Mark R Bannister

Eyes Wide Open Mark R Bannister

Can one really turn challenges into opportunities? Absolutely - but you must submerge yourself in positive attitude, surround yourself with positive energy and embrace yourself with self thinking constructive people! When challenges confront us, they arrive with a host of opportunities that are difficult to notice since the focal point is the hurdle one faces. Keeping one's 'Eyes Wide Open' during times of duress will help you to recognize these openings and achieve further heights than you would otherwise. This is the story of Mark Bannister whom at an early age was diagnosed as having a rare form of Spinal Muscular Atrophy - he had severely weak muscles and used a wheelchair to move about. His prognosis was not good, but despite his disability he has achieved more than most able bodied people in their lifetime because he tackled every challenge with the positive persona and a realistic belief that he could achieve all the goals he dreamed of. Follow Mark on his exciting, humorous and sometimes death defying adventures around the globe and how he adopted positive components of other cultures to help drive his own ambitions, how he used challenges of discrimination and negativity to empower himself even further in reaching his objectives. This book is both entertaining and informative and will make you smile, cry and be inspired. It will be enjoyed by all who read it, especially those working or living with disability, travel and development enthusiasts and those interested in real life adventures. If you have a challenge - address it head on and make it work to your advantage