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Empowering the Individual, Not the Brain Injury

Brain Injury, Defying the Odds and Winning in Life

July 26, 2016 By Second Chance to Live

 Little by Little Defying the Odds and Winning
Little by Little Defying the Odds and Winning

As an individual living with a brain injury, we may feel helpless. In feeling helpless we may focus on our brain injuries. As a result, we may find ourselves distracted, not realizing that we have tremendous power. The power to choose. The power to create. The power to defy the odds.

The Power to move beyond the box of our limitations.

The Power to start defying the odds.

The Power to start winning in life.

The Power to realize that slow and steady wins the race.

The power to create a good life for ourselves. The power to move beyond the “when’s” and “if’s” in our recovery process. The power to stop waiting for things outside of us to change. The power to get busy. The power to explore how to use our gifts, talents and abilities to defy the odds.

“Everyone is trying to accomplish something big, not realizing that life is made up of the little things.” Frank A. Clark

“Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.” Maria Robinson

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step. Once we start walking, before long we will be able to look back and see how far we have come.” Craig J. Phillips MRC, BA

The Good News

The good news is that we can work a little at a time to improve the quality of our lives. The good news is that, as we keep moving forward; we will see ourselves accomplishing what we never dreamed possible. Little by little we will be able to accomplish what “they” told us we could not do. Little by little, we see ourselves defying the odds.

Little by little we will see ourselves achieving our dreams.

A Plan to Defy the Odds and Win in Life

Below are several questions that have helped me. Helped me to accomplish things, little by little; that I never dreamed possible. Helped me, little by little; to defy the odds. Helped me to begin to win in life despite a diagnosis, a label, a stereotype and a societal stigmatization.

My encouragement to you would be to sit down with a piece of paper and a pen / pencil and answer these questions for yourself. By answering these questions you can develop a plan that will help you little by little to accomplish what you never dreamed possible. Help you little by little to defy the odds.

Help you and I to win in life despite a diagnosis, a label, a stereotype or a societal stigmatization.

What little steps can you take, today; to start defying the odds?

What can you do empower yourself as an individual living with a brain injury?

How can you grow and develop your mind as an individual living with a brain injury?

What can you do to improve your physical abilities on both sides of your body?

How can you enhance your spiritual growth, and your connection with a loving God and yourself?

What can you do to enhance your ability to trust the process, yourself and a loving God?

What little steps can you take to improve the quality of your life as an individual living with a brain injury?

A Strategy to Accomplish your Dreams, Defy the Odds and Win in Life

Several years ago I wrote a 2 part article series. I then created a 2 part video presentation of the series for individuals, who like myself learn better through watching and listening. What I share in the article and video presentation series helped and continues to help me to accomplish what I never dreamed possible. What helped and continues to help me to defy the odds and win in life.

The strategies that I share in the article and video presentation series have helped and continue to help me in my process — a little at a time. 

Please let me know if the strategies in the article / video presentation series help you in your process. Thank you.

Click on the below links and they will open to you, either on Second Chance to Live or on You Tube.

Defining the Basics of a Successful Training Camp Part 1

Defining the Basics of a Successful Training Camp Part 2  

Defining the Basics of a Successful Training Camp Part 1 Video Presentation

Defining the Basics of a Successful Training Camp Part 2 Video Presentation

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