Cathy Newton is the Risk Enhancer. She is a professional speaker, workshop facilitator, and author who inspires people to take the right risks for the right reasons and helps organizations build a risk taking culture. Cathy gets people in the full swing of purposeful risk taking, helping them take on challenge, improve performance, and regain energy. Cathy’s enthusiasm and love of adventure led her to showcase her award-winning writing talents at age 13 and to perform for NFL football crowds as a Kansas City Chiefs cheerleader during her college years. Venturing outside her own comfort zone, trying new activities and learning new things came naturally for Cathy. She has traveled to 18 countries, skied the German Alps, mushed a dog sled in Alaska, and (scuba) dove the Great Wall, Grand Cayman Islands. Cathy devoted 22 years to the "risky business" of education. In her various roles as a teacher, coach, and School District Wellness and Student/Employee Assistance Coordinator, she studied the concept of risk in detail.
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---learn 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
"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
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