Keynote & Talks
Talks, impulses, stage
Through obstacles to self-efficacy
In my talks I share twenty years of experience as a parkour athlete, from moments of pure freedom on rooftops through life-changing challenges to situations where failure would have meant the end.
Why self-efficacy?
Self-efficacy is not a topic I picked out for a talk. It runs through my whole life.
As a child it was simply the joy of sport, of moving, of trying things out. Then came parkour, and the foundation was laid. No coach, no having to, no plan. Just an inner drive to move, which I let run free.
Back then there was no manual. Nobody told us this is the right way, this is how you have to do it. There were a few short video clips, and if you were lucky you could train in another city with people who had been at it a little longer. Everything else was trial and error, out of ourselves, carried by our sheer enthusiasm for movement. Completely new ground, and that is exactly what shaped me. Because when there is no manual, you go by your own feel, and that is how trust in your own abilities grows.
Was it easy? Not at all. Fear was a constant companion, before every single jump. And that was exactly what had to be overcome, jump by jump, challenge by challenge. That trust is not handed to you, it grows only through doing.
Then came a second realisation: Half wanting is not enough. A jump only works once I consciously decide to make it. I repeated that principle a thousand times without thinking about it, until it became second nature. And at some point I noticed that it had long stopped being about jumps in sport, that it runs through my whole life, into every other area.
And the challenges grew along with me. First it was jumps, then live parkour shows in front of an audience, later commercial work and TV formats, on through the outdoor adventures all the way to writing my own book.
The real competition is always against yourself. And it all starts in the body, because the body is the instrument through which we experience the world.
Formats
20 minutes
Impulse talk
A compact opener for conferences, company events, trade fairs or panel talks. It sets a topic, brings energy into the room and a lightness that stays.
45 to 60 minutes
Keynote
The full talk with images and footage from twenty years of parkour, built around one clear message: Through obstacles to self-efficacy.
On request
Talk and workshop
First the talk, then the practice. What people just heard gets tried out right away. In the end people go home not with information, but with a feeling and an experience they achieved themselves.
Travel talks
Norway, under my own steam. About being on the move for weeks, about days without a plan B, and about what happens when nature sets the pace.
A format for evenings that are less about method and more about storytelling. Available as a full-length talk or in a shorter version as part of an event.