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Neville Wright is a highly inspiring keynote speaker, Olympic athlete, therapist, and coach, who delivers speeches with a unique blend of entertainment, engagement, relatability, and impactfulness. With his energetic stage presence, he motivates, inspires, and empowers people and organizations to develop, grow, and thrive. His presentations are filled with descriptive stories that help his audience connect with his journey of overcoming adversity, resilience, and becoming an Olympian. Neville’s ability to connect with his audience and convey the importance of embracing challenges and changing your mindset for personal growth and development make him a true leader in the world of sports and personal development.
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Your organization is unique, so you deserve a unique keynote speaker to engage your audience. Neville’s keynotes can also be customized with one or more of the following themes that can help empower and encourage personal growth & development, resilience, and team building.
Topics & Outcomes
A high performance mindset is the foundation for achieving success in today’s dynamic world. Neville’s action-based formula emphasizes the need to be agile and adaptable, and to constantly set new goals while focusing on the process of achieving them. To achieve high performance, one must take consistent and deliberate action towards their goals. This requires a growth mindset, where failure is seen as an opportunity to learn and improve. The transformation towards a high performance mindset involves developing habits and routines that support progress, such as regular goal setting, reflection, and self-care. With a high performance mindset, individuals are able to achieve their full potential and overcome any obstacles that come their way.
Neville’s inspiring story is a testament to the power of determination, resilience, and a growth mindset. Despite facing a major setback in his athletic career, he used this experience as a stepping stone towards success. In just six months, he went from knowing nothing about the sport of bobsleigh to becoming an Olympian. This incredible achievement was possible because he adopted a “win or learn” mentality, where failure was seen as an opportunity to grow and improve. Neville shares his journey towards becoming an Olympian and offers actionable takeaways that can be applied to any area of life. His story demonstrates that with a clear goal, a growth mindset, and consistent effort, anything is possible.
Perseverance is a story of resilience, mental determination, and overcoming obstacles. The protagonist, Neville, shares his personal struggles from childhood to adulthood, including losing his father at a young age, facing speech impediment, financial hardships, racism, bullying, and exclusion. Instead of giving up, Neville made a promise to himself that he would keep fighting, using every setback as a learning opportunity to grow stronger. With each challenge, Neville became more resilient and developed an unwavering determination to change his trajectory and define his own path. His story inspires audiences to persevere through adversity and embrace the power of resilience
Neville’s Health and Wellness approach is based on his own experiences as an athlete, coach, and therapist. During his athletic career, he had to navigate and learn the optimal work-life balance, focusing on recovery and healthy habits for peak high performance and mental wellness. This knowledge led to his increased longevity over a 20-year athletic career and the ability to overcome and recover from high-stress situations and environments.
Using his experience and education, Neville provides transferable skills, strategies, and tools that focus on both physical and mental health and wellness. He emphasizes the importance of taking accountability for one’s recovery and well-being in order to become a peak performer. Neville’s approach inspires others to prioritize their health and wellness, promoting a balanced lifestyle that leads to increased performance and overall well-being.
Biography
Neville Wright is a renowned Keynote Speaker and Performance Coach, with a remarkable sports career. He is a three-time Canadian Olympian in bobsled, having competed at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Sochi and PeyongChang, respectively. In addition to his achievements in bobsled, Neville is also a former Sprinter for Canada, representing the country at two World University Games and one IAAF World Championships. When not speaking, Neville is the proud owner and operator of Wright Performance & Therapy, where he serves as a Performance Therapist and High Performance Coach. His mission is to help athletes of all levels, from recreational to professional, achieve their athletic goals.
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