Scrooge’s tale has always appealed to me. This miser of misers is changed overnight into a charitable person who loves his fellow man. The story itself is colourful, enveloped in Christmas imagery, but it is the transformation itself that contains the great message.

For if Ebenezer Scrooge can change so fundamentally, there is hope for us all.

   
For decades I was a passive person, one led by the needs of others. I was too shy to exert much control. Migraines and associated conditions masked my true potential. Eventually I was almost destroyed by a toxic boss…only to be saved by others who held me in high regard.

Only then did I realize that my future rested on achieving a real sense of personal independence, on being the main actor in my life. From that point forward life changed: I set out to be a leader rather than a technician; and instead of regarding myself as a migraine victim, I chose to be in control of that condition. 20 years later, those changes in mindset have paid enormous dividends.

You don’t have to go through a personal crisis to change your attitude about your migraines and improve your own quality of life. Send me a note and we can have a conversation about it.

What a legacy – to be able to make a difference for people two centuries later... 

Happy Birthday, Mr. Dickens!