2018 Brochure - Flipbook - Page 9
He Commands Attention,
HE MAKES YOU THINK
Anybody who has seen Jeff speak knows why he is highly regarded as one of the
top speakers in the world. He’s made his career all working with youth, schools,
educators, counselors, and mental health professionals. Jeff says, “My passion
and purpose met with God’s plan for me and the rest just exploded!”
He possesses an uncanny ability to
reach today’s youth on their level - in
a language and style they respect. Students “get” him! He “gets” them too!
By using vivid examples from his youth,
Jeff connects with students on an intensely personal level as he drives
home three crucial maxims:
- ATTITUDE INFLUENCES CHOICES
- CHOICES BUILD CHARACTER
- CHARACTER SHAPES LIVES
Jeff speaks more than 200 times a year at high
schools, colleges and other venues across the
country - and students come away believing that
they too can make a difference in the world.
His innate ability to connect with his audience
makes Jeff a trusted and caring voice for our
youth.
For many students, Jeff’s presentations elicit a
“de昀椀ning moment” - opening them up to a lasting
sense of purpose while building on a foundation
of authenticity, self-acceptance and healthy decision-making. Students love and appreciate how
Jeff is transparent and genuine in his talks. They
appreciate how he shares his personal life, struggles, and how he overcomes his own mental illness. Diagnosed with major depression, bi-polar
type 2, and PTSD; Jeff isn’t afraid to speak about
his ups and downs, but carefully talks about how
he overcomes every day challenges and triggers.
Don’t be surprised to see tears well up in the eyes
of even the toughest kids as he breaks through
their defenses and opens their hearts to new
meaning, understanding, and direction.
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His full day “Teen Mental Health” days
lasts 14-15 hours in schools and school
communities talking teen mental health
& suicide prevention. Jeff works closely
with the administration and counselors
to provide support for teens, teachers,
and the community. These days are
amazing and new students are coming
forward that prior to Jeff’s visit were not
on the schools’ radar.
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Jeff’s renowned “About Life” presentations cover such subjects as attitude,
choices, self-respect and much more.
His “Take Time to Think” mantra is forefront in all of his youth programs - and
he deeply understands that the stresses of school, family, peer pressure and
puberty put our youth at risk of making
poor choices. Combine all this with the
surge of smartphones from 2012-2018
and you can imagine why teens are
feeling the way they do.
