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Chris Moon
This man is a fearless and daring human being. Born in Wiltshire in May 1962. He studied Agriculture at Seale Hayne College Newton Abbot (now Plymouth University faculty of Agriculture and Food Technology). He worked as a volunteer at a centre for the homeless and then joined the army. On leaving the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst he was commissioned into the Royal Military Police and also served with several infantry units. Chris Moons remarkable life story is one of consistently overcoming incredible odds. Working for a charity clearing land mines in Cambodia he is one of the few westerners ever to survive being captured by the notorious Khmer Rouge, not only negotiating himself out of his own execution but also that of his two colleagues. Clearing mines in Mozambique in 1995 he was blown up whilst walking through a 'cleared' area and lost both his lower right leg and right arm. Not only did he survive this ordeal, but through sheer determination and a will to succeed, he less than one year after this appalling accident he competed in a London Marathon. A host of success followed, when in April 1997 he was the first leg amputee to complete the 250km Great Sahara Run described as the toughest footrace on earth. Competitors run for six days in the heat and sand of the Sahara. They carry their own food, equipment and sleeping bag and have to be self sufficient for the week. He ran to raise £100,000 for an International Committee of the Red Cross centre providing false limbs in Vietnam, to push the bounds of prosthetics further and to challenge the concept of limitation. In July 1997 he ran 200 km in four days with the Australian Army to assist mine victims. He usually runs to raise funds for charities assisting the disabled and carried the Olympic torch into the stadium in the Nagano Winter Olympics in Japan in February 1998. He ran from Hakone to Tokyo to raise funds for a Japanese charity. Chris makes frequent appearances in the numerous television, newspaper and radio shows. He works to put together presentations for businesses on subjects such as motivation, change management, leadership and teamwork. The experience, enthusiasm and profound nature of his presentations is as relevant to board members as well as sales staff and management teams. His talk on how to survive when the going gets tough and how to turn one weakness into an opportunity has been highly acclaimed. Client Comments “Your presentation hit all the high notes, the tone and style were just right. It provided a thoughtful insight into the personal issues surrounding change and perception barriers.” — UNUM “Extremely thought and ACTION provoking. None of us will forget it and your influence will have a profound affect on a large number of those who were there for a long time to come.” — Tequila Marketing “Not only was your presentation motivational and thought provoking you gave my team just the lift they needed at this time of year.” — BT |
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