Chris Cederstrand

Topics

Motivation & Perseverance:
Given little to aspire to achieve after an accident causes the an above knee amputation, Chris will share how he had to carve his own path to to achieve childhood dreams of firefighting and playing hockey for Team Canada. This is a story full of hurdles, successes, failures, injury, and humor, and though it all Chris Cederstrand will inspire you to persevere through your most difficult life experiences in order to feel motivated to reach your own life goals.

Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone:
Chris shares how his own life changing experience forced him outside of his comfort zone and how he learned to navigate life, sport, and work in order to achieve success. Chris’s talk will emphasize the importance obtaining small steps of success and failures needed in order to achieve larger goals. Not only will Chis story inspire you to achieve the unachievable, it will provide you with the tools and motivation to be successful in the path you choose.

Mental Health:
After a sudden life changing accident, Chris was faced with depression, chronic pain, PTSD, issues with self image, confidence, and self-esteem. Given little hope to aspire to be successful, Chris talks about how he had to pull himself out from the darkest of days to choose a path of success and victory; “Be a victor, not a victim.” By sharing his successes, failures, and tools for success, Chris will show you even the impossible is achievable.

Work Place Safety (Ripple Effect)
Chris shares how decisions in the workforce can create a ripple effect through the employees as well as the company itself and how one decision changed the course of his life. Speaking about work place safety, Chris talks about his accident, the preventable events leading up to it, how a few extra seconds can make all the difference in the type of ripple effect you create.