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Second Chance Living™
“What will you do with your second chance today?” is the question Mercedes poses to general audiences in this transformational program. Her gripping story moves participants to put their lives in perspective and carefully consider how the choices they make profoundly affect their future.
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Get It Right Today, Not Tomorrow
Do your employees and leaders too often operate in Survival Mode, putting out fires and putting off until tomorrow what should be done today? This program powerfully dispels the notion that there will always be a tomorrow in which we can finish today’s unfinished business and moves individuals to work and live with intentionality.
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Safety: Don’t Count on 2nd Chances
Can too much experience be a bad thing? Absolutely…if it leads to complacency. The highly experienced pilots of Flight 965 were lulled into a false sense of security that led to the deaths of 160 people. Mercedes’ one-of-a-kind safety presentation uses the factual account of the crash of Flight 965 as an anchor to drive home the dangers of complacency and the importance of situational awareness.
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Your presentation was wonderful from beginning to end. We needed to hear your story to revise our perspectives and values.
, Alicia Campbell, Participant
[Mercedes’ presentation] was inspirational and caused me to change how I view what I do for this organization and in my life.
, Anonymous Participant, National Training Conference
It was truly a blessing to meet you and hear firsthand your awesome story! For you are truly a walking, living and breathing testimony of God’s good grace. I believe that God allows us to encounter certain people in our lives at certain times in order to propel us towards our destiny. His Purpose is that you become what he has called you to be.
, Charles Price, Director
I want to thank you for coming into my life with your story. You showed me that no matter how desperate things may seem, no matter how low our spirits may get, we are in control of the outcome. I was so touched by your story and how strong you are. People have always told me that special people were put on this earth to inspire others to do better in their lives. After meeting you, I see that it is true.
, Chris Havis, Scientist
Mercedes was mesmerizing! So articulate and such an inspiration to work and life.
, Laurie Reasons, Sales Manager
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Thank you fellow Bearcats! I can’t wait!
Celebrating all month ... so much inspiration from my parents who came to the US searching for opportunities and blessings in their new chosen homeland.
Happy #NationalAviationDay to the pioneers of flight, the crews that transport us safely, and the service men & women who protect us in our nation's skies. If the Wright bros had the audacity to think they could make a machine glide, imagine how much more we do!
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Back in the 1960s my mom and dad left their respective countries (Nicaragua 🇳🇮and Colombia 🇨🇴) in search of opportunities, blessings and adventures. Thankfully they met in Los Angeles, fell in love, worked really hard and made a great life for themselves. Not a single month went by where they didn’t send money back home to their parents to help their families they left behind. Starting yesterday Sept 15th we celebrate #hispanicheritagemonth for the next 30 days in honor of those that left EVERYTHING and EVERYBODY they knew behind in search of a better life. Call me a coward but I can’t imagine doing that and moving to France or Nigeria or some other land where I didn’t speak the language, didn’t know the culture and had to either sink or swim while my family back home depended on me. I’m so proud of the life my parents created and I’m so proud to be a Latina in this incredible country. Besitos a todos que han echo este viaje en sus vidas tambien! 🥰🥰🥰
Mercedes, you look so much like your beautiful mother! And I see your boys in your father! Like you expressed, I can’t imagine leaving everything and everyone behind! Yet, so many people in our world continue to do so to make a better life for their families. So many of us Americans have no idea how easy we have it and how blessed we truly are!
I know that my family feels blessed that they did, and that they came into our lives!
It’s interesting to me that you refer to yourself as a coward when you consider what they did. When I reflect upon your life, I see the same courage your parents had. ❤️
Your parents were an amazing couple!
Thank you for sharing this! I am thankful that we enjoy the charisma, the happiness of both of your parents, they were wonderful couple .
Love that we can say- “We are first generation latinas!” ❤️ 🇨🇴 🇪🇸 Their photos are so timeless and beautiful!
Your parents sound fearless and amazing !
Wow so you have come to Nigeria before😍
Bravo 👏
That's wonderful..... great work
Beautiful people. May their memory be blessed
Amen Sister!
Well said Seester!!! 🥰
Beautiful couple. They are remembered dearly 😍
Beautiful couple!!!
Perfectly said!👏🏽👏🏽🥰❤
Amén.
So thankful to have worked alongside some incredibly inspiring advocates and parents these past couple of years to promote pediatric rare disease awareness and access to treatment & life sustaining resources for our medically fragile MPS/ML children.
Wishing you all a blessed Labor Day weekend where we can all take pride in the fruits of our labor. 💜💜💜Celebrating hard work and dedication on this Labor Day! 🗽🇺🇸 How are you celebrating today?
#HappyLaborDay #LaborDay2021 #LaborDay #Thankful #MPSML #CureSupportAdvocate #NationalMPSSociety #MPSSociety #SomeoneILoveNeedsACure #Mucopolysaccharidosis #BeHappy
Keep up the good work.,
Eat. Sleep. Party. Repeat.
No it wasn’t my motto in college, it’s the motto for The Birthday Party Project. Thankful to have been introduced to this wonderful nonprofit by my friend Tabatha... giving birthday party experiences for children who otherwise would never have the chance to be celebrated.
Everyone deserves a happy birthday. Thankful to know that people like Tabatha are making it happen for deserving kids. #BestDayEver #BirthdayPartyProject
Your heart is made for this! ❤️💕💕
That's awesome 👏 Great work Mercedes
That is fantastic!!
Today has been #NationalSimplicityDay ... did you catch yourself enjoying your simple blessings? It’s not too late 🥰!!
Thank you #henrydavidthoreau for being the inspiration for this special designated day.
Is this the Ramirez who serviced a deadly plane crash way back in 90s?
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