Warren Macdonald
Warren Macdonald works with innovative, forward thinking organizations and associations looking to foster a shift in perception.
Warren’s life’s boundaries were redefined in April 1997 with his accident on North Queensland’s (Australia) Hinchinbrook Island. Climbing to the Island’s tallest peak, he 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 mid thigh. Just ten months later, he climbed Tasmania’s Cradle Mountain using a modified wheelchair and the seat of his pants.
In February 2003, he became the first double above-knee amputee to reach the summit of Africa’s tallest peak, Mt Kilimanjaro (19,222ft), and more recently, in a spectacular effort requiring more than 2,800 pull-ups over 4 days, created history once again in an ascent of America’s tallest cliff face, El Capitan.
He is also the only above knee amputee to make an ascent of Canada’s landmark frozen waterfall, the 600 ft “Weeping Wall” in Alberta.
Speaking topics
- The Power of Perception: Building a Breakthrough Mindset
If we can’t see where it is we need to go, what are our chances of getting there? If your team or your members can’t see where you’re going, what are the chances they’ll get onboard?
In navigating change, and overcoming the challenges that come with it, we need to address the foundation; the root cause of why we often get stuck or disengaged, and that is, how we perceive change in the first place.
Expected Outcomes
This keynote presentation is designed to hit “reset” on how your team sees their role in your organization. Expect them to come away empowered, engaged, inspired and ready to take action. They’ll begin to see challenges and opportunities with fresh perspectives and renewed vision.
Key Takeaways
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An understanding of the incredible importance of mindset, and how perception is the most important factor when it comes to limiting, or improving, our performance.
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Specific tools and techniques to help break through the barriers that limit us.
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How to develop strategies to counter inevitable setbacks that always come when pursuing big goals
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- Return on Resilience: Bouncing Back is just the Beginning
If COVID has taught us anything, it’s that we can never have too much resilience… As things get back to “normal”, we’ll want to continue our resilience practice to fortify ourselves against future curveballs; setting ourselves up to take advantage of opportunities that come our way post pandemic.
This keynote presentation focuses on what we can do to prepare for our challenges in advance. On how we can fortify ourselves against the curveballs and roadblocks before they happen by practicing resilience.
Expected Outcomes
This keynote presentation is designed to move your team from “I can’t” to “Bring it!” To instill the understanding that by facing our challenges; seeking them out even, we build the strength and resilience required when bigger problems come our way.
Key Takeaways
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An understanding of how resilience is banked, and is transferable across all areas of our lives.
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Specific tools and techniques to build resilience.
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Learn that “Bouncing Back” is just the beginning. By practicing resilience, we position ourselves to Bounce Forward towards our goals.
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- One Step Beyond: Setting and Reaching Impossible Goals
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. To show them what is possible when you’re prepared to go One Step Beyond…
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Beyond ordinary
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Beyond conventional
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Beyond perceived limitations
Expected Outcomes
You can expect your team to become engaged in raising the performance bar.
Key Takeaways
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Reinforced understanding of the power of purpose, i.e.: when we have purpose, we have an edge…
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The ability to see obstacles as stepping-stones toward our goals.
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A clear understanding of the importance of preparation in reaching your goals.
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- The Challenge of Change: Finding Opportunity in Adversity
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. That it’s the challenges we face that build the resilience we need as we’re asked to do more, with less . . . That it is possible to not just survive, but to thrive despite adversity.
Expected Outcomes
You’ll learn to see change as an inevitable, ongoing process that we’re all engaged with; not just something that “happens to us”. That by changing the way we see change, changes everything… You’ll never look at adversity in the same way again.
Key Takeaways
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Foster the ability to recognize and breakthrough mental barriers to change.
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Tools to build resilience for both business and personal growth.
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A powerful shift in thinking that will put challenges into perspective.
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Develop a breakthrough mindset that seeks solutions and opportunities.
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Speaker testimonials
Over the past 32 years, we have had hundreds of speakers around the globe. Many considered to be best of the best. Personally for me, Warrens Story is beyond compare. Needless to say. But it is in meeting this man and how every time I see him or speak to him he has an attitude that is always positive and exciting. I would place Warren in the top 10 in the World for Motivational speaking. And we have had Presidents, Mayors, actors, activists, political and religious leaders, and everyone in between.
Warren, you were warmly embraced with a standing ovation before you even reached the stage! Your message of perception and determination deeply touched the entire audience. It has renewed and reenergized our sales force to reach for new heights. We are so excited to have you work with us again. “Climb on”!
No testimonial I can give will do justice to what you brought to our Annual Franchise Partner Conference this year. I had the highest of expectations after booking you and completing the pre-event call, yet you absolutely blew those expectations out of the water. I believe you received the only standing ovation of our three day event because you went out of your way to customize the message not only based on the details I’d given you earlier but also on the information you gleaned from attending several sessions earlier in the day. I have never seen a more captivated and inspired audience or a more dedicated speaker. Thanks Warren for helping to make this our highest rated conference yet!
Everyone thought that you wove the challenges we face in Major Projects into your personal story extremely well and that served to really drive home the message about creating a crisis in order to raise the performance bar rather than waiting for one to occur.