Transcript Attitude is Altitude :: No arms, no legs, no worries.

No arms, no legs, no worries.
HSS 405 : Art and Craft of Autobiography
Under the guidance of:
Dr. Krishna Baruah
Prof. HSS Department
Udit Singh
Adhikaar Marwaha
Sanakini Srikar
Suhas Aggarwal
Ganesh Kumar
Madhusudhan M
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Attitude is Altitude
• “I can't change the direction of the wind, but I
can adjust my sails to always reach my
destination.”
• “No matter how you begin, what matters is
how you finish.”
• Imagine being born without arms ?
No arms to wrap around someone, no hand s to experience touch , or to
hold another with.
• Or what about being born without legs?
Having no ability to walk or to run, or even stand on two feet.
What would you do? How would that effect your
everyday life?
Meet Nick Vujicic….
• Born in 1982 , Melbourne, Aus.
• Preacher, a motivational speaker and
the director of “Life Without Limbs”.
Early life
• First-born child in his family.
• Have “Tetra-amelia” disorder: limbless,
missing both arms at shoulder level, and
legless but with two small feet, one of which
has two toes.
• Initially, his parents were devastated.
Growing up
• His life was filled with difficulties and hardships.
• Struggled with depression and loneliness.
• He questioned why he was different to all the
other kids surrounding him.
• He wondered what was the purpose behind his life.
• As Nick grew up he learnt to deal with his disability and started
to be able to do more and more things on his own.
• He began to embrace his situation and achieve greater things :
in grade seven Nick was elected captain of his school.
• Worked with students’ council in fund-raising events for local
charities and disability campaigns.
Teenage
• Not Yet in his teens, Nick prayed that God would give him arms and legs.
“It said in the Bible, Ask and You shall Receive ”.
• He had Faith.
• But did not understand it and thought that probably he was not good
enough and so was not replied.
• God did not give him those Physical limbs but Yes he received incredible
Message of Hope and Purpose.
• Nick shows the world that the Greatest Joy we will ever experience is the
Joy of Knowing CHRIST.
Schooling
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Like every other 5 year old child his age, Nick too started school. Among other
things, you might wonder how a person without arms or legs could actually
get around. Well, Nick had help from his specially fitted motorized chair
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His mum invented a special plastic device that meant he could hold a pen and
pencil.
Despite the risk of bullying, his parents insisted Nick attended mainstream
school.
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He enjoyed school and wanted to fit in and be like all of the other kids, but
how does one do that when it is so glaringly obvious that you are so different.
As we all know, people, even children can be cruel and unkind. And Nick had
to endure all kinds of struggles and mistreatments, from being gawked at to
being bullied. Nick tried to keep a positive outlook and he tried to make
friends but at times the pressure was just too much. He would often stay
home from school just to avoid the pain and suffering for awhile
Epiphany : an intuitive grasp of reality through
something
• Being bullied at his school, Vujicic grew extremely
depressed, and by the age of 8, started contemplating
suicide.
• Eventually began to realize that his accomplishments
were inspirational to many, and began to thank God for
being alive.
• A key turning point in his life was when his mother
showed him a newspaper article about a man dealing
with a severe disability.
• This led him to realize he wasn't the only one with
major struggles.
• When he was seventeen, he started to give talks at his
prayer group, and eventually started his non-profit
organization, “Life Without Limbs”.
About Personal Life
• Due to his faith as an Evangelical Christian, Nick
has chosen to remain a virgin until marriage
although he has had long-term girlfriends in the
past.
'He's very modest but he gets marriage proposals
from women all the time,' said Nick's friend and
publicist Steve Appel, from Los Angeles.
• 'He would love to get married and start a family
but he's waiting for the right girl to come along.'
Career
• Nick graduated from college at the age
of 21 with a double major in Accounting and
Financial Planning
• Began his travels as a motivational speaker,
focusing on the topics that today's teenagers
face.
• In 2005 Nick was nominated
for the "Young Australian of the Year" Award
given for excellence and service
to local community and the nation, as
well as own personal accomplishments
• Now at age 25, Nick is also a successful stock
market and real estate investor, and he is the
CEO of his own company .
Recent Activities
• Recently made the massive move from Australia to
California, USA, where he is the President of an
international non-profit organization, and also has his
own motivational speaking company; Attitude Is
Altitude.
• Nick has traveled around the world, sharing his story
with millions of people, speaking to a range of
different groups.
• This year alone Nick is set to speak in over 20 countries.
• He also speaks in the corporate sector, although his aim
is to become an international inspirational speaker, in
both Christian and non-Christian venues. He has spoken
to over two million people so far, in twelve countries on
four continents (Africa, Asia, Australia, and North
America).
• Promote his words through television shows such as the
The Oprah Winfrey Show, as well as by writing books.
• His first book, planned for completion by the end of
2009, is to be called No Arms, No Legs, No Worries!.
• His motivational DVD, Life's Greater Purpose, is available
on the Life Without Limbs website.
One of Nick’s favorite scriptures from
the Bible is Psalm 139:17-18 that
says, "How precious to me are
your thoughts, O God! How vast is
the sum of them! Were I to count
them, they would outnumber the
grains of sand."
Nick wholeheartedly believes that
there is a purpose in each of the
struggles we encounter in our lives
and that our attitude towards
those struggles that can be the
single most effective factor in
overcoming them.
FOR US FROM HIM:
• He was standing on faith alone.
• If you don’t have a miracle, then you are a
miracle.
• He said ,“No matter what you are, no matter
what you are going through, GOD knows it”.
He is with you. He is going to pull you
through.”
Mission
His mission is to cross boundaries and break
down barriers to build bridges that bring
people to the love and hope found in Jesus
Christ.
FAITH IS, “TO BELIEVE WHAT YOU DO NOT SEE”,
THE REWARD OF WHICH IS, “YOU SEE WHAT
YOU BELIEVED”
THANKS!!
Some References
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http://www.attitudeisaltitude.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Vujicic
http://www.lifewithoutlimbs.org/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/NickVujicic/81132983044
• http://www.youtube.com/results?search_que
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