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Motivational and Inspirational lectures
Over the past couple of years I've been giving motivational
and inspirational speeches for a variety of organizations,
including
corporations, professional associations, and private companies.
My talks range in subject from: the basics like how to set attainable goals and
work toward them to overcoming obstacles by working steadily upon your goal from day to
day, doing the training and the preparation, and building a team of people who not only support what you're doing, but
are quick thinkers, able to problem solve, and come up with solutions you'd never think of. While most people think
of a long distance swimmer as a solo athlete, I know I would never be able
to extend myself as far as I have,
if I didn't have a support team that knew what they were doing, and were
able to be adaptable at any given moment to help me reach a goal.
When I speak, I talk about the individual, the capacity we have to dream, plan,
hope, build upon what we've achieved, no matter how big or small. I talk about
what it's like to have set backs, or what we think of as set backs, and how that
sometimes is a way that helps us redefine our goals.
I also talk about those
people who influence us, how incredibly important it is to have mentors and how
important it is to steer clear of negative influences.
No one knows your capability
as well as you do. No one knows how big you can dream and no one knows how far
you can go. You, like water, can seek and reach your own level. And I think that
is very exciting. Much of what I talk about is attaining a positive attitude.
I integrate stories from my own experience that help illustrate this.
My stories and my talks are customized to each group I address. For instance,
before I did a series of speeches for:
SmithBarney executives and their clients
(as was the case when I spoke to Prudential Insurance, Tufts University, PowerWithin,
Orthobiotech, Covance Pharmeuciticals, Nike, and more), I found out as much as
I could about the people I was speaking to. I asked about the corporate culture, their goals, the things they wanted to work on, and fine-tuned my talk to their
concerns. At times this was challenging, because for the SmithBarney group I
have spoken to several different event that were sometimes attended by audience
members who'd heard me before. Each time, therefore, I felt I needed to reshape
the talk, add new material and thoughts, so that the speech is fresh and relevant.
—Lynne Cox |
