OVERCOMING CRISIS
Survival Is Not Enough
Mark Dauberman is not stranger to crisis. He lost his mother as a very young child and escaped an unloving and abusive environment by jumping into a teenage marriage, taking on the responsibilities of marriage and parenthood while trying to complete his education. More than 25 years ago, he and his family suffered a near-fatal automobile accident that left him permanently disabled, dealing with pain on a daily basis, and was a major factor in ending his second marriage.

More recently, he lost everything, including his home and automobile, his savings and retirement plans, and a business he had been operating for more than a quarter of a century due to the fraudulent acts of a large organization, a factor in ending his third marriage.

Some people are defeated by crises. They see themselves as helpless victims and give up on some of their hopes and dreams. Others are strengthened by them and Mark Dauberman is one of those individuals. He will describe for you how dealing with crisis is more than learning how to survive; it is being as prepared as can be possible. It is about picking up the pieces and fitting them into a puzzle that may look different than it did before the crisis but need not be any less beautiful.