Debra Searle MBE

Debra Searle is a speaker who is regularly listed in Global Gurus world renowned list of the TOP30 Motivational speakers.

Debra Searle was heralded Britain’s latest sporting heroine. (The Times) when the media worldwide went crazy for the story of the 5ft 5 young lady who carried on rowing alone. This was despite  her husband, a 6 ft 5 international oarsman, leaving the boat after developing an uncontrollable fear of the ocean. Debra, who was loving life at sea in a 23 foot plywood boat, saw no reason to stop. She rowed on to become unofficially the fourth women in the world to have rowed an ocean solo.

The 3000 mile journey that was initially supposed to take 6 weeks took Debra a staggering 3 months.

This saw her battling with 30 foot waves, force 8 squalls and sharks. She also had to dodge tankers that came too close for comfort on more than a few occasions. Worse than all of this, however, was dealing with the loneliness and solitude. She had to keep focus on one motto, to keep going. Choose your attitude and she certainly did.

Debra’s overwhelming positivity and ‘go for it’ attitude are contagious, while her modesty is endearing. She regularly delivers both motivational presentations and after dinner speeches using her story to powerfully but subtly draw out key business and personal lessons.

Companies have benefited from Debra’s delivery of themes such as ‘mind tricks for success’, ‘goal setting and rewards’.  Other themes are ‘using visualisation to succeed’, ‘change management’, ‘enhanced colleague relationships’. She talks on ‘how to re-write your own history’. Also, how to ‘choose your attitude’ no matter how impossible the end goal may seem. Debra powerfully illustrates with slides and stunning video footage and leaves her audience in no doubt of their own ability to achieve the extraordinary.

Furthermore, Debra sets herself apart from other speakers by her level of commitment to each project. Taking the time to ensure she fully understands the audience, conference themes and gathering company and industry specific information allows her to tailor her presentation to your exact requirements. This same level of commitment is carried through to the event where she makes every effort to speak to delegates on a one-to-one basis.

Whilst at sea Debra discovered a passion for writing. She wrote over 60,000 words about her experiences which she completed on her return to dry land. ‘Rowing it Alone‘.

Debra has subsequently published her second book ‘The Journey‘ and has contributed to two further books. She has also written a number of features for the Daily Express and The Daily Telegraph. Debra Searle is a speaker on inspiration and motivation.

Below are Debra Searle’s inspirational and motivational speech Topics which also cover Diversity, Inclusion, Equality and Women in Leadership.

• Choose Your Attitude – It’s not magic, it’s mindset

• Practical tools for building resilience

• Mindset strategies for not just coping but excelling during periods of change

• Personal motivation ideas for when the journey only seems to be getting harder

• Teamwork – even when miles apart

• Achieving seemingly impossible goals

• How to guard your mental and physical wellbeing when the pressure is on

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