Uriah Steffen's guest appearances

Uriah Steffen

Fatherhood On Fire

The Underdog Podcast

Chris Herren

Gary Owen

Ryan Miller

Jason Motte

Jerrad Lopes

Michael Davis

Johnny Damon

Judson Laipply

Ryan Hawk

Ryan Kelly

Ryan Callahan

David Harding

Gary Brackett

Terry Johnson

Merril Hoge

OwlTail

Our guest this week, Uriah Steffen had his left leg amputated below the knee as a result of a car/bike accident in 2012.  But that’s not where his story started. In 2008 he failed out of two different colleges &amp; was arrested for his first DUI. In 2009 he landed his dream job after completing an auto tech program in Pennsylvania but was arrested again for his second DUI. He continued to struggle with his addiction through 2012 facing homelessness, eviction &amp; ultimately losing his job! Although he married the love of his life in July 2012 in Los Vegas, the addiction already had a vise-grip on him.  On August 19, 2012 he made the choice to be sober. He started biking to work &amp; began to truly enjoy this new source of endorphins.  On October 15, 2012 he was hit while biking to work. The accident had an estimated 80-85 mile per hour impact. Since that accident he has taken on a new perspective in life. He is now a proud husband, father, &amp; triathlete.   Follow Uriah on Social Media: Instagram: @uriah_steffen Linkedin: Uriah Steffen Linkedin Donate here: https://www.amputee-coalition.org/uriah-steffen/ Follow The Underdog Podcast on Social Media: Twitter: @UnderdogPod Instagram: @underdog_pod Facebook: The Underdog Podcast

Our guest this week, Uriah Steffen had his left leg amputated below the knee as a result of a car/bike accident in 2012.  But that’s not where his story started. In 2008 he failed out of two different colleges &amp; was arrested for his first DUI. In 2009 he landed his dream job after completing an auto tech program in Pennsylvania but was arrested again for his second DUI. He continued to struggle with his addiction through 2012 facing homelessness, eviction &amp; ultimately losing his job! Although he married the love of his life in July 2012 in Los Vegas, the addiction already had a vise-grip on him.  On August 19, 2012 he made the choice to be sober. He started biking to work &amp; began to truly enjoy this new source of endorphins.  On October 15, 2012 he was hit while biking to work. The accident had an estimated 80-85 mile per hour impact. Since that accident he has taken on a new perspective in life. He is now a proud husband, father, &amp; triathlete. Follow Uriah on Social Media: Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/uriah_steffen/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@uriah_steffen</a> Linkedin: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/uriah-steffen-099783163/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Uriah Steffen Linkedin</a> Donate here: <a href="https://www.amputee-coalition.org/uriah-steffen/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amputee-coalition.org/uriah-steffen/</a> Follow The Underdog Podcast on Social Media: Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/UnderdogPod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@UnderdogPod</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/underdog_pod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@underdog_pod</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/underdogpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Underdog Podcast</a>

#23: Uriah Steffen - Trading in the Bottle for a Bike

Uriah Steffen is a a professional para-triathlete and amputee life coach.He lost his leg in an accident and became an amputee. After the accident his focus was to get back on the bicyle and get back to running. As his cycling and running progressed he decided to try his hand at a super-sprint triathlon and fell in love. At his second tri he was introduced to Dare2Tri and progressively advanced into para-triathlon and found that he had the opportunity to pursue an elite level of para-triathlon and is now pursuing a spot on the 2024 US Paralympic team.He lays out what the next 5 years will look like in order for him to make the team. Uriah is already working with his coaches to identify which races he needs to compete in and roughly how well he'll need to perform to make the team. It requires an incredible level of focus and intensity. Uriah attributes his focus and intensity to needing to refocus his life to overcome drug abuse and alcoholism. Just two months after committing to sobriety Uriah was in an accident in which lost his leg and now in addition to battling addiction was figuring out how to live as an amputee and create a lifestyle that he finds success in. He needed to learn how to pursue his dreams, be a positive impact in his community and be a man of God. He dives into the challenges and reality of sobriety. And ultimately boils it down making the daily decision to choose sobriety and to be driven by an internal desire to choose a lifestyle free of drugs and alcohol because the external joys of life can be taken away at any moment.Uriah is currently in the middle of a 30 Days 30 Tris challenges to benefit Dare2Tri. Dare2Tri creates opportunities for visually and physically disable athletes to pursue active lifestyles through triathlon. Rather than writing a $250 check to participate on the Dare2Tri Team, he opted to have fun with it and bring awareness to the para-athlete community. He goes in depth about the challenge he faced on day 14 of 30 and how badly he wanted to quit. However he knew he had his girls, his wife, and his community watching and that he needed to be an example of perseverance. So he continued on. And not only did he continue he but he ran the fastest mile of his life in doing so. As a result he learned that this was a mental block and that his body is capable of so much more than he realized. What he found was most surprising is that he's actually continuing to make progress as an athlete. That he's getting stronger and his times are actually getting faster. He's been blown away by the community support he's received.Uriah now works full time as an amputee life coach and has created a well structured and emotionally sound 6 month program to help new amputees create a life they find success in. Upon becoming an amputee he kept a positive attitude and held onto the faith that Christ has his life in His control and that better days were ahead. After going through his own amputation he was approached by his provider to be a patient advocate and began developing his own amputee life skills program. He now works for Kenney Orthopedics as an Amputee Life Coach. Uriah details his Six month plan to creating a life his patients find success in. A system that we can all adopt if we're facing challenges in our lives.Uriah SteffenCell - 575.529.4259FacebookUriah's #30days30tris donation pageDare2Tri http://www.dare2tri.org/home/--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast.  https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fatherhoodonfire/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fatherhoodonfire/support

