GarySinclair
I help leaders and their teams find renewed excitement and meaning in their work, home and other life experiences by embracing the reach they can enjoy when impacting one individual at a time. I also assist people in overcoming the personal mountains keeping them from fulfillment, happiness and success.
INSPIRATION | HOPE | PRACTICALITY | QUALITY
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I’m all about restoring enthusiasm and passion in individuals, teams and organizations through fresh, creative thinking about their unrealized influence and impact.
Within their own settings, attendees will see increased potential through the power of affecting one and not just the many. As a result, they can re-discover their focus, purpose and sense of making a difference. I also help individuals overcome losses that may be holding them back. Through a simple but life-changing concept and illustration, they can begin to anticipate and embrace the fact that their influence can change the lives of those they once thought beyond their reach.
Meet Gary
I’m an experienced, certified speaker with the John Maxwell Team, life and leadership coach, author of six books, social media writer, professional counselor and humorist. I have been a participant and speaker in education, business, faith ministries, non-profits and the helping professions, while periodically consulting with and coaching in a variety of settings.
My presentations are filled with illustrations, humor, timeless practical applications and lessons that inspire and can be put into practice as soon as my talk is finished.
I’ve obtained two graduate degrees, was awarded Father Figure of the Year in Illinois and was a Counselor of the Year.
Two of my books, Never Quit Climbing and Finding Dominoes address key issues essential to becoming a productive individual and developing quality, effective, passionate and productive. teams. All of my books are available at Amazon.com.
I’m real, honest and passionate! As a result, my presentations also touch me and those I speak to in powerful ways. I connect with the audience, knowing highlighting their potential for change and impact. I've been in love with my wife Jackie since 1976, have two grown kids and six grandsons. I also enjoy great coffee, the mountains (I've climbed nine 14ers), football, travel and meeting new people. I’ve spoken over 20 times in Eastern Europe and various times in Japan, Ecuador, Guatemala, Turkey and France.
Gary's Talks
Finding Dominoes:
Changing Your World One Encounter At A Time.
Everybody can impact one person, but many teams and leaders don’t believe they can influence others and make a difference. And those in the people-helping professions encounter people all the time who, given the right encouragement, resources and attention, have the potential to literally change the world in some significant way. They're like the first domino of big display.
This talk gives practical examples of “domino toppling,” and how an encounter with just one can radically and significantly transform someone for years to come. This talk or workshop provides reminders and practical guidelines about the power of connecting with one individual, what to look for, what to do and what not to do. People leave my sessions with new purpose, greater enthusiasm and passion plus the tools to see and respond to a “domino moment” no matter where they are or who they're with.
Those in the helping professions will especially resonate with the principles and challenges in this talk and realize they actually do matter perhaps in ways they never imagined.
Never Quit Climbing:
Overcoming Life’s Seemingly Insurmountable Mountains.
We all have personal mountains that suddenly appear before us. They include debt, broken relationships, loss, fear, illnesses, firings and a sense that life doesn’t mean much anymore.
This talk uses mountain climbing principles that also apply to conquering our life mountains. It includes numerous captivating stories and illustrations of how strategies of overcoming mountains of granite can be applied to the peaks that overwhelm us.
The audience will walk away with several of the most important and strategic concepts that will help them best be successful on their climbs.
This talk is valuable both for individuals, family groups and also for organizations facing huge corporate challenges. They will discover as they change and apply these guidelines together that their productivity, profitability and general attitudes will also be moved in a positive direction.
The Power of Engagement:
Why People Love Their Job and Get Up Every Morning.
Unhealthy team functioning doesn’t announce that it’s arrived. It usually occurs over time with little, hardly-noticed, no-big-deal (we think) influences that work their way into the system and relationships. Soon the organization has a culture of dysfunction that has found a fertile place to reside.
This talk is designed to be preventative but will no doubt be prescriptive. Either way, organizations, their leaders and team members can learn in this session how to utilize these principles effectively and help them become the norm rather than the exception. The application of these principles also typically increases a healthy, pleasant, engaging, desirable and effective work environment.
Gerry Schroeder
Director, Leader Trainer
Gary is an exceptional speaker with a talent for making his ideas memorable and easy to understand. He uses entertaining examples while his distinctive communication style has left a lasting impression on audiences around the world.
"Gary was a breath of fresh air in a moment that I was feeling burnt out with my job and the world. I was so moved by his presentation that I had tears in my eyes.."
-RN, Health nurse, Boone County, Indiana
Mike Kendall, Principal
Moves The Needle Managing Director,
The Customer Lab.
Gary’s a shining example of how to calm a storm and achieve great things. His affable and often humorous style draws listeners in while inspiring change. He is an expert public speaker evoking affection and introspection in his listeners.
"Gary nailed it with Never Quit Climbing!"
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S. Meranda
Henry Butch Nichols
Elder, Connection Pointe Christian Church
Gary has been and continues to be a valuable contributor to our men's gatherings. He consistently provides pragmatically, biblically based challenges that motivate and inspire as he shares wisdom gained through his life experiences.
