evening and really found it compelling and inspirational and it so much great content on perseverance and stick-to-itiveness as well the importance of a positive mindset.</p> <p><strong>Contact Joe:</strong></p> <p><strong>Web: </strong><a href="https://www.josephanthonyslota.com/">https://www.josephanthonyslota.com</a> <strong>Buy his book on Amazon: </strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1733556206?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860"><strong>Can’t? Just Did!: Win the Fight for Your Life with Resilience, Faith, and Family</strong></a></p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/no-ordinarylife/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/no-ordinarylife/support</a>

No Ordinary Life

Brent Rodgers

Part 1 of 2: Joe Slota survived a ruptured brain AVM. Had a section of his skull shipped to the mid-west. When it was put back in... it disappeared

JUN 16, 201993 MIN
No Ordinary Life

Part 1 of 2: Joe Slota survived a ruptured brain AVM. Had a section of his skull shipped to the mid-west. When it was put back in... it disappeared

JUN 16, 201993 MIN

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<p>Hey everyone, welcome back!</p> <p>We’ve had a bit of time off since the last podcast with Natalie James – which by the way if you haven’t listened to yet, you should because it’s awesome.</p> <p>We’ve had some challenges the past couple weeks, which quite honestly all rest on me – totally my fault.</p> <p>I had some work travel come up so I was in Chicago for a bit which delayed things and then when trying to get an interview going with today’s guest we had a bunch of technical difficulties that never really got solved but they did go away to a degree I guess.</p> <p>My guest today is Joe Slota from Jersey. For all intents a purpose a pretty normal 20 something who has definitely lived no ordinary life the past 6 years. I was introduced to Joe through his childhood friend Leo – you may recall my interview with Leo a month or so back – which is a great listen by the way (whom I kidding I think all the episodes are awesome)</p> <p><strong>But here is Joe’s bio to start off with…</strong></p> <p>Joseph Anthony Slota III is a ruptured brain AVM survivor with an ambitious goal to dedicate his life and his story to helping others to be resilient. He resides in New Jersey, where he has lived his entire life. At twenty-six years old, his brain AVM ruptured, resulting in a fight for his life. While working through his rehabilitation, Joe identified his passion and purpose in life, which is to help others overcome challenging life obstacles. Before the rupture, he had a successful career in professional services and technology companies. After his rupture, he set out on a journey to use his story for the good of others while continuing his career.</p> <p>What he’s been through is something else and hes even wrote a book about the experience, which you can easily find on amazon and I will also include the link to in the show notes. But I read the book in an evening and really found it compelling and inspirational and it so much great content on perseverance and stick-to-itiveness as well the importance of a positive mindset.</p> <p><strong>Contact Joe:</strong></p> <p><strong>Web: </strong><a href="https://www.josephanthonyslota.com/">https://www.josephanthonyslota.com</a> <strong>Buy his book on Amazon: </strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1733556206?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860"><strong>Can’t? Just Did!: Win the Fight for Your Life with Resilience, Faith, and Family</strong></a></p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/no-ordinarylife/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/no-ordinarylife/support</a>