Keynote Overview
Finding Your Compass
Building Purpose and Resilience as a College Student
Keynote Overview
Finding Your Compass
Building Purpose and Resilience as a College Student
The Big Idea
Today’s college students face a unique blend of challenges as they prepare for life beyond school. In a world full of choices, distractions, and high expectations, finding a personal sense of purpose can feel daunting. This keynote empowers students to navigate life’s uncertainties with resilience and intuition, showing them how to trust in the process of search and discovery. By following the breadcrumbs of intuition, students can learn to turn setbacks into stepping stones, building a future guided by their values, passions, and inner direction.
Keynote Description
Navigating college life amidst academic pressures, social media noise, and an uncertain future can feel overwhelming. 58% of young adults report feeling a lack of meaning in their lives (Harvard Study). This keynote offers an inspiring and practical framework to help students embark on a journey of search and discovery, following the breadcrumbs of intuition to uncover their unique purpose.
Katie Hilborn's life is a testament to resilience and transformation. From being abandoned at birth to leading high-stakes humanitarian missions and witnessing her birth mother battle a debilitating disease, Katie turned adversity into a legacy of impact. Through compelling stories—from delivering disaster relief in earthquake-stricken Nepal to walking pumas in the Bolivian jungles—she illustrates how purpose often emerges through a process of exploration and trusting one's inner guidance.
This keynote equips students with real-world strategies to embrace resilience, follow their intuition, and connect deeply with their values and passions. They'll learn how to recognize and follow the breadcrumbs that lead to their own purpose. Students will leave with renewed clarity, practical tools, and the inspiration to build a life that is both meaningful and true to themselves.
The Big Idea
Today’s college students face a unique blend of challenges as they prepare for life beyond school. In a world full of choices, distractions, and high expectations, finding a personal sense of purpose can feel daunting. This keynote empowers students to navigate life’s uncertainties with resilience and intuition, showing them how to trust in the process of search and discovery. By following the breadcrumbs of intuition, students can learn to turn setbacks into stepping stones, building a future guided by their values, passions, and inner direction.
Keynote Description
Navigating college life amidst academic pressures, social media noise, and an uncertain future can feel overwhelming. 58% of young adults report feeling a lack of meaning in their lives (Harvard Study). This keynote offers an inspiring and practical framework to help students embark on a journey of search and discovery, following the breadcrumbs of intuition to uncover their unique purpose.
Katie Hilborn's life is a testament to resilience and transformation. From being abandoned at birth to leading high-stakes humanitarian missions and witnessing her birth mother battle a debilitating disease, Katie turned adversity into a legacy of impact. Through compelling stories—from delivering disaster relief in earthquake-stricken Nepal to walking pumas in the Bolivian jungles—she illustrates how purpose often emerges through a process of exploration and trusting one's inner guidance.
This keynote equips students with real-world strategies to embrace resilience, follow their intuition, and connect deeply with their values and passions. They'll learn how to recognize and follow the breadcrumbs that lead to their own purpose. Students will leave with renewed clarity, practical tools, and the inspiration to build a life that is both meaningful and true to themselves.
audience
This Keynote Serves College Students Who Are:
- Questioning Their Path: Students wondering how to make choices that feel meaningful and aligned with who they are.
- Overwhelmed by Expectations: Students balancing school, work, and social pressures, often feeling disconnected from their own goals.
- Facing Challenges: Students who need tools to navigate setbacks and self-doubt with resilience and self-confidence.
outcomes
The Audience Will Leave With:
- A Clear Sense of Direction: Insights and methods for uncovering their unique purpose and aligning their choices with their true values.
- Resilience Strategies: Practical tools for turning obstacles into growth opportunities, helping students approach setbacks with confidence.
A Toolkit for Purpose-Driven Decision-Making: Steps for making decisions that reflect their unique goals, helping students feel empowered in their journey ahead.
Suggested Event Formats
For Colleges and Universities.
- University & College Conferences
- Commencement Ceremonies
- Orientation Weeks
- Guest Lectures and Speaker Series
- Workshops and Seminars
audience
This Keynote Serves College Students Who Are:
- Questioning Their Path: Students wondering how to make choices that feel meaningful and aligned with who they are.
- Overwhelmed by Expectations: Students balancing school, work, and social pressures, often feeling disconnected from their own goals.
- Facing Challenges: Students who need tools to navigate setbacks and self-doubt with resilience and self-confidence.
outcomes
The Audience Will Leave With:
- A Clear Sense of Direction: Insights and methods for uncovering their unique purpose and aligning their choices with their true values.
- Resilience Strategies: Practical tools for turning obstacles into growth opportunities, helping students approach setbacks with confidence.
A Toolkit for Purpose-Driven Decision-Making: Steps for making decisions that reflect their unique goals, helping students feel empowered in their journey ahead.
Suggested Event Formats
For Colleges and Universities.
- University & College Conferences
- Commencement Ceremonies
- Orientation Weeks
- Guest Lectures and Speaker Series
- Workshops and Seminars