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Three Dynamics to Life-Savling Success | Felicia Jackson | TEDxBaylorSchool


to life-saving success CPR see us for

to life-saving success CPR see us for clarity knowing what you want out of

clarity knowing what you want out of

clarity knowing what you want out of life

life

life P is for passion loving whatever it is

P is for passion loving whatever it is

P is for passion loving whatever it is that you’re doing our it’s the reason

that you’re doing our it’s the reason

that you’re doing our it’s the reason having a purpose that drives your

having a purpose that drives your

having a purpose that drives your actions I stand before you as the owner

actions I stand before you as the owner

actions I stand before you as the owner of CPR life ramp and these are the same

of CPR life ramp and these are the same

of CPR life ramp and these are the same dynamics that I use to help build my

dynamics that I use to help build my

dynamics that I use to help build my company and believe can help each and

company and believe can help each and

company and believe can help each and every one of you accomplish anything

every one of you accomplish anything

every one of you accomplish anything with life-saving success I would like to

with life-saving success I would like to

with life-saving success I would like to ask all of you to think back of a

ask all of you to think back of a

ask all of you to think back of a traumatic event or an emergency where

traumatic event or an emergency where

traumatic event or an emergency where you were faced with having to make a

you were faced with having to make a

you were faced with having to make a pressing decision do you remember the

pressing decision do you remember the

pressing decision do you remember the emotions that you felt I can tell you

emotions that you felt I can tell you

emotions that you felt I can tell you that during a traumatic event in my life

that during a traumatic event in my life

that during a traumatic event in my life the emotion that I felt was fear it was

the emotion that I felt was fear it was

the emotion that I felt was fear it was the summer of 2002 my family and I were

the summer of 2002 my family and I were

the summer of 2002 my family and I were driving on a beautiful day I happened to

driving on a beautiful day I happened to

driving on a beautiful day I happened to look back to check on my children and

look back to check on my children and

look back to check on my children and notice that my two-year-old son who was

notice that my two-year-old son who was

notice that my two-year-old son who was sitting in between my daughter’s was in

sitting in between my daughter’s was in

sitting in between my daughter’s was in distress he was trying to cry but

distress he was trying to cry but

distress he was trying to cry but nothing was coming out it was at that

nothing was coming out it was at that

nothing was coming out it was at that moment that I knew that my baby was

moment that I knew that my baby was

moment that I knew that my baby was choking I screamed for my husband to

choking I screamed for my husband to

choking I screamed for my husband to pull over and how we managed to make it

pull over and how we managed to make it

pull over and how we managed to make it to the side of the road without wrecking

to the side of the road without wrecking

to the side of the road without wrecking was a miracle in itself

was a miracle in itself

was a miracle in itself we immediately jump out of the car my

we immediately jump out of the car my

we immediately jump out of the car my husband grabs my son and gives him to me

husband grabs my son and gives him to me

husband grabs my son and gives him to me at the time I was working in the medical

