This chapter emphasizes the significance of goal setting in overcoming adversity and maintaining a positive mindset during difficult times. The speaker shares personal experiences from their wedding day to participating in the Invictus Games, illustrating how incremental goals in fitness, finances, and personal growth foster resilience. Through reflections on training, competition, and the transformative power of storytelling, they highlight the value of community support and advocacy in promoting mental well-being for individuals navigating challenges.
Mark Ormrod, award-winning author, coach, mentor, motivational speaker and sought-after ambassador, was born and raised in Plymouth, Devon and in 2001 realised his lifelong ambition of joining the Royal Marines.
On Christmas Eve 2007, whilst serving on operations in Afghanistan with 40 Commando Royal Marines, he was blown up by an Improvised Explosive Device, resulting in the traumatic amputation of both legs and his right arm and was twice pronounced dead.
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