Empty Your Backpack: Unpack Your Beliefs, Take Consistent Action, and Create a Life of Meaning

In Empty Your Backpack, Sam Demma demonstrates that your dreams are in reach, and it’s the beliefs you carry and the actions you take that determine whether you will achieve them.

Demma provides a guide on how to move closer to your dreams faster than you ever imagined. He shows that by cultivating empowering beliefs while committing to consistent actions that fuel your creativity and growth, you can make things happen in your life the way you envision.

Are you weighed down by people dismissing your dreams as unrealistic? You have big dreams. There are things you want to accomplish, but maybe they feel out of reach—especially when people tell you they’re impossible. That heavy feeling of doubt is your backpack. It’s full of limiting beliefs and dreams crushed by the opinions of others. It’s time to empty your backpack and release that weight from your shoulders.

Demma’s guide offers actionable ideas to help young people keep faith in their dreams even when those around them lose theirs. He reveals pathways that can help bring dreams to life and empower you to be the best version of yourself.

Empty Your Backpack is an easy-to-follow guide filled with tried-and-tested principles and inspiring stories from Demma’s remarkable life that will help you optimize your beliefs and actions to get you where you want to be.

ADVANCED PRAISE

“Sam is undoubtedly the best person to speak about how to build a winning mindset and maximize life’s opportunities. This book does a great job of balancing theory with practical tips that any student can implement right away.”
– Swish Goswami, Startup Canada’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year”

“Sam has courageously followed his curiosity and through this book distills impactful learnings about life and pursuing paths less travelled. It will be a valuable resource to millions of young people, but I am most excited to share it with my own kids.”
– Diana Kander, New York Times Best-selling Author”

“Sam is a true servant leader dedicated to helping others. His book inspires action and is a must-read for young athletes, artists, and entrepreneurs.”
– JeVon McCormick, President and CEO of Scribe Media”

“Sam understands what it feels like to chase a massive dream. The insights and perspectives in this book will help you define your own “Olympic podium” and equip you with the beliefs and actions needed to reach your version of success.”
– Sarah Wells, Canadian Olympic Athlete”

Sam Demma is a keynote speaker in the education space focused on helping students and schools cultivate hope, service and self-belief. He is the youngest Board Director of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers and co-founder of PickWaste. In his spare time, Sam dances the bachata, eats handfuls of tacos, and works to convince people that pineapples do not belong on pizza. For more information and booking inquiries, please visit https: //www.samdemma.com