Logan Sneed - Thank You, Cancer: 30 Days to Realize Nothing Is Impossible

Im not exactly known for listening to doctors. Dont get me wrong, doctors have saved my life and given me incredible care through one of the hardest times anyone could go through. But some of them have also told me things like you have one to ten years to live and you wont be able to work out during chemo and go have a burger and a beer and enjoy yourself. I couldnt just take their word for it.

However, when one of my doctors saw what I was going through and said, Logan, you should write a book, I listened. At the time, I wasnt sure how it would all come together. Mostly, I just wanted to have a place to vent while my world was falling apart.

When I was nineteen, in one moment my whole world changed. I went from high school athlete and college freshman to stage IV glioblastoma patient overnight. I was told to give up on life, on my entrepreneurial dreamsI even lost my girlfriend. The thing is, my life changed for the better just as quickly. Its strange, but the people who doubted me in my life inspired me. My setbacks motivated me to keep going, regardless of what happened.

Nelson Mandela famously said, It always seems impossible until its done, and its true. There is literally no way I could have imagined the obstacles that were ahead of me. There were times when I didnt know how I would get past them. Now that its done, Im just grateful.

Writing this book was a challenge. It made me uncomfortable in so many ways. I had to see my story laid out from top to bottom. I had to wrestle with comparison and wonder whether I had anything worth sharing. When I got to the end, I wrote a letter right to cancer. I thought about everything wed been through together and what Id learned along the way. I imagined myself stopping the fight, not running anymore, and just turning around to shake cancers hand and say thank you for the way it changed my life.

If youve picked up this book and youre struggling with somethingwhether youve come here through my fitness channels and youre working on your body, or youre facing cancer or any other obstacleyou have everything you need to overcome it, right there inside of you. Ive learned that none of the people who told me you cant were ever my obstacle. Really, we make our own limitations.

Think about it. When were ready to lose weight, if we dont see results after a week, we start to fall off. We tell ourselves that were failing or that this isnt going to go well. We compare ourselves to other people, hang on to our past, and feed on the negative energy like fuel.

So for the next thirty days, Id love to share my story with you as you face your own obstacles. Take your time. Use what Ive learned along the way as fuel that can keep you going, no matter what youre up against. In fact, as youre reading my story and thinking about your own life, see if you can find a way to actually thank that obstacle or struggle.

Think of it this way: Could you write a letter to your weight, your debt, or your business? Could you thank it for making you grow? Can you find room to become happier, to enjoy the present, and to face the fear and doubt that has held you back?

Lets do that together. Lets find the energy, inspiration, and power to stop saying f*** you and start saying thank you to the stuff in our way.

Thank you for letting me share my story with you. Thank you for taking me along on your journey as you face your own impossible situation. Thank you for giving me some of your precious, beautiful time, and for investing it all into the better you that youre creating every day.

Remember, it only seems impossible until its done.