Confidence Under Pressure   
    How to Function Under Fire

The ability to focus under pressure defines greatness. Learn how champions condition their minds to be at your best when it counts.

Olympic contender, Golden Gloves champion boxer, and Fortune 100 business expert Don Akers reveals how to overcome fear and create opportunity regardless of market trends.

Be on time!  This one's fast, funny and high energy!  If you're thinking "What could I possibly learn from an ex-boxer?" Don will blow you away.

Don's insights are real, practical and immediately useful.  He weaves entertaining, funny boxing stories with profound ideas to build your business and live more fully. 

This program is more than unique, it's completely different.  Despite the boxing theme it appeals to ladies as much as men.  Audiences leave feeling better about themselves, their struggles and the people they work with. 

Easily customized for sales, leadership or customer service, this program is perfect for a group facing change, challenges or set-backs to overcome.

"This is the best program I have seen in 30 years!.  I've attended a lot of conferences  and this program really hit a nerve.  I'm not interested in boxing, but the way Don relates his stories to life is so entertaining - he has the gift for holding people's attention, being serious and funny at the same time.  The program was incredible, touching! "

Joyce McGarrigle, Corporate Sales Manager - Abby Office Centers

This year reward your people with an experience they'll never forget. 
Bring Don Akers, an awesome speaker and powerhouse of a motivator, to inspire them with the secrets of Confidence Under Pressure.
 

"Excellent presentation!  Don had me so pumped up after our morning session that I didn't even have to drink coffee!  I got more business done in the next three days than in the whole month before.  Don is on target, very funny, and brings real world experience in a way that make you think about how you can overcome obstacles and achieve your goals."
Bob Hancock, Vice President - Omni Bank

         "This speech is a perfect choice for your kick-off opening or a send-'em-home-sky-high closing!"

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"Don Akers gave us a stellar breakfast program that really got our members pumped up.  His program is inspiring with just the right amount of good clean humor.  We got lots of really positive comments.  Don is easy to work with, low maintenance and funny.  Don did the research to make the program really fit the group and people really liked it - it got everyone moving!  I was a hero for finding Don Akers."

Ted Sullivan,  Meeting Planner - AWRF

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How Don's program affects audience members

People leave refreshed, full of energy and ready to take action. 

Don's presentations are inspiring! An international speaker since 1985, his high-energy programs are heart felt and audiences describe him as  "real", "moving" and "very entertaining".

The program is quick paced and compelling - People love the experience and at the end they feel better, more motivated and  in control.   

"I have seen and heard a lot of speakers and the experience with Don Akers is different.  With some it just bunch of rah rah - Don gives you something that you can take with you.  The message is relevant, and soul searching, easy to identify with, and very motivating!"

Robert B. Dwyer, Private Banker - Wells Fargo Bank

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Principles found in
"Confidence Under Pressure"

Start where you are
Start from where you are and take one step and then another. The only way to change is to do something.  Most resolutions and plans for improvement get derailed because they are too complicated. If the plan is complicated we'll always find a reason (excuse) to put it off.  When we make the first step simple it's easy to get going.  We never succeed if we don't get started. 

Action eliminates fear
When our bodies are busy we can't be afraid, it's physiologically impossible. When we know what we want and get busy moving toward it, fear goes out the window.  Develop fundamentals, skills, understanding and you'll always have more choices that if you don't.  Always remember that fear is temporary and, "A dog in the hunt don't know he's got fleas."

Purpose overcomes pain
Each of us comes onto this planet with something that we are meant to do to give our lives meaning.  Finding this purpose and living for it is the secret to finding your unstoppable motivation.  When your purpose is big enough, persistence is easy.

Commitment creates opportunity
Nothing in the world makes it easier to find opportunity than commitment. When we decide that no matter what, we are going to stay, we find opportunities that we didn't now existed.  People see our commitment, or lack of it, and we never know.  Success comes to those who are absolutely committed to finding it.

One step…. then another
The only thing we can control in life is ourselves. What we think and do is the key to all our success in life.  Stop worrying about what might happen, or what the competition, the market or the other guys might think or do - you can't control that. The only thing we can control is ourselves. Take responsibility for yourself, your actions and choices - one step at a time.

 Look in the mirror
Find someone you can trust in the mirror.  Trust your intuition supported by your beliefs.  Every success that you have, every opportunity that you receive will be the result of a choice made by the person you see in the mirror.

Wake up!
Take control of your life using these proven principles.

Keynote speech (45 - 90 min) call for fee schedule

“Motivation is over rated, it’s subjective and based on current events – Inspiration comes from inside and lasts a lifetime!"
- Don Akers

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• Don's introduction
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• Biography
• Listen to a segment of Don's keynote now
• Listen to an interview of Don on CNN650
• Testimonials
• Client List