Public Speaking

The world needs a positive story more than ever

Let's inspire through a positive story

Public speakers are often classified into these types; Informative, Entertaining, Motivational, Persuasive, Demonstrative.

Why limit a talk to just one?

I have one goal when giving a talk; to inspire through positivity.

Look through the news and it is full of negative stories; I try to change that narrative.

I don't look at the trash in front of me, I look at the clean path behind me.

My goals are

Inform your audience
But not through stats or figures but through common sense that they can relate to
Entertain your audience
Hey, I run around town in a banana suit pick up trash. I have this one covered haha.
Motivate your audience
I have been a runner for 45 years and a plogger for 14 years. I do both with as my joy on my face as when I first started doing them.
Persuade your audience
Can I change that to inspire? My goal is to inspire people into making simple positive actions.
Demonstrate to your audience how
There is no A.I. here; I inspire through my own daily actions.

Let's Chat!

Send me an email and I will set up a call: paul@wayeoflife.com

No strings or expectations - and let's be honest, if I can't inspire you to hire me in 15mins, then you probably shouldn't do it!

Or just call me direct on +31 (0)6 232 999 46

Here are two stories that can provide the foundation of a talk.

12 Steden Plog

A 1500km run around the Netherlands in a banana suit, picking up trash

In May this year, I ran a marathon each day in a banana suit, picking up trash.

Starting in Haarlem on May 1st, I ran to Maastricht and then up to Groningen before returning to Haarlem on 31st May,

In just one month, I covered 1,472 km

Wearing a banana suit.

Picking up trash.

Pushing a buggy weighing 40 kg.

All at the age of 58.

I took on the adventure not knowing if I could do it.

Before the start I gave myself a realistic chance of "40% likely to succeed"

But I did it.

I would love to share that story of how I did it with your audience. And especially what I learnt about myself, and about the way we can surpass our own expectations.

An adventure of a lifetime.

A journey to inspire.

Finding Happiness

The importance of asking the right question

In 2017 I asked myself a simple question, "Am I happy?"

The answer I replied was, "Yes"

After a few moments I changed the question slightly to "Am I as happy as I was last year, last month, yesterday?"

The answer changed to, "No!"

The simple rephrasing of the question changed my life.

Rather than slowly becoming less happy over time, I made a reboot.

The answer to the question is still "No!" but, more importantly, it is "No! I am happier!"

So how did I do it?

I didn't do it by looking at others. I did it by looking at myself.

Looking back at the moments that gave me joy.

Moments that filled my life with passion.

I didn't replicate them though; I wanted to learn from them.

During this talk, I share how I did it and how it benefitted my life.

Changes don't always need to be drastic, sometimes a slight course correction can make the biggest difference.