Turning Your Darkest Valleys into Victories
Fri Jan 30 2026
"What is this challenge preparing me for?" In this focused "Golden Nuggets" highlight, we dive into the most powerful moments from our conversation with David Cooks, CEO of David Cooks Enterprises. David has spent over 40 years in a wheelchair, but his greatest test came this past year: a broken femur, a battle with E. coli, and a life-saving surgery performed by—miraculously—a former student.
We’ve stripped away the fluff to bring you the core framework David used to transition from paralysis to purpose. If you are an entrepreneur in the "Trough of Sorrow" or someone facing a personal health crisis, these insights are your blueprint for resilience.
The Nuggets You’ll Uncover:
(1) Refinement vs. Limitation: Why David views his wheelchair not as a cage, but as a fire that refines the soul like gold.
(2) The Law of the Harvest: A stunning real-life example of how a seed of kindness planted decades ago returned as a life-saving blessing.
(1) Gratitude as Multiplication: The counter-intuitive secret to shifting from scarcity to sufficiency in business.
(3) Faith as a Foundation: Why "internal resolve" must always be greater than "market volatility."
(4) Finding Your "Why": How to maintain your mission when your "How" (your strategy or physical ability) gets stripped away.
Featured in this Episode:
David Cooks: Author of Getting Undressed and resilience expert.
David Mansilla: Host and advocate for faith-based leadership.
Full Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MPhj5kAKZs
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"What is this challenge preparing me for?" In this focused "Golden Nuggets" highlight, we dive into the most powerful moments from our conversation with David Cooks, CEO of David Cooks Enterprises. David has spent over 40 years in a wheelchair, but his greatest test came this past year: a broken femur, a battle with E. coli, and a life-saving surgery performed by—miraculously—a former student. We’ve stripped away the fluff to bring you the core framework David used to transition from paralysis to purpose. If you are an entrepreneur in the "Trough of Sorrow" or someone facing a personal health crisis, these insights are your blueprint for resilience. The Nuggets You’ll Uncover: (1) Refinement vs. Limitation: Why David views his wheelchair not as a cage, but as a fire that refines the soul like gold. (2) The Law of the Harvest: A stunning real-life example of how a seed of kindness planted decades ago returned as a life-saving blessing. (1) Gratitude as Multiplication: The counter-intuitive secret to shifting from scarcity to sufficiency in business. (3) Faith as a Foundation: Why "internal resolve" must always be greater than "market volatility." (4) Finding Your "Why": How to maintain your mission when your "How" (your strategy or physical ability) gets stripped away. Featured in this Episode: David Cooks: Author of Getting Undressed and resilience expert. David Mansilla: Host and advocate for faith-based leadership. Full Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MPhj5kAKZs #BusinessInsights #GoldenNuggets #Resilience #DavidCooks #Entrepreneurship #FaithAndWork #OvercomingObstacles #Shorts https://www.davidmansilla.com/ https://www.breakfreepodcast.co/