Keynotes
Achieve seemingly impossible goals with the right mindset
Success mindset - Resilience - Motivation - Leadership - Team building - Using strengths - Recognizing the path to success - Changes
What does it mean to overcome boundaries, step out of your comfort zone and summon up the courage to take on major challenges and changes?
1368 km, 56000 vertical meters, 124 passes, 26 days. My second cycling record. But the numbers represent far more than just a sporting goal.
It was a matter of implementing an idea in the shortest possible time, finding sponsors, building a team of five people and managing the organization and logistics. And then I also had to train for the cycling record!
In these times of constant change, pressure and stress, how do you get everything under one roof and still perform at your best, both physically and mentally?
In my talks, I use my experiences from cycling and my unusual life story to explain what it means to overcome failure and still get up again, to motivate a team to successfully strive for seemingly impossible goals.
With a lot of authenticity and approachability, wit and pragmatic tips, I convey a story that touches every audience.
I provide practical tools on how everyone can achieve their own goals - whether professional, personal or sporting.
Feel free to contact me if you would like to see the full versions of the videos.
The focal points of the keynote:
- My story of never giving up in search of my own purpose, despite pressure, failures and obstacles (from wanting to be the next James Bond, to a failed professional cycling career, to management consultancy, midlife crisis at 30, to living my dream)
- My most recent cycling record: crossing all 124 Swiss passes in 26 days, despite obstacles like roadworks that forced us to turn back, bad weather and unpredictable challenges like the fact that sometimes we didn't know where the pass actually was. (These challenges can easily be transferred to business challenges)
- The 6 key factors for successfully implementing change and achieving even seemingly impossible goals (Purpose, Potential, Power, Perspective, People, Path) - including questions for the audience to reflect on their own goals and challenges.
Key findings, particularly with regard to changes:
- You need to know your WHY in order to stay motivated and pursue your goal.
- A team is absolutely crucial to your success.
- The journey itself is already a success, as you learn and grow through the experience.
Customer feedback
Many thanks to Adrian Trickett, General Manager and Vice President Sales EMEA, for his feedback on my keynote at the Boomi customer event.
He explained how my cycling record is linked to Boomi's corporate values and showed how closely the lessons of sport and business are intertwined.
This moment perfectly summed up the synergy between resilience, teamwork and performance - both on the bike and in business.
Possible titles
Implement changes successfully and achieve your ambitious goals
The seemingly impossible bike record: the 124 Swiss Passes Challenge
The 6 laws for a success mindset
Achieve big goals: The key strategies for your success
Popular format
20 - 30 min lecture + Q &A
You can also combine the lecture with an interactive 30 - 60 min workshop to apply what you have learned immediately
Key Take Aways
Purpose: You know why you are pursuing your goals
Potential: You know your strengths and know how to use them
Power: You are proactive and make decisions
Perspective: You are 100% focused and prioritize time and energy
People: You have a support network that is 100% behind you. believe in you.
Path: You are highly motivated and see the path as a success.
Let’s connect to discuss a tailored keynote for your event.
I offer customized presentations that are precisely tailored to the needs and goals of your audience. Together we will create an event that inspires, motivates and provides valuable impetus.
A selection of appearances
