Cathy Newton
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Purposeful Risk Taking for Personal Growth Expert
Cathy Newton Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Purposeful Risk Taking for Performance Improvement, Leadership, Teambuilding, Well-being, and Stress/Change/Emotional Fitness
- Career Focus
- Professional Speaker, Workshop Facilitator, Author, Business Owner
- Affiliation
- Member National Speaker Assn, NSA-Heartland Chapter
In 1992, Cathy took one of the most pivotal risks in her life by launching PRT Consulting, Inc., a speaking and consulting business specializing in purposeful risk taking. She has helped thousands of people---from law firm managers to school administrators to health professionals---lea how to take purposeful risks for performance improvement. Through her dynamic, interactive and insightful programs, Cathy inspires audiences to stretch themselves farther---handling performance challenges, personal wellness, teambuilding or organizational change with confidence. Cathy Newton is the author of three books: Living in Full Swing (Advantage, Charleston, SC, 2007), RISK IT! (Incentive Publications, Inc., Nashville TN, 1996), and It Takes Character (Incentive Publications, Inc., 2003). Her honors include being selected by former students for inclusion in “Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers”, recipient of the Soroptomist “Woman of Distinction” Award, the “Service to Education” Award from the Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals and the “Pioneer Award” from the University of St. Mary. View video clips of Cathy Newton in action at: www.cathynewton.com
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Start Summer in Full Swing: How to Take Charge of Your Resources With Purposeful Risk Taking
Did you grow up hearing…it's better to be safe than sorry... if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen... don't rock the boat....? Has putting stake in those adages left you feeling frustrated, lost, or hungry for more out of life? Has it sabotaged your success? If so, then ...
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Keep Your Cool: How to Take Charge of Your Emotional Fitness With Purposeful Risk Taking
Have you ever been so embarrassed by your own inappropriate actions or words that you wanted to crawl in a hole and hide? Have you ever been forced to change or adapt, didn’t want to, felt totally frustrated by it, and seriously considered quitting? Have you ever been so angry at ...
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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Cathy Newton
"Maybe you've felt like you've been pushed off the swing of life....or maybe you just sense that you were meant to swing higher. Either way, Living in Full Swing will give you the "lift" you need to feel the fresh breeze of joyful, purposeful living blowing once again in your face. Feel the thrill of soaring higher. Instead of avoiding risk, learn how to embrace it without fear and as a result achieve more than you ever thought possible." -Cathy Newton, Living in Full Swing (Advantage Media 2007)
"Great achievement involves great risk." -Dalai Lama
"If you want to do this thing, you have to astound yourself with personal courage everyday." -Sir Laurence Olivier
"You're going to make mistakes in life. It's what you do after the mistakes that counts." Brandi Chastain, Olympic soccer champion
"If your life is ever going to get better, you'll have to take risks. There is simply no way you can grow without taking chances." -David Viscott
"There's the risk you can't afford to take, then there's the risk you can't afford NOT to take." -Peter Drucker
How to get started
Speaking topics/information/contact Cathy: www.cathynewton.com
To order Living in Full Swing book: www.advantagebookstore.com
To order books RISK IT! or It Takes Character: www.Incentivepublications.com