Stevo Luddy on Growth from Pain

Stephen Ludwig has amassed over 4 million followers across all platforms. As a young inspirational speaker, he delivered his life story to various audiences through high school. After noticing the extreme growth of social media, he aimed to build a brand that would spread the message of positivity in ways that public speaking simply could not.   Stevo had a number of amazing insights during our conversation. Some of them include: “Growing up, I needed some sort of person to idolize” (7:10). “When you go through the motions of going in and out of the hospital, you lose a sense of who you are, and you need to find that person to look after. And Kobe was that guy” (7:35). “It was all about competition for me, and Kobe was competition” (9:45). “I’m starting to realize that maybe I went too hard on occasion growing up” (12:55). “Getting through college and seeing the world as a bigger place, I started to slow down and really start showing love and compassion instead of just competitiveness” (13:35). “Every single day I would try to find strength” (14:45). “My superpower is my self-confidence, my ability to just completely and 100% wholeheartedly understand myself and believe in myself” (16:50). “If you spend enough time lying in a hospital bed and starting at the clock, you start to learn who you are inside and out” (17:05). “People can feel a confidence aura from you” (18:15). “We all experience life in a different vision” (20:40). “I always wanted to be the person that could make everyone else laugh in the room” (28:20). “I love my relationships with pain” (29:00). “I always wanted to be a creative; and artist, of sorts” (34:00). “I wanted to embody my own brand” (34:30). “My goal is to be an inspiration to as many people as I can” (35:45). “It’s absolutely incredible that I have the opportunity to reach 4 million people” (37:10). “Every conversation I have, I feel Iike I can learn something” (42:15). “I’ve had to learn how to accept [anxiety days]” (43:05). “Your day-to-day life is completely in your control” (43:40). “I enjoy moments more than planning for the future” (53:30). “I’m basking in comfortability” (57:45). “I enjoy being uncomfortable. That’s why I’m confident in myself (57:55). “Being famous is not cool” (1:02:55).   Additionally, you can check follow Stevo across all social media platforms @stevoluddy. If you’d like to personally connect with Stevo, you can email him ([email protected]). Thank you so much to Stevo for coming on the podcast! I wrote a book called “Shift Your Mind” that was released in October of 2020, and you can order it on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Additionally, I have launched a company called Strong Skills, and I encourage you to check out our new website https://www.strongskills.co/. If you liked this episode and/or any others, please follow me on Twitter: @brianlevenson or Instagram: @Intentional_Performers. Thanks for listening.