at the time I was working in the medical

at the time I was working in the medical field and what CPR certified now I

field and what CPR certified now I

field and what CPR certified now I should have known what to do right I

looked into my baby’s eyes it was

looked into my baby’s eyes it was rendered helpless I froze I could not

rendered helpless I froze I could not

rendered helpless I froze I could not remember what I was trained to do my

remember what I was trained to do my

remember what I was trained to do my husband quickly took our son from me

husband quickly took our son from me

husband quickly took our son from me saving his life after this each

saving his life after this each

saving his life after this each traumatic incident happened to my family

traumatic incident happened to my family

traumatic incident happened to my family I thought to myself emergencies like

I thought to myself emergencies like

I thought to myself emergencies like these it’s probably happening to

these it’s probably happening to

these it’s probably happening to families every

families every

families every day before a long time after I felt I

day before a long time after I felt I

day before a long time after I felt I had let my baby down and thought of what

had let my baby down and thought of what

had let my baby down and thought of what would have happened if my son to my son

would have happened if my son to my son

would have happened if my son to my son if my husband would not have been there

if my husband would not have been there

if my husband would not have been there as parents we want to protect our

as parents we want to protect our

as parents we want to protect our children from all harm so after my

children from all harm so after my

children from all harm so after my personal incident I had a chance to not

personal incident I had a chance to not

personal incident I had a chance to not only help my family but families

only help my family but families

only help my family but families everywhere from that event I went on to

everywhere from that event I went on to

everywhere from that event I went on to invent a product call it the CPR life

invent a product call it the CPR life

invent a product call it the CPR life wrap now for those of you that don’t

wrap now for those of you that don’t

wrap now for those of you that don’t know what my product is it is a

know what my product is it is a

know what my product is it is a disposable CPR template that empowers

disposable CPR template that empowers

disposable CPR template that empowers any bystander to help during a cardiac

any bystander to help during a cardiac

any bystander to help during a cardiac emergency the CPR life prep has

emergency the CPR life prep has

emergency the CPR life prep has everything a responder would need to

everything a responder would need to

everything a responder would need to perform CPR you see my purpose was

perform CPR you see my purpose was

perform CPR you see my purpose was driving my actions a few years later I

driving my actions a few years later I

driving my actions a few years later I was in a book club and made the mistake

was in a book club and made the mistake

was in a book club and made the mistake of telling the other ladies about some

of telling the other ladies about some

of telling the other ladies about some of the inventions that were in my head

of the inventions that were in my head

of the inventions that were in my head one of those ladies happen to be a

one of those ladies happen to be a

one of those ladies happen to be a facilitator for a company called launch

facilitator for a company called launch

facilitator for a company called launch in Chattanooga and invited me to her

in Chattanooga and invited me to her

in Chattanooga and invited me to her class now while there she taught us

class now while there she taught us

class now while there she taught us about a show called Shark Tank and how I

about a show called Shark Tank and how I

about a show called Shark Tank and how I think she went to audition I remember

think she went to audition I remember

think she went to audition I remember looking up a show online and seeing that

looking up a show online and seeing that

looking up a show online and seeing that they were going to be in Knoxville in a

they were going to be in Knoxville in a

they were going to be in Knoxville in a few weeks so I downloaded the massive

few weeks so I downloaded the massive

few weeks so I downloaded the massive paperwork and with only a product sketch

paperwork and with only a product sketch

paperwork and with only a product sketch on paper hope in my heart and my

on paper hope in my heart and my

on paper hope in my heart and my children drove the Knoxville we made it

children drove the Knoxville we made it

children drove the Knoxville we made it around 3 a.m. that morning and was maybe

around 3 a.m. that morning and was maybe

around 3 a.m. that morning and was maybe 20th in line that soon wrapped around

20th in line that soon wrapped around

20th in line that soon wrapped around the block I stood in that line for seven

the block I stood in that line for seven

the block I stood in that line for seven hours in 30-degree weather with no food

hours in 30-degree weather with no food

hours in 30-degree weather with no food and no water as producers came out to

and no water as producers came out to

and no water as producers came out to put that wristband on my wrist I knew I

put that wristband on my wrist I knew I

put that wristband on my wrist I knew I was where I was supposed to be at that

was where I was supposed to be at that

was where I was supposed to be at that moment I was nervous but I auditioned

moment I was nervous but I auditioned

moment I was nervous but I auditioned anyway I didn’t make it to the next

anyway I didn’t make it to the next

anyway I didn’t make it to the next phase but

phase but

phase but I was able to overcome many fears that I

I was able to overcome many fears that I

I was able to overcome many fears that I had and more importantly more people

had and more importantly more people

had and more importantly more people knew about my product clarity is defined

knew about my product clarity is defined

knew about my product clarity is defined as the quality of being clear in life as

as the quality of being clear in life as

as the quality of being clear in life as well as in business I needed to have a

well as in business I needed to have a

well as in business I needed to have a clear path that could lead me to my

clear path that could lead me to my

clear path that could lead me to my successes now some of my clarity came

successes now some of my clarity came

successes now some of my clarity came from my family friends and mentors that

from my family friends and mentors that

from my family friends and mentors that I met along the way I knew that I

I met along the way I knew that I

I met along the way I knew that I couldn’t place my destiny in the hands

couldn’t place my destiny in the hands

couldn’t place my destiny in the hands of Blind Luck

of Blind Luck

of Blind Luck so I surrounded myself with people that

so I surrounded myself with people that

so I surrounded myself with people that were doers and thinkers now after I

were doers and thinkers now after I

were doers and thinkers now after I attained the knowledge that I needed

attained the knowledge that I needed

attained the knowledge that I needed from score launch and places like collab

from score launch and places like collab

from score launch and places like collab I was ready to show the world what I had

