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“The
challenge of change is forcing us to rethink our values and to
rekindle our spirit of adventure.
It will take courage, resourcefulness and endurance
to meet this challenge - the courage to try, to commit and to take
more risks; the resourcefulness to be innovative and creative in
finding new ways of doing old things; and the endurance to keep
moving forward despite all the setbacks.”
John
Amatt is perhaps somewhat unusual amongst Adventure Speakers in that he did not reach
the top of Everest on his celebrated expedition. Instead, he
was a leader of a dedicated team that
suffered four tragic deaths in two unpredictable accidents before
placing six climbers on the peak.
John’s
mission in going to Everest was to place one of his team on top of
the world’s highest mountain. In his own words … “It
didn’t matter who reached the summit, because we believed that
when one person stood on the highest point, the whole team had
achieved the goal. I was totally fulfilled the day we reached the
top and I would never go back to Everest, because my expectation as
leader had been fully met”.
John
Amatt is a superb storyteller, who has delivered highly motivational
presentations to some 1,800 audiences in 45 countries
worldwide. After
a career of 25 years, he is one of the world’s most successful
adventure speakers. An educator by training, he uses the lessons
learned from his own life and death adventures in the world’s most
remote places to articulate down-to-earth strategies for meeting the
challenges of challenging times.
John
is the Founder of the world-renowned Banff Mountain Film Festival,
Founder and President of One Step Beyond WorldWide, and has been
called “The World’s Best Adventure Speaker”.
In
his new keynote, “No
Mountain Too High”,
John uses his
amazing storytelling ability and the power of metaphor to address
the following themes:
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Setting
Realistic Goals and Expectations
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Taking
Calculated Risk and Being Adventurous |
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Embracing
Fear and Anxiety |
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Avoiding
the “Trap of Complacency”
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Understanding
the Values of Commitment
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Learning
from Setbacks and Applying the Lessons
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Questioning
the Status Quo by always asking “WHY?”
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Building
Trust within an Effective Team
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Leading
by Personal Example
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Taking
Pride in Your Individual Contribution
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Anticipating
the Future and Being Prepared
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“Adventure
isn’t hanging on a rope on the side of a mountain. Adventure is an ATTITUDE that we must apply to the day-to-day
obstacles of life -
facing new challenges, seizing new opportunities, testing our
resources against the unknown and, in the process, discovering our
own unique potential.”
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John Amatt
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