Silken Laumann

Topics

• INSPIRATION: AN OLYMPIC STORY -THE COURAGE TO DREAM

• Ask yourself what successful people have in common and the answer is often that they found the courage to pursue their dreams against all odds. Dreams move us beyond our goals and they are the essential first step to success. In this presentation Silken Laumann relives the excitement and challenges of her own incredible dream and Olympic story. Silken provides an insight into how athletes motivate themselves; what makes a great coach; the power of a team and the importance of excellence in our society. Her message of courage has the potential to transform an audience 's image of themselves and their possibility in the world.

• LEADERSHIP: PERSONAL EXCELLENCE – MOVING FROM GOOD TO GREAT

• For corporations and individuals to reach their true potential and be effective leaders, we need to find the courage to continually transform; to move beyond our comfort zone and accept that overcoming a challenge is a part of life that comes with a certain level of discomfort, but can ultimately result in great joy, new found wisdom and strength. In this presentation Silken draws upon her own remarkable sporting experiences and shares the lessons she has learned about life. Silken shows how even in a relentlessly competitive and demanding environment, great leaders love what they do and care passionately about the people they lead. People don't care what you know - Until they know that you care.

• PHYSICAL ACTIVITY: THE POWER OF PLAY – CHILD’S PLAY AND SILKEN’S ACTIVE KIDS Movement

• In this presentation Silken Laumann brings the same dedication, passion and integrity for which she is known, to the important area of child health. She re-connects audiences with their fondest childhood memories of play: staying outside until that final call for dinner, neighbourhoodwide games of Capture-the-flag and road hockey marathons. But the world has changed, we have forgotten the importance of unstructured play and our children are paying a tragic price for the recent shifts in our society. The Power of Play to change lives and build community. The importance of healthy role models and the value of contributing back to society.
  Silken’s Active Kids Movement exists to inspire, support and connect a Community Action Network of champions. Champions who have themselves inspired Silken Laumann and whose work is celebrated throughout the pages of Child’s Play. Champions who demonstrate that change is possible and show us all how we can take action to make a difference.

• THINK WELL, ACT WELL, BE WELL = LIVE WELL

• Silken Laumann knows about living life well. The equation to living well encompasses all aspects of excellence. Excellence in mind, body and spirit. We can’t meet our full potential in our jobs, in our relationships and in our communities without a commitment to invest in all aspects of living well. Silken takes her audience on her journey to live well, a journey that brought her to the Olympic playing field, drove her to start her own charity focussed on healthy active kids, and has fuelled her lifelong commitment to mental, spiritual and physical health. Silken inspires her audience to explore their own potential and have the courage to dream big, challenge their limiting beliefs and charter their own course to a life well lived.
  “Drink from the well of your unlimited potential.”

• THE COURAGE TO SHINE

• Silken shares with her audiences key strategies that lead to great performance. What is revealed is as surprising as it is sensible. She shows us that leaders are not fearless, nor eternally confident. Rather they have mastered the mental skills that harness and unleash human potential. Understanding the power of our thoughts and intentions, staying connected to our passions and creating the positive environment from which creativity and excellence flows are keys to releasing inner excellence. The balance between controlling our own destiny while still being receptive to the unexpected and magical are lessons shared by this very open, sharing and caring speaker.

• ROWING SMOOTH IN ROUGH WATERS: FINDING COURAGE AND OPPORTUNITY IN DIFFICULT TIMES

• Silken Laumann discovered at a young age that challenge and change are as much a part of life as our gold medal moments. From being rammed by another boat ten weeks before the Barcelona Games, to starting her own not for profit, each experience in Silken’s personal and professional life has given her the unique ability to always see the up side of down. In times of challenge, her ability to relentlessly focus on desired results, to surround herself with positive people, and find the courage to face her fears, has her repeatedly defying the odds. Silken shares key strategies learned through sport and life experiences, combined with wisdom from highly successful individuals. From developing personal honesty, protecting positive energy, visualizing desired results, and challenging yourself to feel a little fear each day, there are learned strategies for building a positive mindset. With courage, vision, and personal integrity we can all emerge stronger through challenge and change.
  
  “This presentation is a must have for any organization working through the uncertainty of change and striving to develop a winning approach in difficult times. Silken’s combination of tough minded realism and unsinkable optimism, reminds all of us that we can find courage and wisdom in the toughest of times. But Silken is beyond inspirational; her message empowered our associates to begin a step by step process of developing their own version of rowing smooth in tough times.” Dave Schneider Wellington West
  
  Included in this keynote is a ten step takeaway to Rowing Smooth in Rough Waters that your clients can customize with their logo and quote from their president.