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A Journey Through Life: Seven Marathons on Seven Continents

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FORMAT

DURATION
Speech One Hour

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION

This speech focuses on the life lessons that were learned while running over 90 marathons (26.2 miles) throughout the US and around the world for the over 25 years. Reed's experiences include running marathons in over half of the States and being the first Black to run marathons on all seven continents. He has run marathons with as few as 40 people to over 35,000 people. He's won both age group and weight division trophies. Also, on the other extreme, he's even had to prepare for a last place marathon finish!! His international marathons include

  • Tailwinds Marathon (Denmark)

  • Gold Coast Marathon (Australia)

  • Great Wall of China Marathon

  • Antarctica Marathon

  • Fin Del Mundo Marathon (Argentina)

  • Safaricom Lewa Marathon (Kenya)

His running exploits have been the subject of numerous articles, including a First Person blog at the Runner's World website.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN FROM THE PRESENTATION

You’ll learn how to

  • Establish achievable goals.

  • Motivate yourself.

  • Manage fear and move outside of the comfort zone.

  • Embrace and manage risk.

  • Address unplanned events (the “known unknowns” and “unknown unknowns”).

  • Manage the negative, victim mentality.

PRESENTATION CUSTOMIZATION

Through client interviews, Reed learns about your organization's challenges and goals. He then weaves that learning throughout his presentation, masterfully personalizing the experience for each audience member. The presentation includes breath-taking photos from the Great Wall of China, Antarctica, and Argentina marathons.

Reed has published articles, made presentations, and/or taught collegiate classes about distance running, information technology, project management, business management, accounting, and income taxes. He combines these academic experiences, your objectives, his 25 years in global IT project management, and long distance running strategies to develop presentations about

  • Leadership

  • Coping with Change & Risk

  • Empowerment Skills

  • Project Management

  • Adventure

  • Personal and Professional Growth

  • Overcoming Adversity

While sharing from his heart with humor and passion, Reed challenges his audience to think differently - to learn from failures, to learn the art of thriving instead of surviving, to address fears, and to define themselves while living life with a new found passion.

The related book on this topic may be purchased at the web store.