Jim Davidson will be on AnimalPlanet tonight!

Jim Davidson will be on AnimalPlanet tonight! "I Shouldn't Be Alive" at  9:00 pm EST.Set your DVR/TiVo! www.speakingofadventure.com

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I Shouldn’t Be Alive – A Tale Of Determination

Jim’s survival story is now a stunning episode of the popular television show “I Shouldn’t Be Alive. It portrays Jim Davidson and Mike Price on Mount Rainier when a snowbridge suddenly collapsed and dropped them into a hidden crevasse deep inside the glacier. Sadly, Mike did not survive the fall. Jim had to find a way up the dangerous ice wall… alone. It’s a tale of determination against all odds and a lesson in how to overcome adversity when it seems there’s no way out.

Called “Killer Crevasse”, the stunning episode premiered January 12, 2011 and it will air 6 more times between January 19th and January 27th on Animal Planet, as follows:

Date	Eastern Standard Time	Central Standard Time	Mountain Standard Time	Pacific Standard Time
Wednesday, Jan. 19	9:00 pm EST	8:00 pm CST	7:00 pm MST	9:00 pm PST
Wednesday, Jan. 19	11:00 pm EST	10:00 pm CST	9:00 pm MST	11:00 pm PST
Thursday, Jan. 20	4:00 am EST	3:00 am CST	2:00 am MST	4:00 am PST
Wednesday, Jan. 26	9:00 pm EST	8:00 pm CST	7:00 pm MST	9:00 pm PST
Wednesday, Jan. 26	11:00 pm EST	10:00 pm CST	9:00 pm MST	11:00 pm PST
Thursday, Jan. 27	4:00 am EST	3:00 am CST	2:00 am MST	4:00 am PST

Please check your local TV listings to confirm times and to find it on Animal Planet HD.

Note: Other episodes of the show also broadcast on the same evening, so make sure you watch the one called “Killer Crevasse”. After you see the show, please let me know what you think.

Animal Planet regularly re-runs the “I Shouldn’t Be Alive” episodes, so watch for Jim’s show to be broadcast again in your area.

Behind the Scenes

Jim Davidson being interviewed for the TV show “I Shouldn’t Be Alive”

In the summer of 2010, Jim got an unexpected phone call asking if his survival tale could be made into a one-hour episode of the extremely popular show “I Shouldn’t Be Alive”. A film crew came to Colorado and filmed an intense interview with Jim Davidson.

Then an extensive reenactment of the Mount Rainier climb and accident was filmed on a glacier in Chile. The show is filmed and produced by the renowned Darlow Smithson Productions, the same company that made the excellent climbing film “Touching the Void”. They produce compelling stories about human endurance and emotional journeys.

“I Shouldn’t Be Alive” broadcasts on Animal Planet in the USA, and it also airs in the United Kingdom and Australia.

Learning How To Overcome Adversity

Real-life stories of tragedy and triumph are fascinating. By understanding other people’s epic struggles, we are strengthened, we get inspired and we learn how to overcome adversity in our own lives. Hearing Jim’s incredible account makes the listener ponder: “Could I do that?”

So, please watch the show, and then ask yourself:

“What would I have done?”

 

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Keynotes & Workshops by Jim Davidson Inspire You to Overcome Adversity

Jim Davidson is a keynote speaker based out of Colorado who knows how to persevere when the going gets tough.

Every one of Jim’s presentations includes:

    * Compelling adventure stories
    * Practical lessons for life and business
    * Unique, vivid color photographs of remote alpine climbs
    * Thrilling HD videos that let you experience the mountain adventures

Jim has climbed high mountains around the world. He’s led expeditions and rescues in perilous conditions. And he’s rescued himself from deep within a deadly glacial crevasse. As a keynote motivational speaker, Jim distills the lessons he’s learned on the mountains and applies them to challenges in business and life.

Rally Your Resilience — Reaching Your Summits in Business and in Life!

(45-75 minute keynote)

Preview this keynote

Buried alive inside a glacier. Trapped alone 80 feet down inside a dark crevasse, with no rescuers coming. Jim Davidson barely survived after a snowbridge suddenly collapsed beneath his feet, dropping Jim and his partner deep inside a hidden glacial crevasse. Somehow, he had to climb up an overhanging ice wall of the crevasse before time ran out.

How does someone face tremendous challenge? How can you overcome adversity?

