oxygen therapy has been proven to alleviate stress on the body through cognitive rehabilitation, making it a natural treatment solution for servicemen and women suffering not only from external wounds, but from PTSD, TBI and depression as well. * The treatment process involves several “dives.” Each hyperbaric oxygen therapy treatment is called a dive and an individual can receive 20-40 dives in which oxygen is pumped into their specialized, sealed chamber. Each treatment lasts for up to one hour. Servicemen and women pursuing this treatment see the best results when these treatments are scheduled as close together as possible. * The risk of TBI varies depending on conditions. Many veterans of the United States’ campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan suffered TBI because of blast related injuries. Research shows males outnumber females in TBI cases 2:1. Age also plays a roll in a person’s likeliness to suffer TBI, and people ages 0-4, 15-19 and the elderly have a higher rate of suffering TBI than those outside of those age ranges. Substance abusers also stand a greater chance of suffering a TBI
incident. * You can support treatment for servicemen and women. Veterans across the country need your help. The Purple Heart Foundation strives to make the transition home as smooth as possible for all veterans, which includes providing them the treatment they need for the challenges they face after being discharged. The Purple Heart Foundation is a nonprofit, Veteran Service Organization whose mission is to honor the sacrifice of military veterans and create a smooth transition for them from the battlefield to the home front. Nearly 90 percent of each cash donation made to the Purple Heart Foundation goes to support aspects of this mission statement including: hyperbaric oxygen treatment, the National Service Officer Program, the scholarship program, service dog programs and other rehabilitation or recreational programs aimed at improving the lives of veterans. To learn more about how you can support veterans returning from overseas, visit purpleheartfoundation. org.—BPT
Habits of Successful Leaders by Rhegie Taylor
Through the years, there have been so many attempts to analyze leaders to discover their secrets. This is so that other people who aspire to be leaders can learn what it takes to live up to their potential. One of the difficulties that this research has pointed out is that everyone in leadership positions is different and is successful for different reasons. However, most people of all different backgrounds share a number of recognizable characteristics like leadership. Leaders are meant to have effective communication skills when engaged in inspirational speaking, motivational speaking or happen to find themselves motivational speaking opportunities. The following are 10 habits of a successful leader: A winning leader always thinks in a positive way, no matter what happens. Because of the way you think will have a big influence on your behavior. The message must always be positive thinking towards success and not dwell on failure. Winners tend to avoid negative environments and negative people because they know the damage it can do to their positive attitude. A successful leader decides on their dreams and goals. Always writes and has a plan to achieve them. Follow these plans with single-minded purposefulness. - Successful leaders do not procrastinate they take action because they know that the goals are
useless without action. They are not afraid to start to work no matter what the obstacles. Another feature is that they never stop learning. They are like sponges, they are willing to read books, and they are ready to return to school if necessary and recognize the value of good training. They are relentless when acquiring skills. For instance, equip themselves when it comes to being a professional speaker. A successful leader has the element of being persistent. They work hard because they know that success is a long-distance race and there is no shortcut. They will never give up. A successful leader gets the facts, analyzes the details and learns from their mistakes. A lot of them always share their mistakes because they realize they are learners and they are always proud to call themselves learners. In addition to being persistent, successful leaders focus on their goals and will not let other people or events distract them. Successful leaders are never afraid to innovate or be different. They realize that success does not come from walking in the footsteps of others. They figure out their own direction to avoid the mediocrity of the crowd in general. Continued on page 22 GetRuralLeaderMag.com | APRIL 2017 15
