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What happens when you know what you should do — but simply don't feel like doing it?

Motivation is often treated as something we either have or don't have. But life doesn't wait until we're motivated. Sometimes we have to act before the motivation returns.

In this highly personal and practical keynote, I explore what happens when circumstances knock us off course and the enthusiasm, confidence and motivation we once had seem to disappear.

Resilience isn't about never falling down.

It is about learning how to get back up.

I explore what resilience really means and why some people are able to move forward after adversity while others can become trapped by what has happened to them.

Drawing upon personal and professional experiences, this keynote challenges the idea that resilience is simply about “being strong”.

Instead, I examine resilience as something that can be developed, practised and strengthened.

We all make plans.

But life doesn't always follow them.

Careers change. Businesses fail. Opportunities disappear. Relationships change. Health can change everything.

The real test isn't whether we can make a plan.

It is what we do when the plan no longer works.

I explore the psychology of unexpected change and provides a practical framework for moving forward when circumstances are beyond our control.

 Mental toughness is sometimes portrayed as suppressing emotion, never admitting difficulty and simply carrying on.  I offer a different perspective.

Real mental toughness can involve recognising when things are difficult, understanding what you're experiencing and still finding a way forward.

This keynote explores the difference between strength and suppression, and between persistence and simply refusing to change direction.

There is a difference between surviving something and moving forward afterwards.

This keynote explores what happens after the immediate crisis has passed.

How do you rebuild confidence?

How do you rediscover purpose?

How do you begin to imagine a future again?

I share lessons from adversity and explores how people can move from simply getting through today towards creating a different tomorrow.

Failure is frequently presented as something we should fear.

But failure can also be a teacher.

I draw on my experience of both failure and success in business and life to examine what happens when things don't work — and what successful people can learn from those experiences.