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"You have left us with a clear vision of what will be required of our managers, present and future: Commitment, resourcefulness, endurance, flexibility to meet the challenge of change, and above all, the courage to keep a clear perspective of the goals in spite of any adversities."

Air Canada

"The wonderful messages you delivered in your presentation were remarkably consistent with our current theme. Your ideas were extremely stimulating and should result in renewed commitments to higher levels of achievement for every person in our audience...One veteran described your presentation as the best he had ever heard."

American Express Financial Advisors

"I particularly appreciated your insight into the important contribution a team member makes toward the accomplishment of a goal. Your enthusiasm and joy for being part of the process vs. needing to be the one (or two) who were to climb the final steps, was sincere and contagious...a lesson for us all. Sometimes in our personal pursuit of excellence and attainment of individual goals, we lose sight of the 'bigger picture' - that of the common goal. Thanks for reminding us. John, the demands of your travel must be great, and the compromises many, but you must know that your message touches lives. It reaches into places that some choose to ignore or are too hurried to consider. I am convinced that you, too, are touched each time you share it - you and Everest are of one spirit. Thank you for giving us a glimpse of it and of ourselves."

Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Kansas City

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Books

Speech Topics

Climbing Your Own Everest: What it Takes to Get to the Top

John Amatt's most popular presentation, the highly innovative and inspirational 'Climbing Your Own Everest' explores the metaphor of striving to reach the top of the world. Illustrated by magnificent colour photography from his successful expedition which climbed Everest, and supplemented by music, sound effects, and taped radio conversations, this presentation investigates the qualities we must all bring to bear in climbing to the top in the difficult and unpredictable economic environments of the 1990's.

Concepts explored include:
Teamwork
Preparation
Commitment
Adapting to Changing Environments
Setting Realistic Goals
The role of positive attitude

Straight to the Top and Beyond: Nine Keys for Meeting the Challenge of Changing Times

Based upon his best selling book of the same name, this program uses the metaphor of his lifetime of adventure to investigate how the
"A-D-V-E-N-T-U-R-E Attitude" will be vital to success in the uncertain global environments in which we all reside today:

A - Adaptability
D - Desire & Determination
V - Vision & Values
E - Experience
N - Natural Curiosity
T - Teamwork & Trust
U - Unlimited Optimism
R - Risk-ability
E - Exceptional Performance