How an A+ Attitude Turns Adversity into Achievement

Imagine being a teenage tournament tennis player, ranked in the state and predicted to turn professional in a few years. Your life-long dream – as a 14 year old – is to become a Chris Evert-Lloyd, a Tracy Austin, today’s Serena Williams. Then there’s a pain in your knee - all of a sudden, for no reason. Two weeks later, your leg is amputated due to childhood bone cancer. Doctors tell your parents that you have only 1% chance of survival. Crushing, ya think? No. It wasn’t.

While my professional tennis-playing career never happened, I achieved much more – against the odds. You see, I had an incredible team of support around me – and faith. Yes, I had faith in God, but faith in one’s self is so important, so needed to overcome obstacles in life. Add my family and friends and a positive attitude, I’d beat the odds, be called a “miracle” following my first major hurdle in life – at the age of 14.

More may be read in “The Change 8: Insights into Self Empowerment”