Inspired for Life 2014: Pressing Priorities attendee program

As part of The Professional Speaker series, I will be presenting a keynote for a conference that doesn't exist. For inspiration, I found a topic that intrigued me and imagined a conference I would want to attend.

 In order to make it more accessible to my audience, I will integrate true stories of my own and of others.  I have listed real people as the speakers for the sessions on the mock program that will be provided to the audience.

If I succeed in my project, some in the audience may wish it was a real conference and will want to dig deeper into the thoughts and ideas to which my keynote alludes.  I am therefore providing links so they can do just that.

Inspired for Life 2014: Pressing Priority
Attendee Program

830am                     Breakfast

900am                     KEYNOTE

930am                     Symposium: Looking

-Don’t Look Down - How to Leap Fearlessly                        Martha Beck & Barry Schwartz

-Looking Forward to Looking Back                                         Phuc Tran                                 

-Looking Up - Bifocal Future                                                  Jane Pauley
                                                                               

1215am                   LUNCH

130pm                     Altruism: What’s in it for me?                                                 Mark Besos                            
                                 

230pm                     I’ll be happy when…                                                               Laura Vanderkam

--“How to Leap Fearlessly” by Martha Beck and Barry Schwartz.  Make a decision, and make it good.  Not deciding is itself a decision.
http://www.oprah.com/spirit/How-to-Make-Decisions-Make-the-Right-Choice

http://www.ted.com/talks/barry_schwartz_on_the_paradox_of_choice.html   

                                            

--“Bifocal Future” by Jane Pauley.  How to focus on now but keep an eye on the distant future and balance vision, leaving opportunity to adjust our goals for reality and for bigger opportunity. http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2014-01-08/jane-pauley-your-life-calling

--“Looking forward to looking back” by Phuc Tran.  How to reflect on the past in a useful and meaningful way without regrets, how to make decisions good ones.  Beware the subjunctives.   http://m.npr.org/news/World/248195238?start=10

--“Altruism: What’s in it for me?” by Mark Besos.  We have opportunities every day to help people if we just take them.  “Don’t wait.  If you have something to give, give it now.  Not every day is going to offer us a chance to save somebody’s life, but every day offers us an opportunity to affect one.”
http://www.ted.com/talks/mark_bezos_a_life_lesson_from_a_volunteer_firefighter.html

--“I’ll be happy when…” by Laura Vanderkam.  Plan happiness now, and every day, rather than waiting for some accomplishment or occurrence to bring it to you.
http://www.businessinsider.com/successful-people-weekends-2014-1?op=1

MMPORGs

An MMPORG is a Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game.  There are many on the market today.  I will be speaking about World of Warcraft and how some of the game dynamics reflect real life situations we face at work.  What comments or questions do you have before the speech?