Now What?: Handling challenges life throws at you and moving with resilience each time.
In his keynote, “Now What?” Connor Fields answers the question we all face at different moments throughout our lives. We all face challenges that can cause self-doubt in life and work, we all reach pivotal moments, we all get stuck, and Connor equips you with the tools to answer that question and move forward each time. This incredible keynote presentation delves into the crucial powers of resilience, adaptability, overcoming failures, unwavering determination, and perspective, empowering you to face challenges head-on. With compelling personal stories and hard-earned insights, Connor empowers attendees to be ready to answer the question “Now What?” every time.
KEY LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
• Clear Goal Setting Strategies: Once you know what you want to achieve, how do you get there? Connor outlines step-by-step processes to increase the likelihood of reaching your goals.
• Lean Into Resilience: After a failure, what do you do to get better? Connor shares what he learned from failing at the highest level: how to correct mistakes and get them right the next time around.
• Sustain Success: Now that you have won, how do you stay at the top? Be ready to sustain success with insights from someone who stayed in the top 5 World Rankings for over a decade.
• Keep Failure in Perspective: No one wants to fail, but if you are here, you have a chance to fix it. Nearly losing your life and having the world’s attention to see if you would survive changes the way you look at failure. Be able to keep failure in perspective and stay optimistic about the future.
"Gold Medal Moments: Executing When It Matters Most"
Have you ever wondered what goes through an athlete's mind when they are about to compete in the Olympic final?
The race for all the glory with hundreds of millions of people watching at home.
How do they stay calm? How do they even reach that significant moment in the first place?
Each of us has our version of a “Gold Medal,” and success holds a unique meaning for all. Yet, we can all harness the exact strategies to reach our moment and seize it.
In his keynote, ‘GOLD MEDAL MOMENTS,’ Connor Fields delves into his journey toward Olympic Gold, a path laden with hurdles every step of the way. He shares his true story, filled with adversity, setbacks, and relentless determination. At the heart of his experience is a crucial lesson: the significance of performing at your peak when it matters most.
Despite winning almost every competition along the way, Connor ultimately “choked” in his first Olympic final appearance. He went home with nothing more than a participation certificate. He dedicated the next four years to mastering how to be at his physical best and mentally prepared to execute during that one critical moment if it ever came around again. When it did, he was ready.
Connor shares three strategies you can immediately implement to give yourself the best chance of reaching your Gold Medal Moment and his method for executing in that pivotal moment. The potential for personal growth and increased achievement using these strategies is limitless.
"Redefining Success: It Isn’t Just About Winning"
In this keynote focused on mental health, Connor Fields reveals the challenges many athletes face on their journey to the Olympics, particularly regarding mental health. He shares his struggles with failure, embarrassment, depression, and a crisis of confidence, which almost led him to give up. Despite these obstacles, Connor found the strength to persevere and ultimately triumph at the 2016 Olympics.
In pursuit of his next gold medal in 2021, Connor faced a life-threatening challenge: a traumatic brain injury that nearly ended his life and forced him into retirement. This experience prompted Connor to reflect on the fragility of life and embark on a transformative journey.
It made him question his identity and his next steps, leading to a newfound emphasis on mental health and the realization that success is more than just winning medals. It's about finding balance, purpose, and inner peace.
Connor's story serves as a powerful testament to the resilience of the human spirit and a reminder that success goes beyond medals; it's about perspective and gratitude for what you have rather than focusing on what you don’t.
October 26, 2023
Connor is thoughtful, authentic, and real. He brings his whole self to the engagement, positively impacting everyone with whom he interacts. Connor framed his comments to meet the goals we set for his engagement. His story is profound - his positive attitude in the face of his life-changing experience at the Tokyo Olympics reminds us that any hurdle can be surpassed. Our audience of 550 people was on its feet the instant he finished!
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