In her powerful TEDx Talk, "How Loss Taught Me to BOUNCE FORWARD," Joni Peddie shares her transformative journey through unexpected tragedy. When her husband and business partner died suddenly, leaving behind their young daughters aged 7 and 9, Joni faced the daunting task of rebuilding their lives. Rejecting the well-intentioned but misguided advice to "bounce back," she instead embraced the concept of #BounceForward, both at home and in her professional life as a Keynote Speaker and Team Performance Facilitator. Joni's talk explores how she navigated the harsh reality of a broken family picture, using #BounceForward to guide her children, herself, and her clients in discovering new ways to grow, adapt, and thrive in the face of loss, unexpected change, and also to ‘chase opportunities’. Her inspiring message offers a fresh perspective on resilience, challenging audiences to reframe their approach to life's most difficult challenges and embrace the power of #BounceForward. Joan known as Joni is an Entrepreneur focusing on Leadership Development. As a Behavioural Strategist, She is on a mission to help ‘driven people’ boost their resilience, and BOUNCE FORWARD™ ...especially after facing work/life challenges and adversity. I too faced major Trauma when my husband and business partner died 17 years ago. As a result, I started the business ‘Resilient People #BounceForward'. She has spoken to Corporates, and Business Schools for over 28 years, sharing neuroscience-based, practical ‘bio-hacks’. Joan enjoys working Globally, keeping ‘up-to-date’ with trends, pursuing my mission, and engaging with +/- 6000 people /year. I Partner with Courageous Leadership Hub (Australia); I volunteer, as a Network Leader for Six Seconds International (the largest EQ Network, in the world), and she serves as a Board Member (Volunteer position) for The Global Speaker Federation This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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