When you experience Jim’s compelling, inspirational presentation, you learn valuable lessons about:

• Persevering through overwhelming difficulties
• Rallying resilience to overcome adversity
• Confronting setbacks as you reach for your summits in business and life

From this epic experience, Jim shares an uplifting message that inspires organizations and audiences to be resilient and triumph over life’s crevasses. As Jim’s
signature keynote, this riveting story is now featured in a one-hour TV episode of I Shouldn’t Be Alive and in a new adventure memoir called The Ledge (2011).

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Resilient Leadership & Engaged Teamwork

(60-75 minute keynote, or 1-2 hour interactive workshop)

Preview this keynote

High-altitude expeditions and rescues face rapidly changing conditions, limited resources and uncertain team dynamics – just like today’s fast-paced business world. By examining some exhilarating mountain rescues that Jim and his teammates did in Colorado and Alaska, Jim facilitates a unique, interactive leadership presentation on:

• Developing resilient leadership skills
• Promoting engaged teamwork
• Adapting to change while reaching your goals

Jim shares stunning mountain photos and riveting stories to set the stage, then the participants work in groups to “be the rescue team”. They analyze the complex situation, identify key leadership and teamwork skills, and develop solutions to intricate resource problems. Jim facilitates energetic discussions and brief self-reflections that help attendees expand their capacities and apply the lessons to their careers and personal lives.

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Surviving Storms

(45-60 minute keynote or 1-2 hour interactive workshop)

Preview this keynote

In life, business and mountaineering, there are storms. Mountain storms bring sudden wind and white-out blizzards. Life’s storms can be struggling with economic issues or facing a personal crisis. After 29 years of climbing high peaks around the world, Jim knows what it takes to endure such storms and he shares stories and insights to show you how to:

• Adjust your plans, attitudes and actions
• Engage problems through drive, direction, and discipline
• Endure stormy times and resume ascending once good conditions return

It is certain that all storms end. Remembering this is crucial for surviving tough times, maintaining momentum, and thriving in spite of unexpected setbacks. In this thrilling presentation, Jim will share tips and techniques to help your team survive storms, and thrive afterwards.

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Expedition Execution – Reaching BIG Goals

(45-60 minute keynote, or 1-2 hour interactive workshop)

Struggling and succeeding on BIG expeditions requires focused goal setting, self-discipline and commitment. Jim has reached dozens of soaring summits, including the sixth highest in the world (26,906-foot tall Cho Oyu in Tibet). From his many expeditions, Jim distills mountain-tested techniques for reaching BIG goals in life and in business. His adventure stories, vivid photographs, and exhilarating videos bring to life his practical methods for how to:

• Create plans for reaching BIG goals
• Implement successful execution strategies
• Reach your BIG goal, no matter how high

Through hard-won wisdom gained during expeditions from Alaska to Nepal, you’ll discover how to reach your BIG goals.

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Resilience Retreats

(2-4 hour workshop up to a 1-2 day retreat)

Every organization needs leaders and team members who are engaged, resilient and committed. Our Resilience Retreat uses a well-crafted Adventure Experience model for corporate team building that develops the crucial characteristics of resilient leaders and followers.

In this workshop, motivational keynote speaker Jim Davidson blends academic insight and hands-on experiential learning. It is built on field-tested knowledge gained during leadership and teamwork challenges on high peaks from the Andes to the Himalayas. By blending the keynotes and workshops listed above with reinforcing activities, this corporate team building program includes:

• Foundations of resilient leadership
• Leadership styles, methods and techniques
• Teamwork dynamics & the resilient leader
• Developing and leading engaged teams
• Energizing and enlightening teamwork challenges & much more

By dissecting real-world leadership and teamwork challenges from Jim’s expeditions and rescues, your team discovers how to implement a challenging plan while being resilient leaders and engaged team members. Attendees stay invigorated through a rotating pattern of presentations, small group interactions, and large group discussions. By alternating these learning methods we connect with all types of adult learners (visual, auditory and kinesthetic) and create a fun atmosphere. Multiple adventure-themed team-building activities make this workshop an experiential learning experience with meaningful networking opportunities.

Drawing parallels between dangerous mountains and risky markets, Jim shows that corporations often face the same problems as mountaineers and need the same determination and resilience to persevere.

As a workshop leader since 1990 and a trained facilitator, Jim skillfully guides your group. Jim will work with you to create a program that addresses your company’s exact needs. To have your team be strengthened by Jim’s powerful corporate team building program, contact Jim today.