© 2020 Ransom Stephens
One Sheet
Title:
Your Pursuit of
Greatness
Speaker:
Ransom Stephens, Ph.D.
“Helped me rediscover myself.” -Dan
Nguyen
Description:
A
perspective-altering
view
of
how
it
all
works
and
why
you,
yes
you,
are
obligated
to
pursue
your
Greatest
ambition.
By
looking
at
life
in
the
light
of
different
time
scales
and
realizing
the
essential
structure
of
challenge,
you
can
mine
your
accomplishments
to
find
the
tools
you
need
to
confront
the
obstacles
that
stand
between
you
and
Greatness.
Your
Pursuit
of
Greatness
has
helped
thousands
of
people
realize
their
most
authentic
desires
even
when faced with tremendous challenges.
“Very cool, funny and enlightening.” -Tom Gibson, C6
Target audiences:
•
People at a point in their lives where they must make long lasting
decisions about who they are and what they want to be. Different
versions for:
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Practicing professionals facing major career decisions
•
Retirees who are ready to decide what’s next!
•
High school and college students pondering their futures
o
Special STEM version includes cutting edge Silicon Valley
anecdotes and technology
“In my role as Special Programs Coordinator, I engage speakers from a
variety of disciplines. Dr. Ransom Stephens’ speeches still elicit rave
reviews years, even a decade later. Last week, a student told me that
Dr. Stephens’ talk was the turning point in his decision to pursue a
science career.” -Lori Norris, University of Texas at Arlington
This speech will help participants understand:
•
How to use timescale to understand where you are, how you got here,
and where you’re going
•
That it’s harder to recognize paradise than it is to find
•
Time and money and how you spend them
•
How your brain constructs your reality and how to keep it honest
•
That our lives form a continuous story and how that realization can
help us navigate the future
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Developing passion into ambition with resilience
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The nature of challenge and what to expect
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How to deal with gatekeepers and how to handle ogres
•
Networking for introverts
•
Why you must never forget your purpose
Plus (as appropriate for your audience)
•
The illusion of job security, the future of employment, and how to form
a profitable consultancy
•
Special insights for teens
•
Choosing your path to retirement
“Outstanding REAL stuff to ponder. Loved the pace, humor and content.” -
Pat Malone
Details
Available
as
a
50
or
75
minute
keynote
speech,
two
hour
seminar,
or
half/full-
day
workshop.
Each
presentation
is
customized
to
address
the
specific
needs
of the audience.
“Great new way of looking at The Situation.” -Sandeep Saxena
About the speaker
Ransom Stephens, Ph.D., has pursued greatness since he was ten years old
and has gotten close a few times. As a physics professor, he worked on
experiments in laboratories across the United States and Europe, discovered
a new type of matter and was on the team that discovered the top quark; as
an engineer, he directed advanced technology for a wireless-web startup and
led an engineering commando team at a Fortune 500 company to the
solution of a timing noise problem that enabled technologies that are only
now emerging. He’s written hundreds of articles on subjects ranging from
neuroscience to quantum physics to parenting teenagers and two novels, The
God Patent and The Sensory Deception (both from 47North). His first
nonfiction book, The Left Brain Speaks but the Right Brain Laughs (Viva
Editions, 2016), is an edgy, somewhat irreverent, accurate look at
neuroscience for a lay-audience with emphasis on innovation in art and
science. Ransom has given thousands of speeches across the US, Europe, and
Asia and has a unique take on life, the universe, and everything that has
convinced thousands of people to pursue their greatest ambitions—and
some of these people will still talk to him.
“I just wanted to thank you. I still think about the things you said during
your keynote. Not very many people discuss what rabbits we chase, but
instead how to keep up with those rabbits. I'm sure people thank you all the
time, but in all sincerity thank you for making such an impression on me. I
still think about what you said one year later.” -Robert Simpson, UTA
student
The students loved your presentation! It is not often that our students
agree on anything, but this time it has happened. Thank you so much
for your time and effort to motivate and encourage. Your presentation
is one that the students will remember and recall when they need
uplifting.”
-Karen Kesseru, Crossroads High School, Petaluma CA
““A great talk with tons of good suggestions for looking for jobs
and having a fulfilling career. Ransom rocks!" -Lee Sawyer,
Louisiana Tech
.
Videos and booking info
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variety of groups:
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