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Dan Ohler

Custom Designed Trainer

Who can you feature to awe your participants with inspiration, timely information, and leave them giggling about life? How can you put heart to work so people are more productive, responsible, successful, and happy? Dan and his sidekick, "Ole", are the answer to your needs.

You will know that Dan has "been there, done that" as he shares valuable life lessons, learned through his agricultural business and

adventure-tourism experiences. Dan has lived through the droughts and floods, heat and cold, good markets and poor markets. As a father and spouse he has tested "for better or worse, richer or poorer". He believes that we need to laugh at ourselves (before the neighbour beats us to it).

Dan has a Perpetual Positive Attitude:
• helps people live "on purpose" rather than by default
• encourages conscious awareness of choices
• facilitates the ability to dream for the future
• inspires appreciation of strengths and talents
• provides tools for effective communication

Dan believes in Fun, Fun, Fun:
• stories with impact
• learn with laughter" Ole" often joins in with hilarious words of wisdom"

Keynote and Speaking Topics

In your business:
• Are effective communication and personal leadership commonplace?
• Are employees happy in the workplace?
• Is "people potential" being realized?
• Does team spirit exist?

Speaking Topics:
• Thinkin' Outside The Barn!
• Be Proud of Your D.O.P.E. (Degree Of Personal Experience)
• The Magic of Positive Living: Guidelines for Change
• The Secret to Success: It’s Your Choice
• Agricultural Diversification and the Power of Networking
• To Motivate or Not: It’s an Inside Job
• Living is Giving
• Community Pride: What is it Really About?

Thinkin’ Outside The Barn!
You will learn how to positively change your perception of your work and your future through understanding the power of your thoughts. Key words are Focus, Face Fears, Forge Forward, Fun, and Faith.
Dan calls them “those darned “F” words.”

Be Proud of Your D.O.P.E. (Degree Of Personal Experience)
An awareness of your personal experiences is essential for you to feel like a valuable contributor to society. Participants build self-esteem and self-confidence by identifying experiences that have provided valuable life lessons. Learn to lighten-up and laugh at life. Focus on positive thoughts, attitudes, and actions to enhance personal, family and community life, NOW!

The Magic of Positive Living: Guidelines for Change
Learn to initiate change in a positive way. Do you desire change? Do you believe change can occur in your life? Can you consciously choose to do things differently? Positive living requires becoming aware of thoughts, strengths, beliefs, and attitudes. These things control life. This presentation gives participants some hands-on tools to create their desired path in life.

The Secret to Success: It’s Your Choice
This presentation encourages individuals to define what success is and then to go for it! The secret is in the vision (the “juice” of life), values (why they are important) and passion (get off your butt and do it). You will create “squawking heavy duty results” personally and in the workplace; if you choose to do that.

Agricultural Diversification and the Power of Networking
How can your group of agricultural entrepreneurs survive and thrive in our rapidly changing world? How can you move from “dog-gone independence” to “darned good co-opetition?” Learn to create powerful success teams through discovering individual, business, and group strengths.

The benefits for you are:
• Mentoring relationships transpire
• Creative discussions are stimulated
• Synergy occurs
• Co-operative success is the result

To Motivate or Not: It’s an Inside Job
As employers, you will learn key principles to help you find and keep happy, healthy, productive people that are exited to contribute to the success of your business. Discover a formula to create inner success in order to create outer success in your business.

Living is Giving
Winston Churchill said, “We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” You will discover some simple truths about giving every day. You will be inspired to create a habit of giving. How can you help others do the same? This presentation offers you some basic tips.

Community Pride: What is it Really About?
This presentation helps you acknowledge people for their community efforts and stimulates others to volunteer for the betterment of the community. Learn what community is and how to develop pride in the place you live and work.

Clients Have Said:

"Awesome presentation. I would have loved more time. Thanks for the enlightening information." Staffing For Profitability Conference

"I acquired real tools to enable me to choose to change without thinking there is something wrong with me." Adult Learning Councils, Region 2 Co-ordinators' Conference

"I liked the positive attitude and the drawing away from the negative if there was a negative comment." Alberta Teachers' Association

"Excellent energy & risk-taking facilitator demonstrates he "walks the talk". Region 2 Adult Learning Co-ordinators' Conference

"Very Animated - great energy. Dan has a powerful message that is conveyed in a fun & interesting way. The participation helped cement the messages." Grant MacEwan College

"Dan, you were one of the most inspirational speakers I've ever heard. I can't remember feeling more positive and confident about my future." AgriDNA Conference

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