Mark Black

Break Through Adversity to Thrive Through Change

Nancy's Note:

“Mark’s remarkable story is miraculous! He shares it so others can learn how to break through their own challenges. Mark was put on this planet to make a difference, and he does exactly that in a deeply meaningful and purposeful way. I’m so honored to include him in my Portfolio of Speakers.”

Mark Black

Break Through Adversity to Thrive Through Change

Nancy’s Note
“Mark’s remarkable story is miraculous! He shares it so others can learn how to break through their own challenges. Mark was put on this planet to make a difference, and he does exactly that in a deeply meaningful and purposeful way. I’m so honored to include him in my Portfolio of Speakers.”

Mark Black

Break Through Adversity to Thrive Through Change

Nancy’s Note
“Mark’s remarkable story is miraculous! He shares it so others can learn how to break through their own challenges. Mark was put on this planet to make a difference, and he does exactly that in a deeply meaningful and purposeful way. I’m so honored to include him in my Portfolio of Speakers.”

Expertise

Adversity, Resilience, Inspiration, Motivation, Stress, Healthcare, Health & Wellness, Motivation, Leadership, Youth

Travels From

Moncton, NB Canada

Speaking Style

Brilliant Storyteller, Authentic, Eye-Opening

About Mark...

The only man in history to run a marathon with someone else’s heart and lungs, this resilience expert helps people “Break Through” their limitations and transform adversity into their competitive advantage. 

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Presentation Topics

 

You deal with adversity on a daily basis. In addition to the typical challenges you have always had to face, now there is covid-19 and all it brings. When faced with any adversity, people generally have two reactions: fight or flight. They either summon their resources and resolve, they retreat or sink into despair. Which will you be?

To succeed in the face of adversity, one tool is essential to have in your toolbox; resilience.  In The Resilience Roadmap™ Mark provides a framework for success despite the odds and provides a powerful dose of inspiration and excuse-eliminating motivation, in the process.

Using his life story of battling a life-threatening disease, surviving a Heart & Double-Lung Transplant, and recovering to run 4 marathons Mark will show you that you are limited more by perceptions than circumstances. But it goes far beyond emotions or attitude.

In this powerful and practical program, you will acquire skills you can implement immediately to improve your bottom line.

Learning Objectives/Outcomes:

      • Re-frame challenges to create powerful opportunities for innovation and growth
      • Eliminate distractions and excuses that impede your success
      • Where to put your time and energy to impact the metrics that matter
      • Create milestones and goals that actually drive results
      • Develop an implementable action plan

This program will not only provide your conference with a powerful experience ideal for beginning or ending your event with impact, attendees will leave with practical takeaways they can implement in their business the following day.

Do your people struggle with stress, frustration, or worry? Have they lost some of the joy and passion for what they do amid all of the challenges and stresses they face? If so, Live Today is the perfect program to remind them how much their work matters and re-ignite their passion for doing it.

Live Today™ is an inspiring and powerful way to open or close your conference with a message that will leave people inspired and rejuvenated. Through his powerful personal story, Mark will show your audience how to accept the things they cannot change, and focus their most precious resources – time and energy – on the things that matter.

  • Accept the things they cannot change, in order to
    focus on what they can control
  • Re-discover the pride and passion they have for their work
  • Be inspired and motivated to be their best for themselves and their patients

Live Today provides your people with a fresh perspective on challenges and perceived problems and leaves them inspired and empowered to be their best.

You care about your patients. You want to give them the best care possible. You can’t be expected to do that unless you know what really matters to them.

In this engaging presentation, Mark will the incredible impact made on him by the medical professionals who he lived with and cared for him as he faced the prospect of death. You’ll be inspired and affirmed in the value of your work. More than that, you’ll learn practical strategies to help you be a better professional, like:

  • The Do’s and Don’ts to ensure your patients feel cared for
  • The 3 things you can do to connect with your patients immediately
  • How to turn a patient into your ally
  • How to turn your workday into an energizing, rewarding and

fulfilling experience

Mark has worked with thousands of medical professionals, and spoken at dozens of conferences, including

  • Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses
  • National Emergency Nurses Association
  • Canadian Association of Health Care Auxiliaries
  • National Pulmonary Hypertension Association

This program is perfect for the opening or closing keynote for your healthcare conference. It is also available as a 90 min breakout.