Uriah Steffen is a a professional para-triathlete and amputee life coach. He lost his leg in an accident and became an amputee. After the accident his focus was to get back on the bicyle and get back to running. As his cycling and running progressed he decided to try his hand at a super-sprint triathlon and fell in love. At his second tri he was introduced to Dare2Tri and progressively advanced into para-triathlon and found that he had the opportunity to pursue an elite level of para-triathlon and is now pursuing a spot on the 2024 US Paralympic team. He lays out what the next 5 years will look like in order for him to make the team. Uriah is already working with his coaches to identify which races he needs to compete in and roughly how well he'll need to perform to make the team. It requires an incredible level of focus and intensity. Uriah attributes his focus and intensity to needing to refocus his life to overcome drug abuse and alcoholism. Just two months after committing to sobriety Uriah was in an accident in which lost his leg and now in addition to battling addiction was figuring out how to live as an amputee and create a lifestyle that he finds success in. He needed to learn how to pursue his dreams, be a positive impact in his community and be a man of God.  He dives into the challenges and reality of sobriety. And ultimately boils it down making the daily decision to choose sobriety and to be driven by an internal desire to choose a lifestyle free of drugs and alcohol because the external joys of life can be taken away at any moment. Uriah is currently in the middle of a 30 Days 30 Tris challenges to benefit Dare2Tri. Dare2Tri creates opportunities for visually and physically disable athletes to pursue active lifestyles through triathlon. Rather than writing a $250 check to participate on the Dare2Tri Team, he opted to have fun with it and bring awareness to the para-athlete community.  He goes in depth about the challenge he faced on day 14 of 30 and how badly he wanted to quit. However he knew he had his girls, his wife, and his community watching and that he needed to be an example of perseverance. So he continued on. And not only did he continue he but he ran the fastest mile of his life in doing so. As a result he learned that this was a mental block and that his body is capable of so much more than he realized. What he found was most surprising is that he's actually continuing to make progress as an athlete. That he's getting stronger and his times are actually getting faster. He's been blown away by the community support he's received. Uriah now works full time as an amputee life coach and has created a well structured and emotionally sound 6 month program to help new amputees create a life they find success in. Upon becoming an amputee he kept a positive attitude and held onto the faith that Christ has his life in His control and that better days were ahead. After going through his own amputation he was approached by his provider to be a patient advocate and began developing his own amputee life skills program. He now works for Kenney Orthopedics as an Amputee Life Coach. Uriah details his Six month plan to creating a life his patients find success in. A system that we can all adopt if we're facing challenges in our lives. Uriah Steffen Cell - 575.529.4259 Facebook Uriah's #30days30tris donation page Dare2Tri  <a href="http://www.dare2tri.org/home/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.dare2tri.org/home/</a> --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/app" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/app</a> --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://anchor.fm/fatherhoodonfire/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/fatherhoodonfire/message</a> Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/fatherhoodonfire/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/fatherhoodonfire/support</a>

"Create A Life You Find Success In" with Professional Paratriathlete Uriah Steffen