A call to embrace risk and attain your dreams!

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This presentation is
not about dreams!

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It’saboutwakingup from
dreamsandembracingrisk!

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It’s an invitation
to jumpintothe
space ofthe unknown

5. It’s a callto be like Felix
Baumgartner:
 Jumped 10,662 stories (39km) in a
freefall from the edge of space
 Broke the sound barrier
 Achieved the highest manned balloon
flight

6. Many things
could have gone
wrong…
 Death by blood boil!
 International disgrace & shame.
 PR disaster for sponsor, RedBull (with 8m people
watching live!)
 Loss of millions of dollars spent in preparation.

7. Instead,
 Baumgartner broke 3 world
records!
 Achieved the greatest PR coup
ever recorded!
 Madehistory!

8. Moral
The world’s greatest
achievers are “space jumpers”.
They risk EVERYTHING!

9. Achilles: 1250 B.C -1200 B.C

10. Achilles: Mother, tonight I decide.
Thetis: If you stay in Larissa,you
will find peace. You will find a
wonderful woman. You will have
sons and daughters and they will
have children. And they will love
you. When you are gone they will
remember you.

11. But…
When your children are dead and their
children after them, your name will be
lost. If you go to Troy, glory willbe
yours. They willwrite stories about
your victories for thousands of years.
The world will remember your name.
But if you go, you will never come
home. For your glory walks hand in
hand with your doom and Ishall
never see you again.

12. Risk & glory go
handin hand.

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14. Risktakingis a technology
for attaininggreatness.
But it comes at a price.

15. When you dream:
 Brain activitydropsby40%
 Youare ina stateofAtonia (limited
movement)andmusclesrelaxtoa pointof
virtualparalysis
 There’sa dropinlevelsof“wakeful”
hormones,particularlyadrenaline
 Supplyofbloodtocognitivefunctions
dropsandyourbrainacceptsthebizarre
& unrealistic
 You’reatyourmostvulnerablepoint

16. When you take risks:
 Cortisol&adrenaline,the“drive
hormones”are releasedas wellasbloodflowtotheheart
 Hormonesare releasedinlarge quantities
whenfacedwith“socialevaluativethreats”a.k.aFear of Failure
 “MobilisationMinimisationHypothesis”
kicksin(CalculationofLossvs.Gain)
 Thereare heightenedlevelsofcreativity&
innovationtoensuresurvival

17. Have Incredible
Drive & Passion
Have High
Emotional IQ
Achieve Big
Hairy Audacious
Goals(BHAGs)
Space
jumpers &
risk takers

18. Butyou need to put some
hedges in place:
 Knowledge & information
 Planning& continuous
course correction
 Partnerships

19. In conclusion...
“Risk your life andget more
than youever dreamed of.
Playit safe and endup
holdingthe bag (Havingno
one to blame but yourself)”
Jesus,30AD

20. What are
you willing
to risk your
life for?

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