
Inspiring Presentations
by AL FOXX
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Business-Government | Disability | Auto
Dealerships |
| Education | Christian | Comedy
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For
Business and Government Audiences
A Crash Course in Life and Change
Everyone’s life is
filled with change and challenge. But few of us have had to face a challenge
as severe as Al Foxx when a motorcycle crash changed him from an active
young man to a brain-damaged, paralyzed adult. Al shares his amazing story
of recovery and his “A-B-Cs” for winning: Accepting and Adjusting to
Reality, Believing in Ourselves, and Caring about Others. Al’s message,
filled with humor and hope, encourages us to be winners no matter what
challenges we face.
See Business and
Government Section of Website
Delighting in Differences
Dealing with people who are
different is a universal problem. Using his own experience of being
different, as well as the philosophy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Al Foxx
shows how to view every person as extraordinary, so that we can erase the
attitudes that divide us. A special version of this inspirational talk is
available during
Black History Month, or for anyone focusing on racial
differences, people with disabilities, and during talks promoting equality
between men and women.
See Disability Section of Website
Disabling Disability Myths
Anyone who encounters
people with disabilities will benefit from this presentation. Al Foxx has
spent 24 years living with a half-paralyzed body and brain injuries suffered
in a motorcycle crash at age 18. Al’s insights and practical, down-to-earth
suggestions can help employers, co- workers, and everyone understand the
myths about disabilities and how to communicate in a satisfying way with
people with disabilities. Attendees who
have been around people with disabilities their whole lives say Al gave them
new insights while making them laugh.
See
Disability Section of Website
For
auto dealerships
High-Octane Selling
Meeting car sales
quotas can be hard work. Al Foxx brings his ideas about success and applies
them to fire up sales teams to meet the challenges they face. This is not a
traditional pump-yourself-up sales talk, but an honest exploration (filled
with humor) of the attitudes and practices that encourages salespersons to
see new possibilities and have the confidence and persistence to build
customer relationships that lead to increased sales and referrals.
See Automobile Dealership Section
of Website
For students—K
through college
Always Be Care-Full
For younger ages, K-4
Al’s experiences in rehab and with family and friends have shaped his ABC’s
into an Always Be Careful message that includes, but is not limited to:
Taking safety precautions. Being careful when interacting with
strangers. Being care full (full of Care) when interacting with family and
friends. Remembering that you are special. You are unique. No one can take
your place, so Always Be Careful.
Winners Don’t Quit
Regardless of what age
they are or what they are doing, the more confident people are the better
they do. Al Foxx tells how a paralyzing motorcycle crash stole his
self-confidence and how he learned to restore confidence by filling your own
and others’ “self-esteem buckets.” Al
shares the power of goals and how he relearned to talk, walk, and drive.
“Life,” he says, “is like a book.” His message is: Your life is a book.
You are the author. Write a happy ending. With clean humor and stories,
Al shows students how to win at life.
By
following the sometimes vivid and sometimes hilarious description of Al’s
motorcycle accident and his continuing rehabilitation, students of every age
learn:
How you feel about yourself is more
powerful than having strong muscles.
How to make positive additions to the
self-esteem bucket.
How to be happy with yourself and
others.
How to make and keep friends.
How to see problems as challenges not
calamities.
How to make choices that lead to
rewards instead of consequences.
The value of a good laugh and a sense
of humor.
Being a Happy, Confident Teen Can Be Tough
Al’s
Winners Don’t Quit
talk is a self esteem building talk that helps teens ACCEPT themselves,
BELIEVE in their dreams, and CARE about others.
Black History Month/Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Al
speaks on various issues such
as the
goal of respecting each other as people, not as blacks or whites, not
as disabled or athletic, not as men or women, but as people who
deserve respect.
See
School and
College Section of Website
For Christian
audiences
Al Foxx's Testimony
This presentation can be adapted for any age group.
Al shares how his
rehabilitation journey required him to ACCEPT God’s plan for
his life and ADJUST to his new reality. In order to keep his
spirits up during the grueling years of relearning to walk, talk, drive, and
maintain relationships, Al learned to BEWARE
of the evil one and BELIEVE God
would meet all his needs. ACCEPTING and BELIEVING strengthens Al’s
relationship with Jesus Christ and enables him to CRUCIFY his
selfish desires and CHOOSE Jesus as his Lord.
Always Be Care-Full For younger
ages, K-4
Al’s experiences in
rehab and with his Lord have shaped his ABC’s into an Always Be Careful
message that includes, but is not limited to:
Taking safety precautions.
Being careful when interacting with strangers.
Being care full (full of Care) when interacting with
family and friends.
Remembering that
God made you special. You are unique. No one can take your place
Appreciate-Believe-Care
For youth, 5th-12th grade
Al’s experiences in rehab and
with his Lord have shaped his ABCs into a message where:
A is for Appreciate the gift you’ve been given.
Describes how appreciating
the things he could do helped
him to do things he couldn’t do.
B is for Believe you’ll get out what you put in.
Describes how believing he
would
get out what he put in motivated
him to put more in.
C is for Care about yourself and others—specific
examples are explored.
“How many of you believe
your body is God’s temple? If your body is God’s temple, so is everyone
else’s, right? What are some ways you can honor God’s temple?” (Explore
their answers and how Jesus’ treated people.)
Confident Christians
For college age and older
Al’s experiences with his Lord have shaped his ABCs into a
message of hope outlined by these ABCs:
Accept God’s Plan for your life.
Believe he’ll meet all your needs.
Crucify your selfish desires. “Sounds like Christianity is
another word for transformation. It is, but don’t hear me wrong. God
loves us just the way we are, but he loves us too much to leave us the
way we are. In other words, a real relationship with God transforms us
into what He wants us to be.
A Crash Course in Faith All ages
Since everyone has had their own version of a
motorcycle crash, Al's simple 3 step process of developing a
relationship with God is widely appreciated. Al calls his three steps
the "ABC of Christianity:
Accept God's plan for your life.
Believe He'll meet all your needs.
Choose Jesus as the Lord of your life.