I was ready to show the world what I had

I was ready to show the world what I had invented now I have always had a passion

invented now I have always had a passion

invented now I have always had a passion for inventing things even as a young

for inventing things even as a young

for inventing things even as a young girl I wanted to make things better for

girl I wanted to make things better for

girl I wanted to make things better for others as I got older I took on jobs

others as I got older I took on jobs

others as I got older I took on jobs that required me taking care of others

that required me taking care of others

that required me taking care of others so it was no surprise that I chose my

so it was no surprise that I chose my

so it was no surprise that I chose my career as a physical therapist assistant

career as a physical therapist assistant

career as a physical therapist assistant it was then that I started building the

it was then that I started building the

it was then that I started building the foundation that would prepare me for my

foundation that would prepare me for my

foundation that would prepare me for my biggest role yet an entrepreneur my

biggest role yet an entrepreneur my

biggest role yet an entrepreneur my passion for helping others was not

passion for helping others was not

passion for helping others was not something to be acquired but something

something to be acquired but something

something to be acquired but something that I was born with just like anything

that I was born with just like anything

that I was born with just like anything in my life

in my life

in my life my foundation had to grow I had to grow

my foundation had to grow I had to grow

my foundation had to grow I had to grow as a person everything that we do

as a person everything that we do

as a person everything that we do prepares us for what is to come our wins

prepares us for what is to come our wins

prepares us for what is to come our wins our failures these things help shape the

our failures these things help shape the

our failures these things help shape the person that we strive to become success

person that we strive to become success

person that we strive to become success is not based on the victories that we

is not based on the victories that we

is not based on the victories that we achieved but the barriers that we

achieved but the barriers that we

achieved but the barriers that we overcame to get there all of this brings

overcame to get there all of this brings

overcame to get there all of this brings me to the English proverb necessity is

me to the English proverb necessity is

me to the English proverb necessity is the mother of invention because it was

the mother of invention because it was

the mother of invention because it was at my lowest my most vulnerable that I

at my lowest my most vulnerable that I

at my lowest my most vulnerable that I found my purpose I knew that I had to

found my purpose I knew that I had to

found my purpose I knew that I had to get up from my despair

get up from my despair

get up from my despair make a difference I needed a reason to

make a difference I needed a reason to

make a difference I needed a reason to push these thoughts that were in my head

push these thoughts that were in my head

push these thoughts that were in my head to make them into realities the incident

to make them into realities the incident

to make them into realities the incident that happened with my son was and still

that happened with my son was and still

that happened with my son was and still is my reason nothing happens by mistake

is my reason nothing happens by mistake

is my reason nothing happens by mistake and what happened to my son would not go

and what happened to my son would not go

and what happened to my son would not go on in vain because I now know what

on in vain because I now know what

on in vain because I now know what impact my invention can have globally

impact my invention can have globally

impact my invention can have globally now I find myself laughing at this one

now I find myself laughing at this one

now I find myself laughing at this one because not only am ia serial inventor

because not only am ia serial inventor

because not only am ia serial inventor but I am a long time procrastinator and

but I am a long time procrastinator and

but I am a long time procrastinator and we know that those two things don’t mix

we know that those two things don’t mix

we know that those two things don’t mix although I am in very good company

although I am in very good company

although I am in very good company because Leonardo da Vinci was a famous

because Leonardo da Vinci was a famous

because Leonardo da Vinci was a famous procrastinator did you know it took him

procrastinator did you know it took him

procrastinator did you know it took him 16 years to finish the Mona Lisa

16 years to finish the Mona Lisa

16 years to finish the Mona Lisa now with the CPR life wrap I knew that I

now with the CPR life wrap I knew that I

now with the CPR life wrap I knew that I could not take that long but during my

could not take that long but during my

could not take that long but during my journey I did find something within me

journey I did find something within me

journey I did find something within me that was much more prominent than my

that was much more prominent than my

that was much more prominent than my procrastination my determination

recently I was hospitalized twice with

recently I was hospitalized twice with the blockage to my coronary artery being

the blockage to my coronary artery being

the blockage to my coronary artery being so determined to change the world

so determined to change the world

so determined to change the world and make life better for others I

and make life better for others I

and make life better for others I neglected my own now this pair personal

neglected my own now this pair personal

neglected my own now this pair personal barrier that I am going through has

barrier that I am going through has

barrier that I am going through has opened my eyes even more to how precious

opened my eyes even more to how precious

opened my eyes even more to how precious life is and why we should take advantage

life is and why we should take advantage

life is and why we should take advantage of the talents that we all have within

of the talents that we all have within

of the talents that we all have within us my life experiences have defined my

us my life experiences have defined my

us my life experiences have defined my purpose but without clarity passion and

purpose but without clarity passion and

purpose but without clarity passion and reason I do not believe I would have

reason I do not believe I would have

reason I do not believe I would have found life saving success my clarity

found life saving success my clarity

found life saving success my clarity came from my support system my passion

came from my support system my passion

came from my support system my passion has always been rooted in my being and

has always been rooted in my being and

has always been rooted in my being and my reason was and always will be my

my reason was and always will be my

my reason was and always will be my family

family

family and how ideas can impact the world and

and how ideas can impact the world and

and how ideas can impact the world and save lives thank you

save lives thank you

save lives thank you [Applause]

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