In his spellbinding lectures, Simon chronicles his much publicized expedition -- a treacherous exploration with his wife Diana, high above the Arctic Circle to face this last frontier on its own terms. For Alvah Simon, the Arctic expedition was the fulfillment of a lifetime dream. Despite meticulous preparation and a 13-year circumnavigation building the necessary skills and outlook, he could never have been prepared for what lay ahead.
Unexpected events would leave Alvah Simon to face the Arctic alone, his boat trapped in the crushing polar ice and with a kitten as his only companion. His world was reduced to the icy hull of his sailboat and soon circumscribed by minus 65-degree temperatures, killing blizzards and marauding polar bears. Simon withstood more than five months of isolation, temporary blindness, and the space-like blackness of the polar winter fighting a solitary battle for life and sanity.
With his masterful storytelling accompanied by spectacular slides, Alvah Simon vividly communicates why and how people do extraordinary things. His remarkable story is a real-life allegory about the many facets of achievement - vision, fortitude, adaptability, and resourcefulness. He not only inspires others to test the borders of their potential, he prompts them to think anew about life. |
|
Today, business and life challenge us to go places we've never gone before. Alvah Simon proves we are up to the test.
Simon's riveting saga was chronicled in the book, North to the Night: A Year in the Arctic Ice, and on CNNfn's "Business Unusual," a broadcast devoted to the art and discipline of business creativity, inspiration, and leadership.
[Davidson Distinguished Lecture Series]
|
