Sean Stephenson

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About Sean Stephenson
Sean C. Stephenson has inspired many individuals, from kindergartners to the President of the United States. As a speaker, his heartfelt message has touched the lives of students in elementary, junior high, high school, and college. His passion for traveling has fueled his voyages to forty-one states, four countries, and the Cayman Islands. Addressing several legislative bodies, including the United States Senate, along with hospitals, businesses, athletic teams, as well as adult and student organizations. 

"On the fifth day of May in nineteen hundred and seventy nine in a small suburb of Chicago, there was a woman lying in a cold hospital bed, who was not smiling or laughing. She was scared, and her stomach was churning from the news she had just received from the doctors about the baby she bore that day. When I was born I brought with me into this world a rare bone condition called, Osteogenesis Imperfecta, which causes the bones to be extremely fragile and stunted in growth. The shortest trip I have ever taken in my life, through the birth canal, was so physically traumatic that my frail bones snapped like tiny twigs being jammed through the eye of a needle.

The doctors informed my frightened parents that I wouldn’t make it through the first night of life, fortunately I had other plans. I was immediately transferred in an ambulance from Memorial Hospital to Children’s Hospital in Chicago. My Dad and Grandpa had no clue if I would live to see my first birthday, let alone manage to attend college eighteen years later across the street from the very hospital where my life was in jeopardy. 

As the years passed, I watched as my classmates grew taller, but I never did. God kept my soul in a package that could never exceed three feet tall. Living in a tiny body has been difficult but it isn’t my greatest challenge. While my friends were outside running and screaming for joy I was often inside screaming in pain. By the time I turned 18 years of age I had experience over 200 fractures. Something as simple as sneezing could snap a collarbone or a few ribs, leaving me to several weeks of healing."                        Sean Stephenson

“Would you trade your physical condition if you could?” the curious teenager, dressed in big baggy jeans and an oversized T-shirt asked nervously. 

As I sat up on stage holding my microphone and slowly scanning the audience with my eyes, a smile grew on my face like a blossoming flower. I took a breath and then declared to the Universe, “No my friend, I wouldn’t trade it for the world. Although it may appear that my challenges are overwhelming, the gifts are plenty. Who I am, what I know, and what I can do is a collection of beauty. Trading my challenges would mean I would have to trade my knowledge, experience, and strength and that I wouldn’t, nor ever want to do.”  That day I went on to tell the young man and the rest of his high school peers in the audience that I wasn’t always comfortable with my physical condition. 

I realized that my condition was a test (literally a “POP” quiz) for my soul…and I wanted to pass with flying colors. All of our physical and emotional challenges are just tests for our souls. How well we do is determined by how much we want to grow and learn from them.

Sean's accomplishments are incredible for someone his age but for an individual born with a rare bone condition (Osteogenesis Imperfecta), they are truly miraculous! Exposure to Sean's energy and enthusiasm is POWERFUL! Many have said Sean touches the heart and soul's of sales teams, creating measurable results. Turning life's tragedies into unimaginable success, Stephenson's tenacious outlook on life proves to us all, that our hopes and dreams are held captive only by our limiting beliefs. 

Sean has appeared on The Oprah Show, CNN News, C-Span and has testified before the United States Senate.

TOPICS THAT SEAN HAS MASTERED

• “Different is Beautiful”
• “Overcoming Obstacles!”
• “Take control of your emotions”
• “Take CHARGE of your Destiny”
• “Maximizing the Mind and Body”
• “Transforming Dreams into Reality”
• “Saying YES to life by saying NO to drugs”
• “Building unstoppable CONFIDENCE”
• “Life management, not time management”
• “Understanding and handling people with Disabilities”

PLACES THAT SEAN HAS INSPIRED

Various Organizations Federal Aviation Administration American Legion and VFW Posts Boys Nation Alumni Guest Night Illinois Office of Rehab Conference National High School Oratorical Finals Hospitals and Rehab Centers Rotary Clubs Illinois House of Representatives Illinois Senate United States Senate Subcommittee United States Senate Judiciary Committee Illinois Boys and Girls State

Institutions of Education Grade schools Middle and Jr. high schools  High schools Various Universities Student councils Student clubs & organizations Youth Groups School boards Faculty and advisors Athletic teams

Sean is an outrageous young man with great strategies for life.    Anthony Robbins - Motivator & Best Seling Author of "Unlimited Power" & "Awaken the Giant Within" Sean's inspiring story and deeds will capture your imagination and get you to march on to ever greater accomplishments. Mark Victor Hansen - Co-creator, #1 New York Times best-selling series Chicken Soup for the Soul

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