THE SPEECH
The Risk Factor
What Extreme Experience Teaches Us About Everyday Performance
Personally and professionally, Roderick Russell is intimately familiar with risk. As a professional sword swallower, presenter, rock climber and coach, he’s seen first-hand the role that risk plays in growth and success.
But along the way, he’s also discovered a rash of misunderstandings that most of us have regarding risk, what it is, and how to utilize it.
In this powerful and entertaining talk, Roderick will demonstrate how swallowing swords and climbing cliffs relates to your business success and living a fulfilling life, and will share stories, strategies and insights that demonstrate:
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That most people approach risk in all the wrong ways.
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How risk relates to fear, focus and optimal states of performance.
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How even the most timid person can learn to risk.
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Why risk – for yourself and your business – is necessary and should not be avoided.
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How your understanding of risk can and should be updated.
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Discover how the old tropes of “facing” or “smashing through” your fears are all wrong and why the self-help industry has it backwards.
In his years of living and working on the edge, Roderick has uncovered the one thing preventing most of us from taking better risks – or often any risks – has developed the tools to eliminate it, and will teach you how to thrive on the edge of your comfort zone.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
As a result of this program, your attendees will be able to:
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- Reframe their relationship with risk.
- Learn the fundamental tools that will allow them to approach their own personal edge.
- Perform more effectively under pressure.
- Commit to taking on challenging work.
- Increase Resilience.
FORMAT:
45 to 60 minute presentation with optional Q&A
THE WORKSHOP
THE PERFECT FOLLOW-UP TO A KEYNOTE OR AS A STAND-ALONE SESSION
The Risk Factor Workshop
Develop Your Team with Evidence-Based Tools & Training
A perfect compliment to the presentation or delivered as a stand-alone workshop, this hands-on, interactive training will walk attendees through the process of noticing, identifying and working with their most challenging thoughts, wherever they may encounter them.
Build resilience and learn a new way to approach risk, stress and high-pressure. Walk away with tools that you can immediately apply to both your professional and personal life that allow you to move toward your limits with confidence, clarity and a genuine willingness to engage.
Through group exercises, demonstrations, masterclass-style instruction and one-on-one coaching, you’ll walk away armed with evidence-based techniques to thrive in the face of challenge.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
As a result of this program you will:
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- Learn the six skills necessary to succeed under pressure.
- Identify the four reasons that success becomes jeopardized.
- Learn a clear process to respond to difficult thoughts, feelings and sensations.
- Identify your true values.
- Understand how to commit to taking action even when things get tough.
- Learn how to coach these behaviors in employees and colleagues.
- The “encouragement” that employees do not find helpful.
- Maintain a level head even when things get hectic or overwhelming.
FORMAT:
Flexible to meet need and scheduling demands, from 2 hours to full day.
CLINIC / RETREAT
HANDS-ON LEARNING FOR SMALL GROUPS IN AN ADVENTURE SETTING
For small teams looking for a unique, challenging and fun approach to experiential learning.
Join Roderick Russell on a guided experience in the mountains and on the cliffs. Enjoy the physical and mental challenge of rock climbing while learning first-hand the fundamentals of his Edgework System, designed to help you thrive and keep a cool head in the most challenging situations while consistently moving toward your valued goals.
An unforgettable experience that will reshape your understanding of what’s possible for you as well as your team as a unit.
Transform your business by getting a remarkable new perspective.
FORMAT:
Highly customized to the needs of your organization. Single day or multi-day. Multiple locations available. All equipment provided.
A few of the exceptional clients
that choose to work with Roderick.
It’s not the company you keep, it’s the companies that keep you.
Roderick works with everyone from Fortune 500 companies to the startup down the street; The oldest and most prestigious private schools to the newest small charter school; Colleges across the country and organizations in every industry.
His dedication to providing the highest quality product, easy-to-work with nature and the uniqueness of his offerings has led to the highest rebooking rates in the industry.