Hurdle Adversity: Amputate Fear - Embrace Your New Normal Mindset
As HR Professionals we shifted our physical space to accommodate a global pandemic. We witnessed the turmoil around racial wounds in the United States, and we struggle to make sense of the uncertain times.Ha! When did we ever have certainty? How do we respond and thrive any crisis?
Amputate Fear and Embrace a New Normal Mind Sight follows the amazing journey of John Register, who was a world-class athlete and Army combat veteran. Register’s life changed with one wrong step. However, after developing a new normal mindset, he succeeded by making two Paralympic teams and winning the Long Jump silver medal with a focused Mind Sight.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify 3 ways to improve mindset and increase performance.
- Define the New Normal Mindset and Mind a sight to identify opportunities to win.
- Unleash 10 power words to overcome any obstacle and put them into immediate action.
Now is the time to increase your and your team’s resilience to be more adaptable in this rapidly changing environment. Come in with what hinders your performance and leave with a clear direction to reach your performance peak.
Discover more about John by visiting his website johnregister.com
John Register
John Register is a modern-day renaissance man and one of the most authentic interactive keynote speakers of our time.
From four-time track and field all-American to Gulf War Army veteran to amputee to Paralympic silver medalist, John has never allowed adversity to hold him back. He continues to hurdle adversity and turn obstacles into opportunities and show others how to do the same.
During a training session in Hays, Kansas, Register, the 8th fastest 400m hurdler at the time, landed awkwardly dislocating his left knee. His artery behind the kneecap was blocked. A 11-hour vein graph surgery was conducted but was inadequate. 5 subsequent operations were not able fully save the limb. Register made the decision to amputate his leg, and his dreams. Armed with this new determination, John decided to take a new step every day.
It began with swimming. His steps to the pool each day resulted in making the Paralympic swim team. He then turned his attention back to running. He and his prosthetist crafted a running leg which took John to the Paralympic Games in Sydney, Australia, where he won the silver medal in the long jump. With his previous goal now accomplished, John turned his sights on creating opportunities for people with disabilities by utilizing the lens of sport.
His post athletic career accolades are equally impressive as he founded the United States Olympic Committees Paralympic Military sport program which assist wounded, ill, and injured service members in their recovery to a healthy and active lifestyle and serving in a variety of capacities to include special advisor to two U.S. Secretary of State on disability foreign policy and being a U.S. Sports Diplomacy Ambassador (Envoy). As a highly sought-after keynote speaker, John believes in audience engagement and collective learning. In either his interactive keynote address, or half day training sessions, experiential learning is at core of each presentation.