“I’m so scared of dying without ever being really seen.” _ David Foster Wallace When I stumbled across this quote a few years back, it hit me. Hard. To be seen? What a powerful yet at times elusive feeling. The internal engine of my mind started to rumble. I began to muse how many of us could relate to living our lives without this magical, yet crucial emotional delicacy. We seek it. We yearn for it. We often don’t find it. Yet the true magic of Humanity lies in our capacity to connect. To inspire. To belong. There are days when I am sure you do feel seen. There are days when I am sure you feel unseen. It is during the days that we feel seen that our spirit soars. Our life force expands. Our authentic power blossoms. See and be seen, that’s the goal of this speech…
Some of us enjoy our comfort zones. Some enjoy the safety and monotony of life. Some don't. I am definitely one of the latter. As a child I felt trapped. I felt my adventurous spirit extinguished by a conservative upbringing. Don't go too fast. Don't go too slow. Don't do that. Hell no! Go fast. Do whatever your spirit guides you to do. I have been fortunate to embark on many adventures. Here are a few: Drive from London to Mongolia. Follow my dreams and walk across Europe. Drive a vintage London taxi across America giving free cab rides to all. Anything is possible. Adventure is just around the corner. Live. Now.
I wasn't a talented student and left school with a lack of confidence. Travel changed all that. Everything I didn't learn in school, I learned on the road. I traveled to over 70 countries and experienced the harshness and the beauty of this planet we call home. Traveling across Peru and skipping death by feet as a landslide tore the train tracks off the mountainside taught me to live in the moment. When my 1960's Cadillac caught fire in the night in the kidnap capital of of India, Bihar Province, I was taught conflict resolution. Standing in line for hours at the Haiti/Dominican Republic border taught me patience and gratitude. Travel has taught me about life. Travel has molded me into the man I am today. Travel, my friends, will inspire you to live your greatest possible life.
This is the story of how I quit my high paying job and traveled the world relying on the kindness of strangers. I worked as the broker in the city of London. I felt uninspired, depressed and devoid of purpose. After stumbling across the film The Motorcycle Diaries, I had an epiphany. Living my life in a box was not going to cut it anymore. I yearned for change. I yearned for connection. I yearned for a real chance at life. I dropped everything and embarked on a life-changing journey across the world meeting amazing people that connected me to my heart.
Leon Logothetis is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as I See You: The Power of Human Connection, Go On an Adventure! It's Time to Live Outside the Box, Travel as the School of Life and Amazing Adventures of a Nobody. The estimated speaking fee range to book Leon Logothetis for your event is $30,000 - $50,000. Leon Logothetis generally travels from Los Angeles, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Aldo Kane, Anthony Trucks, Jonathan Van Ness, Mayim Bialik and Busy Philipps. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Leon Logothetis for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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