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To everyone else, I live a confined life, one where I am restricted from being able to do anything I want. However, in my world, I have no restrictions except maybe a basketball career. Something about my wheelchair making me the shortest guy in the room.
Anyway, my name is Christopher Coleman and I died. In fact, I was born dead. I was one of twins who were premature and I was stillborn. The nurses gently set me aside, checked to be sure, and covered me with a sheet. They went to attend to my sister, who was healthier.
Even at 2 months premature, I wasn’t going to take this lying down (so to speak). I came back to life with the help of a great doctor and I started yelling. I did not let 15 minutes of no oxygen to my brain confine me to my body and a bed for the rest of my life. In fact, I taught myself how to read and became the first in my family with a college degree. In a wheelchair with severe limitations, yes; a total vegetable unable to live a full life, nah, not me! To read my entire life story go to:http://unconfinedlife.com/about-us/meet-christopher/
Today, I am a certified life coach, two time published author, certified human behavioral specialist, D&I expert and a motivational speaker who travels around the US talking to people about what it means to live life “unconfined.” Yes, I’m in a wheelchair. Yes, I have cerebral palsy. Yes, my singing voice is a little all over the place. Nonetheless, I have discovered what it means to be unstoppable. I am dedicated to motivating, coaching and teaching individuals to live their lives unconfined.
That’s why I am writing to you today. I need your help to get the message out to the world that no matter what hand you were dealt (even if it shakes all over), you can ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING YOU WANT.
My request is simple: Please donate to my nonprofit, Unconfined Life Institute. All of the money that you donate will be used to defer the bare bone expenses of helping people all over the world pursue a life unconfined to their circumstances.
Donating is easy!
- Make a contribution through my Fundrazer campaign
- Text unconfined to 50155
- Give online at http://unconfinedlife.com/donate/
- Mail a check to:
Unconfined Life Institute
P.O. Box 7453
Atlanta, GA 30357
Make your check payable to: Unconfined Life Institute
- Make Unconfined Life Institute the charity of your choice by using smile.amazon.com. The merchandise and prices are the same the difference is AmazonSmile foundations will donate 0.5% of the purchases to our non-profit.
Check with the HR department at your place of employment. Many companies have a gift-matching program in which you can sign a non-profit of your choice up for.
Monetary support is not the only way you can get involved. You can become an Unconfined Ambassador by sharing my message with your pastor, friends, coworkers and family members. Thank you in advance for your support and donation. We’re a non-profit so all of your donations are tax deductible. I am also committed to transparency, so if you want to know what we’re up to, please just ask. Meanwhile, you can follow me on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
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