Author Archives: Zachary Fenell

Read my letter to my cerebral palsy at The Mighty.

New Guest Blog Posts

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National Cerebral Palsy (CP) Awareness Month last month motivated me to go out and write guest posts for other blogs. Back in early 2012 I made a concerted effort through guest blogging to build up my name and let people know about my cerebral palsy memoir Off Balanced. Guest blogging even led to future clients…

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Handicap This says "Judgment not allowed!"

#CPChatNow Recap- 04-01-2015

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Six weeks hyping my #CPChatNow co-host Blake Henry’s college decision, what our community came to call #THEDECISION, came to a close last night. Earlier in the afternoon Blake gave out his options. The countdown to 8pm ET ticked down. As the live chat began Blake informed us he will reveal his choice at 8:30pm ET.…

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#THEDECISION April 1st

#CPChatNow Recap- 03-25-2015

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On National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day we in the #CPChatNow community put out the welcome mat and presented our second ever focus chat. Rather than inviting an external expert to answer questions, we served as the experts. After all who knows more about cerebral palsy than us? We live with the disability! Anticipation built to…

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National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day

National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day

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National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day marks a fitting occasion to get familiar with individuals living with the condition. The following post includes Amazon affiliate links to some books which will help you do this. As an Amazon affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases.  If you notice people out in the masses March 25th wearing green,…

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Cerebral Palsy Day Twitter Chat

#CPChatNow Recap- 03-18-2015

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Last night’s  #CPChatNow discussion started off slow. Seemingly life kept people occupied. I mentioned a couple announcements but I wanted to wait until the conversation picked up before making them. That began to happen when Hailey talked about getting new shoes. Hailey’s tweet to Vans led me to ask a question. Also Hailey shared exciting…

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Good habits empower

Good Habits Empower

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Think about your life. What springs to mind, happy thoughts or negative ones? Now consider your daily routines, what you might call habits. The first represents results from the latter. In other words your daily habits shape how you view your life. Personally I enjoyed a pretty great week last week. So logically I’m feeling…

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8'O Clock

#CPChatNow Recap- 03-11-2015

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Anticipation for the train ride known as #CPChatNow built up before the usual 8pm ET departure time. Personally I tracked my own countdown, about 15 tweets away from the 10,000-tweet Twitter milestone. My co-host Reaching for the Stars Foundation Student Ambassador Blake Henry put us on a path to discuss Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month. Devin…

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What makes you awesome?

Overcome Self-Doubt: Find Your Awesomeness

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Overcome self-doubt and build self-confidence by embracing your awesomeness. You do know about your awesomeness, right? When I say “awesomeness,” I’m referencing all the reasons which justify your self-confidence. All the reasons your employer lucked out by hiring you. All the reasons your significant other loves you. All the reasons you stand on top the…

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#CPChatNow Excitement Level

#CPChatNow Recap- 03-04-2015

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Another Wednesday evening gone means time for another #CPChatNow recap. Remember the live cerebral palsy Twitter chat takes place every Wednesday at 8pm EST. This week saw a John W. Quinn sighting! For those who just joined the #CPChatNow community over the last few months, John holds distinction as a #CPChatNow co-founder. John along with…

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