During my recent PLAN TO BE YOUR BEST® Live conversation, Jennifer Rogers noticed something many people might have missed.
She noticed pain.
Instead of looking away or moving past it, she offered encouragement.
Not the kind of encouragement that ignores reality.
The kind that acknowledges what is difficult and reminds us who we are anyway.
This is a reminder that resilience is not pretending everything is fine.
Sometimes resilience looks like continuing.
Sometimes it looks like honoring boundaries.
Sometimes it looks like being yourself.
And sometimes it begins when someone else notices what you’re carrying and reminds you to keep going.
Thank you, Jennifer!!! You’re the best.
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Rick Cram is the creator and author of Plan To Be Your Best …As You Navigate Pain© and a Resilience Coach who helps you become the most resilient person you know. He lives by his guiding truth: “The level of pain must be matched by the level of intentionality.”
With a background as a communications expert and trained caregiver, Rick’s own journey—from a life-altering football injury, seven surgeries on his left knee, and decades of pain—taught him that resilience isn’t just surviving; it’s transforming. His signature method moves beyond mere endurance. Through three actionable steps—Tune In, Plan, and Be Your Best—integrated across the Eight Paths of Intentionality, Rick guides individuals and groups to turn pain into direction, build sustained resilience, reclaim energy, and live with purpose.
Whether you’re navigating personal hardship or leading through organizational stress, Rick’s whole-person, intentional approach equips you with proven strategies and skills—and emerge more confident, empowered, and resilient than ever.
Rick has a passion for the ocean, Cape Cod, fishing, music and working out with his Total Gym (which he immediately bought after Chuck Norris invited him to workout together.
