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Battered, Not Beat

Living a Life of Resilience

Christine Perkett

CEO, SeeDepth, Inc.

1 My Story: what the heck do I know about resilience?

2 You can persevere

3 A few amazingly resilient people

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My Story

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1 in 5.

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“Girls Don’t Need Math”

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“You’ll Never Make It In Boston”

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2 You can persevere

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Acknowledge

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- Anne Frank

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Hell. No.

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Talk to me

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PhysicalEmotionalSpiritualMental

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Don’t let NEGATIVE and TOXIC people rent space in your head. Raise the rent and kick them out!

~ Robert Tew

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HARDSHIPS OFTEN PREPARE ORDINARY

PEOPLE FOR AN

EXTRAORDINARY DESTINY…

~ C . S . L E W I S

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Be like a shark – they can only move forward

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3 A few amazingly resilient people

FEAR:

Fear Everything And RunOrFace Everything And Rise

The choice is yours

Meet Eric:8/16/03 diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma (age: 15)

8/16/2009 fractured 5th cervical vertebrae in a dive; paralyzed from chest down (age: 21)

Meet Jennifer & sons:Sept 2011: son diagnosed with PANDAS

Jan 2012: second son diagnosed

Feb 2012: youngest son diagnosed with immune deficiency disorder

Sept 2012: third son diagnosed with 7th human case of EEE, with 30% chance to live, & Chiari 1 Brain Malformation – requiring surgery in July 2014

Helping others

Faith and spirituality

Focus on the good: childhood

Ask for help.

Discover solo happiness

Focus on the good

NEVER. QUIT.

Meet Ken:27 years in the Army – deployments: Iraq 2004-2005; Desert Storm, Afghanistan

20 years, Michigan State Police Trooper

Divorced (recently happily remarried)

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Thank You!