How to find opportunity in adversity
How to find opportunity in adversity
Canada
Mountaineer best-known for being the first double above-knee amputee to reach the summit of Mt Kilimanjaro
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1997 was a fateful year for keynote speaker and adventurer Warren Macdonald. His accident on North Queensland’s (Australia) Hinchinbrook Island while climbing to the Island’s tallest peak should redefine his life boundaries. Warren Macdonald became trapped beneath a one-ton slab boulder in a freak rock fall. Two days later he was rescued, only to undergo the amputation of both legs at the mid thigh.
Motivational speaker Warren Macdonald did not let his fate break his will for adventure. In less than a year after the accident, he climbed the Tasmanian Cradle Mountain using a modified wheelchair and the seat of his pants. The climb of Mt Kilimanjaro followed in 2003 and after that the unbelievable effort of the ascent of America’s tallest cliff face, El Capitan.
Warren Macdonald published his lessons of life in the Australian bestseller “A Test of Will” and was featured in an episode of the Discovery Channel series “I Shouldn’t Be Alive”. Another documentary, “The Second Step”, treats the epic four-week journey to Federation Peak, Australia’s most challenging mountain summit.
When giving talks, speaker Warren Macdonald works effectively and successfully with teams outside and within the healthcare sector. He empowers, engages and inspires. By taking his life story as an example, Warren Macdonald is able to infect teams with a mindset of, as he calls it, “Bring it!”. Warren is a keynote speaker who pushes boundaries and helps you to make the impossible possible.
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If your team or your members can’t see where you’re going, what are the chances they’ll get on-board?
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If there’s one certainty, in business and in life, it’s that we will all face challenges; that we will all, at some point be faced with a seeming insurmountable obstacle or obstacles. When that happens, it pays to have banked some resilience. This keynote presentation focuses on what we can do to prepare for our challenges in advance.
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After his accident, Warren Macdonald has seen firsthand what caregivers do. He has been there, on the receiving end. He had never been in hospital before until that night, after being rescued off of the side of a remote mountain, when he was wheeled on a stretcher into that world…
Ten days in intensive care; a month in the first hospital, then seven months of rehabilitation; learning how to live as a double above knee amputee, Warren know that what caregivers do to make a difference.
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We’ve all heard it a million times; “change is constant”, “the only certainty in life is change”, “change or perish”. We all know it; what we need is for someone to show us how to deal with it. Warren’s “Challenge of Change” presentation will help your group realize that challenges brought on by change hold endless opportunities for innovation and personal and professional growth. You can get a sneak peek of the presentation here.
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It’s all well and good to set seemingly impossible goals; the kind that has your team looking at you like you’re nuts. Like this time you’ve really lost it . . . You need them to see what you see. You need to convince them, to inspire your team to follow you.
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One of your keynotes is called “The Power of Perception”. How can perception influence teamwork?
Perception forms the basis of how we see the world; our attitudes; our engagement; everything stems from perception. A team needs to be aligned in it’s objective to achieve the results they need to achieve, so if one or more team members differ on the vision of where they’re headed, that’s going to be a problem. The thing is, we can change the way we see. We start by questioning our perception.
Why do you like to talk about teamwork?
I actually don’t talk a lot about teamwork. I touch on it, but my aim in any presentation is to empower each individual to be their best; to play a bigger game. A group of empowered individuals in an empowered team. The accident that made you a double above-knee amputee must have been incredibly difficult to overcome.
How was it possible for you to find the motivation to continue with mountaineering afterwards?
Now that is a big question, and why I wrote my book “A Test of Will”. The short answer is that I accepted what had happened quite quickly. When we don’t accept, we get stuck. Then, as I overcame each obstacle before me, I wanted to know what else I might be able to do. When you do that, then the challenges and accomplishments keep getting bigger and bigger. Next thing you know, you’re climbing a mountain.
Who is your keynote “Next Level Quality of Care: A Patient’s Testimony” tailored for and why?
It’s tailored for front line healthcare workers. People who are stressed and overworked and often forget why they got into healthcare in the first place. To help people. I remind them of the difference they make in peoples lives and that the work they do matters.
Can you provide three tips on how to build resilience for both business and personal growth?
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