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Dan MacQueen

M.A.
Country or state 
Canada (British Columbia)
Available to 
Europe
City 
Vancouver
Fee 
Languages 
English
Volunteer
Yes
Timezone 
America/Vancouver

Personal Details

Bio

At 28, Dan was leading a healthy, active life. After an optometrist appointment to identify the cause of his persistent headaches was cut short, he was handed a sealed envelope and told to go directly to the hospital.

What followed, was emergency brain surgery. On June 21, 2014, Dan's reality was shattered by a devastating brain hemorrhage. With no map to guide him on the gruelling path to recovery, Dan had to rely on his grit, perseverance, and resilience to relearn everything he once knew: how to walk, talk and even smile.

Dan has survived two emergency brain surgeries, weeks in a coma, and months in a rehab hospital. What he found out along the way might surprise you: there is nothing like a brain injury to refocus the mind! Driven by a positive mindset, Dan battled through excruciating rehab exercises to rebuild his life and return to a job he loved.

He’s grateful for the doctors who saved him and the friends and family who supported him. Now he wants to pay it forward. The tools Dan used to build back his life can be used by anyone facing challenges. He will reveal strategies to help you or your team be #BetterThanYesterday and achieve your goals, one step at a time. His action-oriented life hacks will help you tackle anything you face.

Through his talks, Dan has inspired groups at the @NHS London Wolfsen rehabilitation centre, @Headway - West London, a Brain injury association, @Hootsuite, a social media management company and @Spendesk a Fintech SaaS company based in London. His audiences were moved and uplifted by Dan's story and ready to use his practical approaches to triumph over adversity. (testimonials available if interested?)

Join Dan to learn how changing your perspective can activate your resilience.

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Degrees (1)
Leadership for Sustainability
Malmö University
2010 to 2011

Presentations

Presentations (3)
Moon shot goal-setting - How to set audacious goals and reach them.

Moon shot goal-setting - How to set audacious goals and reach them.

This all started in the rehab hospital, where Dan had to write out small, achievable goals each week. Some were as simple as transferring from the bed to the wheelchair in less time or making it around the halls twice with a walker. And then the goals got bigger; managing 44 steps so he could go home for a weekend, and even learning to ski again. Dan will walk you through how setting goals will help you move forward and achieve what you once thought impossible.

Two talks are available, at 60 minutes and 20 minutes.

Resilient mindset. “It was not easy, but it was simple.”

It took a no-quit, positive attitude for Dan to progress and rebuild his life. He will show how small steps forward can lead to huge gains in your life.

Your mindset colours everything you do, let Dan help you foster one that builds your resilience.

60 minutes, including a ten-minute Q and A

'Mental health: How you can overcome your obstacles by reframing them.

It’s not what happens to you, but how you react that matters.”-Epictetus.

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Dan will illuminate how changing your perspective can make all the difference in tackling challenges. Everyone’s mental health was affected by the pandemic. Dan offers a compass that helps you discover a more positive space.

60 minutes, including a ten-minute Q and A

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Expertise (9)

Health & Well-being
Resilence Adversity Life Adversity Resilience: how to overcome adversity Succeeding Through Adversity Change Your Mindset Perspective Achieving goals

Clients

NHS
Hootsuite
Spendesk
West Vancouver Football club
The Brain Injury Association of Waterloo
Argyle Secondary School Vancouver Canada
Recommendations
Why choose me? 

Different not better!

Let me show your group the way out,

is through!

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