Attitude encompasses everything
Business and life have given me great success and I’m very thankful for this. Over the years there have been many obstacles to overcome – my diagnosis in 1978 with a rare blood disorder (life threatening but not debilitating that required me to receive over 35 blood transfusions over the years), in 1984, my Dad’s death of a heart attack when he was 59, my first business ending in 1989 and many others. Some are over and some are ongoing like the effects of my strokes.
I came through each because of my attitude – I always asked for help when I needed it, took risks, am resilient and looked for the benefit that came from each problem. I saw each one as an obstacle to reaching my goals. I believe that it’s my positive approach and outlook to life that has aided me in each endeavour or hardship.
Many people have survived the physical problems they were born with. I’m a little different from them. Before the strokes in 2005, I’d been able to do things that most people take for granted including my desire to travel. I had my first stroke in 2000, was left paralyzed on the left side and had to learn to walk again.
I then had several strokes in 2005.
I can’t recover from the outcomes of those strokes (I talk “funny”, I have no control over the muscles in my right arm and therefore my right hand “has a mind of its own” and my balance is poor so I use a walker) but they affect my life less than they could. I’ve come to terms with them and found “workarounds”.
And thank goodness that technology has progressed so much! It allows me to communicate with clients all over the world – and SEE them, too.
I’m not a financial success this time but I’m a survivor and thriver and these strokes didn’t take my optimistic attitude or my knowledge or experience. I’ve achieved things before and I know what to do!
So … if I could continue to run my business during each of these, so can you!
Are you ready to live your destiny?