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Catastrophe is inevitable. How we respond is not.
Mark Agnew, record breaking adventurer, faced life threatening situations. Polar bears tried to get into his tent, sea ice almost crushed his kayak, enormous waves threatened to capsize him in ice cold water. And yet he remained calm.
Mark views resilience as a skill. It can be trained and practiced. And once it it is mastered, it allows you and your workforce not just to survive catastrophe, but to thrive in adversity.
Through Mark's talks, you will learn:
The audience will be gripped by these fascinating tales of adventure and how to apply them to your workplace.
Covid-19 made many of us re-evaluate what makes us tick? But asking "why" is easier than answering it. Mark Agnew interviewed leading psychologists to answer his own questions, about why he wants to push himself and put himself in danger in the most extreme environments in the world. By understanding your own motivations, you are able to get the best out of yourself.
Mark discusses:
Mark's lessons are weaved into his own epic tales of adventure.
Cohesion was crucial to the success of Mark's record breaking expedition to the Arctic. He and his team worked hard towards a common goal and made history by kayaking the Northwest Passage. Cohesion is evasive. You know when you have it, but it is abstract and hard to understand or facilitate.
Mark has worked with leading military psychologists to understand how to turn a group of individuals into a working team.
Mark explores:
The lessons are woven into Mark's amazing stories from his time in the Arctic.
We all fail, sooner or later. But how do we turn that defeat into a victory. Mark reached rocked bottom after he failed to row the Atlantic twice. His mental health was in pieces. But the experience made him stronger and enabled him to become the first to kayak the Northwest Passage, along with his three teammates.
Mark will teach you:
The story of failure to triumph is mixed in with tales from Mark's epic 103 expedition to the Arctic.
Mark Agnew is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as The Resilience Of An Adventurer, Exploring Motivations, Team Cohesions and Bouncing Back From Failure. The estimated speaking fee range to book Mark Agnew for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. Mark Agnew generally travels from LondonUK and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Darren Edwards, Cathy O'Dowd, Jim Davidson, Aldo Kane and Robert Ballard. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Mark Agnew for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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