Be Inspired -- ALDA Conference Keynote Presentation

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presentsBrian Patrick JensenPerseverance to Triumph

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Blessed in every way25 years in business overseeing employment of thousands and NEVER, not once….

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I knew nothing about us

… Hire, assist person who is deaf or hard of hearing*

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About 2 to 4 per 1,000 are “deaf”.

9 to 22 per 1,000 are severely HH or deaf.

Anywhere from 37 to 140 per 1,000 some kind of hearing loss.

About 2 to 4 per 1,000 are “deaf”.

9 to 22 per 1,000 are severely HH or deaf.

Anywhere from 37 to 140 per 1,000 some kind of hearing loss.

* U.S. Census Bureau Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)



Until I did it for me

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Tone deaf since child SSHL (left) 2006 Hearing aids fine until

Spring 2010, then… Vertigo, balance illness,

major bilateral declines “Effectively deaf” 7/9/10

Tone deaf since child SSHL (left) 2006 Hearing aids fine until

Spring 2010, then… Vertigo, balance illness,

major bilateral declines “Effectively deaf” 7/9/10

“Mr. Jensen is effectively deaf.” Doylestown Hospital-ENT audiology report on 7/9/2010

And then… Contacted ALDA HLAA and LinkedIn Started writing –

including “Angel’s Voices”

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And then…

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Dynamics to Perseverance

Perseverance is… a process ofchoices and actions, not a personality trait.



Dynamics to Perceverance



Dynamics to Perseverance

Perseverance requires the… unexpected

unwanted unpleasant unsettling unlucky

unhappy unprepared uncharted unrelenting unimagined



To Prepare for the Workshop…

Considering these dynamics, write a brief description of a real-life challenge, you now wish to overcome…

Take Action:



To Prepare for the Workshop…

Note to self…



1 Make growth a choice2 Avoid optimism trap3 Stare down hard reality 4 Find higher meaning in pain5 Visualize the extraordinary6 Take specific action

6 things resilient people do

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Be Inspired!Bring 4 Things to Workshop…



Join Me Today and Be Inspired!

Nothing heals as vision!

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Be Inspired -- ALDA Conference Keynote Presentation