Author, Comedian and TED Talk veteran Marty Wilson will inspire PacPrint visitors on Day 3 of the show, to do business, and life, better.
Delivered in the easy-going and humorous style that has made him such a sought-after presenter, Marty Wilson’s address promises to let delegates in on the sometimes surprising secrets to success and happiness in business and in life. These secrets have been gathered from his own research and from more than 1000 interviews with extraordinary people which form the basis for his highly successful ‘What I wish I knew…’ book series outlining the advice people would give their 18-year-old self if they had the chance.
A self-professed procrastinator, Marty admits he never set out to create such a body of work – “I’d have found it difficult to get out of bed on Day One had I known what was ahead,” he admits – but such was the success of the first book, his publisher immediately requested another.
Today, nine years and 12 books later, he is still chatting to people from all walks of life – “And the great thing is that I’m still learning something new with each interview. Everyone’s life is different, so everyone has interesting and unique viewpoints and solutions to life,” he says.
Fear, and the ability to overcome it, is a key to success in business and life, and will be a focus of Marty’s PacPrint presentation.
“As a self-published author, I’ve come to understand some of the challenges being faced by the print sector,” he says, “but change and disruption are part of the human condition; in fact, the dictionary defines ‘life’ as a period of ‘constant change’ prior to death, so it’s not really optional for those of us still breathing!”
What is optional, he contends, is an attitude of fear and stress. “Most people find change and transition challenging. Many find it painful – but as Lao Tzu said ‘new beginnings are often disguised as painful endings’. Change can be viewed through optimistic, and even opportunistic eyes. Experience tells us that disruption and change often prove to be a gold mine for those who are able to embrace and adapt to it.”
The good news, he adds, is that this approach will not only greatly enhance your chance of success, but also increase your sense of satisfaction, self-worth and happiness.
“What we all want is to get to a good age and be able to sit on a park bench one day, ideally with someone we adore, and look back over life with a satisfied smile rather than a heart full of regrets. None of us has all the answers, but each of us has some of them, and what I have gathered over all these interviews is a remarkably consistent universal wisdom about what defines success and makes a good life.”
And the key factor? As an award-winning comedian, Marty must be delighted with the fact that the evidence indicates that it’s to ‘take the funny side of life seriously’.
“All my research points to humour as a vital part of any happy, fulfilled and successful life,” he says. “Most of us appreciate a laugh when humour naturally pops up in life, but there is a real skill to deliberately seeing the funny side of life. That’s the secret I most look forward to sharing with the PacPrint crowd.”
Marty Wilson will deliver the PacPrint Forum keynote address on Thursday 25 May from 11am – 12.30pm. The session is open to all and free of charge to all registered PacPrint visitors.
PacPrint 2017 will run from 23-26 May at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre.
