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Chris Widener, New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Amazon.com Best-Selling author is a seasoned businessman, author and speaker. He has for nearly twenty years been involved in leadership in the business community, the non-profit world, and as a speaker and author. He has learned what he shares through his own experience and his interaction with and observation of the most successful people in the world.

Chris Widener recently co-authored a book with Jim Rohn titled, Twelve Pillars. He is also the co-author of the 52 Week Jim Rohn One-Year Success Plan, which has maintained a 99% retention rate over the past 3 years. He was the host emcee and guest speaker for the 2004 Jim Rohn Weekend Leadership Event held in Anaheim, CA where he received rave reviews not only from Jim Rohn, Denis Waitley and Brian Tracy, but also all the attendees! Chris has also written over 450 articles, 9 books (including his New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Amazon.com best-seller The Angel Inside: Michelangelo's Secrets For Following Your Passion and Finding the Work You Love and has produced close to 30 audio programs on leadership and motivation. His articles appear monthly in close to 100 publications.

Chris brings his experience - he has been speaking professionally since 1988 and shared the stage with US Presidential candidates, nationally known television news anchors, best-selling authors and professional athletes, and he has spoken to some of America's finest organizations such as General Electric, Cisco Systems and the Harvard School of Business - to each event, crafting a unique, compelling presentation every time! Chris' motto is, "Turn your potential into performance, succeed in every area of life, and achieve your dreams." He very definitely gives you the tools you need to do that and delivers results-oriented programs designed specifically to help you achieve your goals.

Winning With Influence: The Real Way to Influence Others (Chris Widener's Signature Keynote)
Chris will give you the insight you need on how to help influence others, whether it is in leadership, sales or any other area of life.

* Understand the difference between "hunting" and "fishing"
* Get the easy to understand Keys of Magnetic Influence
* Learn how to use "soft power" rather than "hard power" by using the Attraction Factor of Personal Transformation rather than

Persuasion Techniques
* Discover the two primary factors others use to determine whether they will follow you or not.

Your audience will walk away with an understanding of how to immediately apply The Real Way to Influence Others and begin changing people's thoughts, beliefs and actions - today! This highly interactive and extremely practical Keynote has been given to people at such notable organizations as Harvard Business School, General Electric and Cisco Systems. Winning With Influence works at any level of any organization! Watch your leadership, sales and influence grow!

Dare to Dream!
Do you have a dream inside that you want to let out and live? Then let Chris help you! Dare to Dream will help your group see the possibilities that lie within them. They will experience the understanding that they can change themselves, their communities, and their world.

* Three keys to living out your dream • How to deal with people who say it is "impossible"
* The four reasons most people don't ever achieve their dreams • The five step plan for making your dream a reality

Secrets of Successful Teams
Do you wish you could get your team on the right track and working as a successful unit? Secrets of Successful Teams will put you on the fast track! Find out how to turn your team into a winner with:

* The seven secrets every successful team functions with
* The best way to motivate "players" at every level
* The top three ways to foster communication and teamwork

Essentials of Time and Personal Management
Find yourself or your organization out of time and not getting the job done like you should? Chris Widener's Essentials of Time and Personal Management will help you do the following:

* Understand the 6 most important foundational reasons for
* How to establish and keep priorities managing your time
* Learn the secret to self-management

Bringing Balance to a Chaotic Life
Feel like life is out of control? Wish you could balance work and family, health and fun? You need to bring your life into balance. Bringing Balance to a Chaotic Life gives you… Two evaluation processes and Practical steps and ideas you can apply today to take control and get your life in balance. Learn how to:

* Redefine success
* Set goals for every area of your life
* Establish priorities
* Say the most powerful word in the human language

You will understand the three parts that make up a human and how they are fully integrated with one another - so you can bring them into balance! You will also see the six foundational reasons for you to get your life in balance.

Extraordinary Leaders

* Becoming a leader people can count on
* Learn the real definition of leadership that will unleash your
* Practical leadership skills and character traits that will take potential you, and your organization, to the next level
* Key "Leadership Mistakes" people make that you must avoid
* Leading courageously in tough and challenging circumstances
* The truth about leadership myths that most people believe

We look forward to hearing from you about booking Chris Widener.