Yes I Can! Lessons Learned from a Life Less Ordinary

<p><strong>READERS: For parents and educators of special needs kids as well as teens and young adults. This is an uplifting memoir from a leading motivational speaker and disability advocate whose story can inspire us to dream achieve and succeed.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Have you wondered why dreams seem to be running away from you and into the arms of someone else? An illness injury disability divorce. or other traumatic experience can force us to re-evaluate our future as we walk an uncertain path and during those times we often find ourselves asking <strong><em>Why me?</em></strong>  How do we overcome the darkness and feelings of fear doubt and anxiety?</p><p> </p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Paul Wichansky has cerebral palsy and a hearing loss. Conquering these challenges to lead a confident productive life he shows by example how we can transform such obstacles into opportunities for growth. His disabilities have not only inspired him to rise above tremendous adversity but also achieve </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>beyond</em></strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> what others believed he could do.</span></p><p> </p><p>The stories within each chapter are categorized according to a specific principle of self-improvement such as self-love positive attitude support group self-esteem perseverance resilience and empathy which he embeds in captivating anecdotes. For instance the chapter on positive attitude recalls moments of optimism and laughter that have helped him reject the effects of his disabilities by developing complete confidence in his<em> abilities</em>. Though written from a first-person point-of-view he switches to the second-person narrative near the end of each chapter to offer readers strategies to adopt that guiding principle into their lives.</p><p> </p><p>A master storyteller whose anecdotes combine character optimism and heart he shows his readers by example how to face adversity and become the Heroes we all know they can be. Only then can we become the epic version of ourselves.</p><p> </p><p>Let this book be a worthy addition to your home or school library.  <strong><em>For shining your light is spreading your love.</em></strong></p>