№ 3 · Resilience

Navigating Life's Roadblocks and Building Resilience

Adversity has a way of changing the path we thought we were on.

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Terry Healey

— About the Class —

Why this class exists.

Adversity has a way of changing the path we thought we were on. It can challenge our confidence, disrupt our plans, and force us to confront circumstances we never expected. Terry Healey believes resilience isn't simply about returning to who you were before. It's about learning how to move forward with greater strength, perspective, and purpose.

In this Notable Men masterclass, Terry Healey, award-winning author, keynote speaker, business strategist, and author of The Resilience Mindset, shares the personal experiences that shaped his understanding of adversity and the practical tools he developed for navigating life's most difficult roadblocks.

At just 21 years old, Terry was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer called fibrosarcoma. After the cancer returned, he underwent extensive surgery that resulted in significant facial disfigurement, followed by radiation and years of reconstructive procedures. Over time, Terry realized that his greatest recovery would not come from another procedure. He needed to rebuild himself from the inside out.

Throughout the masterclass, Terry explores the people, experiences, and practices that helped him regain confidence and move forward. He shares the importance of trusted relationships, gratitude, goal setting, balance, positive visualization, and facing challenges one step at a time. He also introduces his REBAR Resilience Framework, a four-phase process of Reflect, Build, Act, and Renew designed to help people navigate change, conflict, and adversity.

In this masterclass, you'll learn:

Why resilience isn't simply about bouncing back, but learning how to bounce forward
How the people and support systems around you can influence your ability to navigate adversity
Why trust and teamwork are essential when facing difficult circumstances
How difficult experiences can strengthen empathy and influence the way you lead
How gratitude can help shift your mindset during challenging seasons
Why setting personal and professional goals can help rebuild confidence
How balance and healthy outlets can provide relief from everyday stressors
How positive imaging and visualization can help manage fear and uncertainty
How to use Terry's REBAR Resilience Framework to navigate adversity and change
Why reflection can help you recognize lessons and opportunities you might otherwise miss
How to build a positive mindset and identify the support you need
Why taking action and facing challenges can create progress and confidence
How the renewal process can help you recognize your growth after adversity
Why focusing on what you can control can help you move forward
How hope, gratitude, and daily reflection can become practical tools for building resilience

Resilience doesn't mean that adversity leaves us unchanged. Sometimes the greatest growth comes from recognizing what we've survived, discovering strengths we didn't know we had, and choosing to carry those lessons forward. As Terry reminds us, we all have the capacity to build resilience, face our challenges, and continue becoming stronger versions of ourselves.

— Your Instructor —

Terry Healey.

Terry is a storyteller who helps teams build resilience, gain confidence, and fuel growth in your own life. A survivor of a life-threatening cancer that left him with a permanent facial difference, Terry Healey is an award-winning author, keynote speaker, and business strategist. Terry challenges audiences to face adversity and change, and apply his framework and principles to gain confidence, build resilience, and find joy and purpose in their personal and professional lives. Having endured more than thirty surgical procedures to reconstruct his face while in his early twenties, Healey discovered tools that could help him transform his changed life. He shares ways to take control, overcome challenges, build trust and teams, embrace change, and learn the value of acceptance and tolerance. He views the lessons he learned as gifts, and believes his greatest reward is being able to teach others how to overcome any kind of adversity and celebrate life. His experience led him to a thirty-five-year successful career as a high-tech sales and marketing executive, including being on the founding team of a company that had a successful Initial Public Offering. His popular programs are presented to healthcare organizations, corporations, educational institutions, associations, and non-profits nationwide. They include Cisco Systems, Inc., Charles Schwab, The University of California Berkeley Football Team, Santa Clara University, Gilead Sciences, Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Genomic Health, Perkin Elmer, Stanford University, UC San Francisco, Kaiser Permanente, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and many others. A graduate of UC Berkeley, Healey is the author of The Resilience Mindset: How Adversity Can Strengthen Individuals, Teams, and Leaders (9/9/2025 – ECW Press/Simon & Schuster), At Face Value: My Triumph Over A Disfiguring Cancer (1/6/2006 - Caveat Press), and is a contributing author to Open My Eyes, Open My Soul: Celebrating Our Common Humanity, Make Your Own Miracle: Surviving Cancer, an Anthology, and Reading Lips and Other Ways to Overcome a Disability. His work has appeared in the following publications: CEO World Magazine, Newsweek, Fast Company, Huffington Post, The American, Authority Magazine, Training Industry Magazine, Psychology Today, Metro UK, The San Francisco Chronicle, Guideposts, NurseWeek, U.S. News and World Report, MarketingProfs, Coping and CURE Today. He has appeared on dozens of national and local TV networks and has been interviewed on more than 100 podcasts and radio stations across the U.S. and Canada. Healey serves on the board of directors for the Sarcoma Alliance and is an Ambassador for the Head and Neck Cancer Alliance. For more information visit www.terryhealey.com

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