UNLOCK THE POWER OF PRESENCE
Stories, strategies and mindsets to find focus in an age of distraction, performance in an era of overwhelming demands and noise in a world of nonstop disruption.
As someone who spent a couple of decades on the basketball court with the game’s elite, I always knew the power of presence in peak performance and leadership. Without it, you had no chance to compete at the high level.
But, if I’m being honest, it was something that I took for granted. That was until my ability to access it was robbed from me going through the horrific withdrawal process of an anti-depressant medication. Within a couple of hours, I’d shift from crippling anxiety to debilitating depression. For years, it disrupted my ability to be present and truly focus on the work I wanted to do in the world.
Luckily for me, I had a few people in my life who modeled true grit. Whether it was seeing my grandfather work a shift at the steel factory followed by a visit to his farm or the basketball coaches who pushed me to the point of exhaustion, I know what it means to put in the work.
So, I went on a mission to reclaim my ability to access presence through counter-cultural approaches, rigorous research and massive personal growth. I didn’t know it at the time, but I was building a simple and easy-to-implement methodology to help individuals and organizations unlock the power of presence.
Here are a few things I learned on that journey:
- PSYCHOLOGY– Anxiety and depression, which can have significant repercussions for business performance, can’t exist in deep states of presence.
- PERFORMANCE– Consequently, being in the zone, where we are fully engaged and do our best work is one of the most fulfilling emotional states of life.
- PEOPLE– Influence and impact are cultivated from deep, human connection, and belonging, which only exist when we are truly present.
In a world filled with constant uncertainty, disruption, ;and change, there’s a good chance that presence is lacking. Most people think it’s about the hours we work, but the truth is that it’s the quality of presence that we bring to the house that drives business results.
If this resonates with y0u, I’d love to partner with y0u on a keynote or workshop that help your people transcend the noise and win the moments that matter.
