Adventure Speaking | Team building and Motivational Speaker, Executive coach

Sad news today. Sir Edmund Hillary has passed away. He was a true adventurer, devoted humanitarian and all around great person. He was a humble bee-keeper from New Zealand, best know for being the first person, along with Tenzing Norgay, a native Sherpa, to reach the summit of Mt. Everest and safely climb back down on May 29, 1953.

I had the honor of meeting Hillary during one of his visits to Colorado and had the unique opportunity to spend some time with him in Nepal. I participated in helping him dedicate a school in the Solu Khumbu district, the home of Mt. Everest. Sir Ed was a hero and a true inspiration for me personally.

I recall one afternoon while sitting on a rock bench with Hillary at the Tengboche Monastery, he turned to me and said, “It’s not the mountain we conquer, it’s ourselves.”

We will miss you Sir Ed… Namaste and “Sherpa speed” on your way to your next adventure.

Brian O’Malley, Inspirational Speaker, Mt. Everest Speaker, Adventure Speaker, Motivational Speaker, The Spirit of Adventure 303-779-4264

This week is the start of the Ouray Ice Festival in Ouray, Colorado ( Jan 9-13, 2008.) Ice climbers from all over the world come to this beautiful mountain town to compete and hone their climbing skills. The special viewing stations are so close to the climbers they allow the spectators to be right on top of this world class competition. Post: Brian O’Malley, Adventure Speaker, Inspiration Speaker, Motivational Speaker, Everest Speaker

The new “Chicken Soup for the Nurses Soul” book was just released and I was honored to be one of the contributing authors. The featured story is about my brother Tom who was involved in a tragic accident that took the life of his wife Sharon and his son Tim. Tom was also critically hurt and suffered a debilitating brain injury. His nursing team played a huge part in his remarkable recovery. It’s an inspiring story. Over the years I have had the honor to be the keynote speaker at a number of “Nurses Week” events and Nursing conferences. Nurses are one of my all time favorite audiences. Meeting planners understand the importance of the speaker that understands and relates to their group. Having been involved in EMS or Emergency Medical Service for over 25 years, I can definitely relate to nurses.Here are some of the written comments the meeting planner received from a recent nursing convention where I presented Mt. Everest, The Spirit of Adventure program. The conference was for NetLearning, an online Nursing education company. Read the rest of this entry »

I’m often asked what my secret is to motivating and inspiring audiences with my Everest – Spirit of Adventure keynote. I believe the key is three-fold. 1. Be yourself. 2. Be your message. 3. Be passionate.

1. Be true to yourself. Just like in politics, an audience can sniff out a fake in less than a minute. Being true to yourself means speaking, motivating and inspiring audiences about something you live out in your own life everyday.
2. Be true to your message. If your message is to create adventure in your life then your life needs to reflect the motivation you are trying to build in others.
3. Be passionate. If you aren’t motivated and inspired by your own story, don’t expect anyone else to be. Now, I don’t mean over the top ego rah rah, just the opposite. You need to be both humble and passionate about your topic. If you believe adventure is important but you are not personally inspired by adventure then don’t try to fake the passion. Read the rest of this entry »