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This is the moving story of a woman who, throughout her life, has refused to be defined by what others think she can or cannot do. Minnie Baragwanath was diagnosed, at the age of 15, with a congenital condition that left her legally blind. However, she did not meekly accept the limitations that blindness might have imposed on her: instead, she dug in her heels and set about improving not only her own life but also the lives of all New Zealanders with access needs. The dramatic events of Minnie’s life – losing her sight, being admitted to a psychiatric hospital in Japan at 19, becoming a television presenter, participating in the New York Marathon, surviving life-threatening illnesses, founding and leading innovative organisations, receiving prestigious awards (including the New Zealand Order of Merit) – are related in vivid detail. Minnie looks candidly at both her challenges and her triumphs, giving the reader the opportunity to share her exceptional experiences. This book has the potential to change our views of what ‘disability’ means. Minnie’s far-reaching ideas on how our society could be transformed – to everyone’s benefit – are not just intellectual speculations: they are based on her experiences and on those of the many people with disability with whom she has worked. There is a growing demand for information about ‘diversity and inclusion’. This book, with its keen insight into what it means to be in a meaningful relationship ‘with’ one another, and in particular how we as a society choose to relate to leaders and pioneers of a more progressive world, breaks new ground on those subjects.
Are you planning to achieve an ambition or a goal? Are you in the journey to achieve an ambition or goal(s)? Achieving your ambition or goal(s) means bettering your life, and those around you. Repeating your success process and mindset It is easy to achieve ambition or goals, ironically, it is difficult at the same time. For many people, it is easier to give up in the journey but there are others who keep reminding themselves about what need to be done (priorities) and, experienced (comfort and discomfort) during the journey in order to taste the eventual success. Extra effort are required, and in a focussed and knowledgeable manner. Increase your chance of ambition and goal(s) achievement through awareness, understanding, and executing the relevant and required activities in addition to your belief or expectation about your motivation. This book provides a reminder about doing the extras for continuous self-improvement, making sacrifices, being resilient, and evolving with new habits to achieve ambition or goal(s), to be Above Average and beyond. Challenge yourself, learn to manage & control your mindset to address challenges or obstacles, such as procrastination, and do more than average to achieve your ambition or goal to be Above Average and Beyond. Rely on yourself to Self-motivate In your journey towards successful achievement of ambition or goal(s), this book will serve as a reminder and a prompter about the MORE principle:
1. More is Extra Effort for Continuous Improvement.
2. Opportunity Cost is Sacrifices for Priorities.
3. Resilience is Diligence for Never Giving Up.
4. Evolve is New Habits for New Lifestyle.
Dr George Thien PhD
Email:gtkthien@gmail.com
