Dan Clark

Dan Clark is a Hall of Fame speaker, New York Times bestselling author, and former NFL player who has spoken to over three million people in more than 4,000 audiences across all 50 states and 70 countries. He was named one of the Top Ten Speakers in the World by Achievers North America and Achievers Europe.

A Career Built on Peak Performance

Clark is the CEO of a multimillion-dollar corporation and the author of over 30 books. He is the primary contributing author to the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, which has sold over 500 million copies worldwide. His career spans professional football, entrepreneurship, songwriting, and three decades as one of the most in-demand speakers on the planet. His combination of athletic achievement, business success, and storytelling ability makes him a unique presence on any stage.

Inspiring Millions to Reach Their Potential

Clark has earned every major award in the professional speaking industry, and his client list includes Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, professional sports teams, and organizations on every continent. His keynotes deliver high-impact presentations on leadership and peak performance, sales excellence and team building, overcoming adversity and achieving the extraordinary, and the mindset and habits that separate champions from everyone else.

Change – “The Hard Is What Makes It Great”

If change was easy, everybody would do it. Change is painful, but pain is a signal to grow not to suffer. Once we learn the lesson the pain is teaching us, the pain goes away. Change from the outside-in is reactive which creates pressure. Change from the inside-out is proactive which creates power. Finding the opportunity in change reveals there is never a financial crisis, only an idea crisis. When we get our idea and attitude right, our abilities will catch up. Creating change is important. For we will not have regrets for things we did, we will only have regrets for things we did not do.

Increasing Productivity – “Taking It To The Next Level”

We’re told to think outside the lines, think outside the box. What if the answers are still in the box? Most come to conventions in search of new answers when what we need are the right answers. None of us can exceed our potential, we just misjudge it. We can only exceed expectations. When we believe if best is possible, good is not good enough and realize it’s what we do when leadership is not around that makes us champions, we reach our full potential and “Take It To The Next Level” – not because it is expected by others, but because it is demanded by ourselves!

Managing Relationships – “Million Dollar Habits”

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The only place from which a person can grow is where he or she is. We must go where they are physically an emotionally. Only there can we invite them to grow. Herein lies the secret to World Class Leadership, Management, Sales and Customer Service. If price is the issue, it means the presentation was weak and the relationship needs nurturing. Sales is everybody’s business: Customer Service is not a department, it’s an attitudinal habit. We must focus on purposes instead of just setting goals.

Team Building – “Just Win Baby”

Teams lose, winning teams don’t. Whoever said “It’s not about whether you win or lose that counts. . .” probably lost. Companies go bankrupt every day and they are a team. They coach results instead of behavior. They compete against their “Plan” instead of against their competition. No one on the team can confuse Activity with Accomplishment. Winning has two “I’s” in it: Independent Individual Preparation and Interdependent Collaboration. The teams that win have the most “I-players” on them.