Chris Moon – Challenging the concept of limitation

Chris Moon taught himself to run again and is the world’s first amputee ultra-distance runner. In 1997 he completed the gruelling Marathon De Sables and inspired many to follow in his footsteps. Since then he’s run the world’s toughest ultra- marathons, including the Badwater Death Valley 135 mile ultra and the 95 mile West Highland Way Race. He’s run numerous ultra-distance events and several one thousand mile events. When it comes to challenging the concept of limitation, adapting to change and overcoming adversity he literally walks the talk.

Chris Moon is a veteran adviser to the NHS on state-of-the-art prosthetics and has been involved with many charities in roles including President, Trustee and fundraiser.

Chris Moon was awarded an MBE for his work in demining and in recognition of his humanitarian work, he was given the honour of carrying the Olympic Flame into the stadium at the opening ceremony of the Nagano Winter Olympics. His achievements have been featured in the media, with coverage on TV, radio & in national newspapers and magazine articles.

Humour, passion and inspiration
As a keynote and after-dinner speaker Chris delivers humour, passion and inspiration. Topics include change, motivation, risk and safety, communication, improving sales and personal and strategic leadership. He runs short workshops to improve individual and team performance & coaches and mentors a wide variety of executives.

Chris Moon – Motivational Speaker

Chris has a passion for the process of achievement and has been a bespoke motivational speaker delivering to specific client briefs for ten years obtaining top feedback scores. In everything he says and does he challenges the concept of limitation.

When his first ultra the Marathon Des Sables was covered around the world, his words were quote of the week in Time Magazine: The biggest limits in life are those we impose on ourselves often without even realising it.

In life perhaps it’s what’s in our hearts, who and what we are, how we think and what we do that are truly important. Most of Chris’s clients want the audience to understand the principles and mindsets he shares and be enabled to use them in their own lives.

An inspirational speaker usually delivers warm and uplifting messages telling a personal story of overcoming great adversity of which Chris Moon has shed loads of experience. Surviving no win situations like being held prisoner by one of the most brutal guerrilla armies in history, being blown up in a remote minefield in East Africa and surviving against all odds.

Then he completed his first marathon less than a year after leaving hospital, the world’s first amputee ultra-marathon runner.

As an inspirational speaker Chris shares extreme credible experiences, mindsets and techniques which people can use to improve their performance and go beyond the point at which they feel they can go no further.

Some clients want a degree of profile, recognition and academic rigour. Chris has worked with psychologists and psychiatrists in the last ten years to understand the process behind his principles. Resilience and improving human performance are complex subjects. He’s been academically published and his autobiography One Step Beyond was published by Macmillan.

Chris Moon was awarded MBE for services to the HALO Trust clearing anti-personal landmines in 1996 and has Honorary Degrees from the Universities of Exeter, Leicester and Plymouth. He’s been given several awards for leadership in disability including PALM (American Physicians) and the Snowdon Award.

Chris Moon Speaking Topics

Chris believes it takes 10 years to become a good keynote speaker able to understand the complexities of an event, different organisations, the needs of all parties involved and how to deliver the message in an appropriate way.

Recent examples of headline keynote speeches Chris Moon has delivered:

‘One Step Beyond’

As well as being the title of his autobiography and the story of his life Chris has been frequently asked to be the keynote speaker on this theme when people are being asked to change, deal with tough situations and conditions, deliver challenging targets or face difficult market conditions.

‘Going the Extra Mile’

In the current economic climate, where many companies had to make an adjustment two years ago after the banking crisis and now with Eurozone issues, people are literally being asked to go the extra mile in challenging markets. Chris did his first ultra-marathon in 1997 (the Marathon Des Sables) and as far as we know was the first amputee ultra-distance runner and perhaps more importantly he’s still going strong, in fact faster than ever after 15 years. He can share a practical philosophy which will empower his audience to go the extra mile.

‘Challenging Boundaries and Delivering Potential’

Chris imparts an understanding of the psychology of what limits human potential and gives uplifting stories and practical strategies people can use to challenge their boundaries and deliver more of their potential.

Chris Moon Leadership Talks

Chris and his Associates passionately believe leadership is about engagement and creating an environment in which people can thrive and deliver their best.

Different situations require different solutions. One size does not fit all. In many organisations leaders are responsible for creative people with specialist technical knowledge and abilities who don’t always enjoy structure and direction. We have keynotes and development experiences which will help leaders develop and deliver:

• Leading by example – walking the talk
• Creating an Ownership Culture
• Communication and dialogue to gain engagement
• Value-based leadership: actions speak louder than words

Chris Moon Change Management Talks

Human beings are creatures of habit. We naturally settle into a comfort zone. When asked to change different people react differently. Some people experience negative emotions and fear which need to be dealt with. Others may develop unrealistic expectations. If managed and led correctly the negativity can be removed from the change process and desired outcomes can be achieved.

Keynote and workshop outcomes are:

• Understand the psychology of change and how people behave.
• Understand why change is necessary and the reasons.
• Gain a sense of perspective, recognise we have a lot we take for granted and we can do more than we think.
• Believe they can deal with change in a constructive and positive way.
• Understand what it might cost if we don’t change.
• Hear remarkable and truly inspirational stories which inspire change.
• Develop a personal strategy for surviving and thriving during change and moving forward positively to achieve measurable objectives.

Chris Moon – Diversity, Disability and Inclusion Talks

Chris has been involved with many disability organisations and acted as host and facilitator at a number of diversity days, some for disability networks. He and his associates create a bespoke powerful and innovative experience which enables difficult issues to be faced and solutions found. Topics include:

• Celebrating Difference
• Communicating The Challenge
• Engaging – It’s Everyone’s Problem
• Speaking up when you can’t stand up
• Creating New Thinking
• Chris and his expert associates can advise on all aspects of diversity and help create disability and user groups in addition to
• Keynote and Workshop experiences.

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