by Linda Larson Schlitz
The whole foundation of everything I do and every other business that exists is about helping others. All of our sponsors who have signed up to support this event have joined me in the goal of helping others to understand that they have a divine purpose in life and God will bless them if they take the risk to step up and do it.
Unfortunately we still view “job” “career” and “making a living” as having to punch a clock for an employer and there just aren’t a lot of employers out there that have a job opening with good pay and benefits for inspirational speakers and autobiographical authors that want to share their life stories and still be able to feed their families doing it.
As a result, most of us just sit hopelessly and helplessly assuming there is no way we can do anything more with our messed up lives. In addition, many of us, like some of the speakers at our upcoming event, have had devastating complications from their injuries or illnesses preventing them from maintaining a “normal” job.
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), for example, causes problems that most people don’t understand in part because many of them can’t be seen. We have a tendency to jump to the conclusion that if we can’t see it then there isn’t a real problem and people are somehow faking it, but if you look at the reality according to the Brain Injury Association, ALL brain injuries impact functioning in some capacity including;
Physical – affecting how the body works
Cognitive – affecting how the person thinks, learns and remembers
Emotional and behavioural – affecting how the person feels and acts
For details on all the ways that TBI can impact employability and life functioning go to THE EFFECTS OF BRAIN INJURY
Then there are other effects from the many problems that the majority of our world suffer with at some level, at some point in their lives which include the trauma of the events that have caused “Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome” which can interfere in many ways with life functioning. Still others have effects from mental illness, learning disabilities, alcohol and drug use, poor life choices or other challenges.
What I know for sure is that these speakers (and a ton of you reading this) are meant to do what they are doing; inspire others with their survival stories. Unfortunately, if we really want to make a difference in the world we have to be able to let people know what we are doing and for that we need partners, supporters and sponsors to spread the word (it’s called marketing) and here is where anyone can help.
For some of you reading this post it is YOUR gift to get behind others and help them succeed. For others of you, perhaps you are one of those who have been longing to have a group like this to join forces with that will support you in sharing your story. And for you businesses, this is a huge opportunity to spread the word with the help that only you can offer with your network of customers, clients or partners that may need what we have to offer.
We all need HOPE to reach our goals and do what we love. I define HOPE as Help Opportunity Praise and Encouragement. The upcoming FREE event is your opportunity to give our speakers HOPE for the future and proof that what they are offering is a benefit to you and those you care about. GET MORE INFO HERE
