“Failure is so important; it will often lead us to our greatest success in life – if we allow it to.”

- John Shackleton, Inspirational Motivational Speaker and Performance Expert

John Shackleton is one of Australasia’s leading motivational speakers.  He might not be what you would consider to be the typical inspirational speaker – to date he hasn’t lost any limbs, had any near-death experiences or played for the All Blacks!  What he does offer, that will add far more long term value to your organisation, is 30 years of experience in the business world, as a business owner and entrepreneur.  That’s not to say he hasn’t achieved sporting success – however much later in life than expected!  Tragically in his youth becoming an international sportsman always eluded him by just fractions of seconds and it is these failures that have led him to become such a great success now!

By taking an honest look at why he failed to succeed in the sporting world and by studying sports psychology John discovered why self esteem, confidence and motivation play such a huge part in our success and he has been able to transfer this knowledge to the business world to help companies and their staff achieve more than they ever dreamed possible.  In his presentations he draws on his own business and sporting successes and failures, talking to sales people, managers and business owners about applying the sports psychology techniques he uses himself to inspire them improve their own performance and achieve greater results.

“Most people really want to achieve more, however no matter how successful they are, they’re often held back by their own thinking, their attitudes, limiting beliefs and fragile self esteem. Sports psychology motivates people to change this and harness the awesome power they have inside to create outstanding results in their lives.”

Over the last 20 years John has presented his motivational talks to many of the worlds best known companies and organisations,  including Coca-Cola, Hyundai, Honda, AMP,AXA, Canon, Sharp, Sony, Kodak, Avon, Burger King and many more. He speaks inAustralia,New Zealandand throughoutAsiato inspire a wide variety of audiences with the aim of helping them improve their own performance, ultimately improving the bottom line for their company.

John has achieved his CSP (Certified Speaking Professional) from NSA Australia. This designation is awarded to only the top 5% of professional speakers worldwide and only 5 have ever been awarded to New Zealand presenters, so you know that when you hire him you are guaranteed a truly professional motivational presentation of the highest standard.  His experience and unique background has made him a powerful inspirational speaker, his personal story borne out of life experience not trite text book theory. His humorous but hard hitting style will have his audiences laughing and crying but more importantly they will find themselves making massive changes to their thinking processes and taking greater levels of personal responsibility then ever before in their life.

“My passion is showing people that, no matter what level they are currently performing at, self limitation is what holds them back. Sport psychology teaches us about self belief and how important it is to achieving everything we are capable of. All we need to do to raise our own game is to apply the techniques that sports people use, to our business and personal life.”      

John is a Partner Associate with Tirian, working on specialist programmes and keynote presentations.  See here for information.