Session #901: On Fire: The Seven Choices to Ignite a Radically Inspired Life

SHRM 2016 Annual Conference & Exposition
Workplace Application: This session will shift your perspective and transform challenge into opportunity.

Expected to die after being burned on 100 percent of his body as a child, John O’Leary now teaches others how to truly live. He reveals that how we view, hear and internalize the world has everything to do with the professional, relational and personal outcomes we receive. Through emotional storytelling and with great humor, O’Leary will share the insights he gained from his experience, and he will empower you to shift your perspective and overcome adversity. He will provide the tools to transform challenges, strengthen relationships and stretch boldly toward possibility. This session will help you:

·         Learn how to change the way you ask questions to transform the answers you receive—and the life you lead.

·         Improve personal accountability for actions, attitudes and outcomes.

·         Better understand your impact within your team and re-ignite your professional passion.

·         Discover the two greatest motivators in life and their powerful effects.

Date(s) & Time(s): 
Sunday, June 19, 2016 - 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Presenter: 

John O'Leary

John
O'Leary

John O’Leary lived through worse than most can imagine. At age nine, a fire exploded and burned 100% of his body. Given a one-percent chance to live, he fought extraordinary odds.

John spent five months in the hospital, underwent dozens of surgeries, lost all of his fingers to amputation and had to relearn to walk, write, and feed himself. He endured, persevered, and survived – largely because others emerged, served and inspired. John now lives to share the life-giving lessons from his story in hopes that he can Spark! the extraordinary possibility of your story.

He shares these lessons as a tribute to those who leapt into the flames to save him. Who worked tirelessly to restore him. Who pushed him to write though he no longer had fingers. Who held him close when the days were dark and the nights scary. He shares these lessons as an invitation for you to choose to wake up to the fullness of your life, to embrace the amazing gift of each moment, and to celebrate the joy of your inspired life!

As he shares these lessons, sparks will leap.

Sparks that can renew you with hope, purpose, perspective, faith and love. Sparks that remind you that one person, one action, one word, does indeed make a difference. Sparks that liberate you from excuses, destructive cynicism, limiting beliefs, broken relationships, and lousy results. And sparks that, when united, ignite us together toward an extraordinary future!

What John knows for certain is this: You can’t always choose the path you walk in life, but you can always choose the manner in which you walk.

Location: 
Convention Center: 207
Amount of Credit: 
1.50
Credit Type: 
SHRM PDCs
Session Type: 
Sunday Session
Competency: 
Relationship Management
Leadership & Navigation
Communication
Intended Audience: 
Senior-Level
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