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What does it take to go beyond your limits? To have an impossible dream and turn it into a reality?
For beginner climber Bonita Norris it was to reach the summit of Everest but as she came to learn, the biggest challenge wasn’t Everest itself.
Limiting beliefs, imposter syndrome, and being a beginner climber with a seemingly impossible goal meant the biggest mountain was not the one “out there”; it was the one in Bonita’s mind.
This is the story of how with great support, a growth mindset and a clear vision, Bonita conquered the world’s highest peaks and the mountain of the mind.
Accompanied by stunning photographs from her expeditions to the Himalayas, Bonita's talk is heart warming, humorous and inspiring. She tells of the lessons she learnt as an ordinary woman who took on an extraordinary challenge • and succeeded against the odds.
Most importantly, Bonita speaks about how great support is fundamental to success. As Tenzing Norgay once said,“Be Great, Make Others Great.”
Are success and failure at odds with one another, or are they inextricably linked? Are excellent teams the ones that don’t make mistakes, or are they the ones that accept mistakes will and do happen?
How can we ensure that workplace culture encourages not the making of mistakes but the effective techniques to learn quickly from them, so that they can be avoided in future?
How can we better harness the learnings within our failings in order to succeed better and connect better with our teams and clients?
These are the questions Bonita Norris explores in her keynote In the Death Zone.
Bonita will share her story of going from the top of the world to rock bottom, and then back to the top again.
Your team will learn how failure can inspire, educate and strengthen bonds in ways success cannot,
Ultimately, being willing to succeed means being willing to fail.
And if we’re humble enough to realize it: we often don’t end up succeeding OR failing, we often end up with a bit of both.
Bonita Norris is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Mountains of the Mind: Inspiring Your Team to Reach New Heights and In The Death Zone: Utilizing Failure for Greater Success. The estimated speaking fee range to book Bonita Norris for your event is $5,000 - $10,000. Bonita Norris generally travels from LondonUK and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Jan Reynolds, Stacy Allison, Susan Ershler, David Snow and Shelma Jun. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Bonita Norris for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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