PastWise Public Speaking
                                      featuring 
                  EDWARD T. O'DONNELL
                                    Historian • Author • Speaker

                  Finding Wisdom and Inspiration in the American Past

How to Maximize Your Potential
  Motivational Principles from the Incredible
        Lives of Successful Americans

About the Presentation

HOW’D THEY DO IT?

The richest source of wisdom on the subject of achieving success is not the latest theory found in the Self-Improvement section of a bookstore. Rather, it’s found in the stories of real people and their actual accomplishments. In this talk, we examine the lives of notable Americans – everyone from Benjamin Franklin to Susan B. Anthony to Henry Ford -- to discover The 7 Shared Characteristics of Historically Successful People.

THIS ENGAGING AND INFORMATIVE SESSION WILL HELP PARTICIPANTS TO:

* recognize the importance of setting clear goals 
* see past short-term challenges to achieve long-term objectives 
      persevere in the face repeated failure 
* discover and draw upon their inner strengths 
* overcome fear of failure 
* develop the vision to see and realize a better future 

TOPICS ADDRESSED IN THIS PRESENTATION INCLUDE:

* The 7 Shared Characteristics of Historically Successful People 
* The Importance of Finding Role Models 
* What’s Luck Got to do with It? 
* How to Recognize Opportunity and Make the Most of It 
* Inspiring Examples of Achievement from Benjamin Franklin to 
        Henry Ford 
* Custom versions available upon request 

AVAILABLE AS:

   a one-hour keynote speech
   a half-day seminar 
   an all day session

                      Find Your Future in the Past™