Thriving Again
How To Lead Without Losing Yourself or Burning Out
A powerful session designed to help leaders slow down, lead with awareness, and make choices rooted in values that
strengthen culture and trust.
About this keynote
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To help leaders rediscover balance, clarity, and energy in their leadership journey. Thriving Again invites leaders to pause, reflect, and reconnect with themselves — because sustainable leadership starts with personal wellbeing, not constant output.
In this keynote, Adam shares practical frameworks and real-world examples that empower leaders to lead with authenticity without losing accountability. Audiences walk away with actionable tools to strengthen team culture, improve communication, and make better decisions that balance business goals with human impact.
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In this keynote, Adam offers a grounded, practical roadmap for leading with strength and sustainability. Drawing from real stories and research, he teaches leaders how to recognize early signs of burnout, set healthy boundaries, and create team cultures that support balance and trust. Attendees leave inspired and equipped to lead with renewed purpose, thriving not just in their roles, but as whole human beings.
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1. Leadership Burnout and Emotional Exhaustion
Leaders are running on empty managing constant demands, change, and pressure to deliver, often at the expense of their wellbeing. They’re tired, disengaged, or losing their sense of purpose.
→ Why this keynote helps:
Adam helps leaders reconnect with what fuels them — offering tools to manage stress, restore balance, and lead from a place of clarity rather than depletion.2. Always-On Culture and Blurred Boundaries
In hybrid and high-performance environments, leaders feel like they can never fully disconnect. The pace has become unsustainable, and work-life lines are fading.
→ Why this keynote helps:
Adam shares practical frameworks for setting boundaries with compassion — showing leaders how to model balance in a way that strengthens, not weakens, team culture.3. Declining Team Morale and Engagement
When leaders burn out, it trickles down. Teams mirror their energy, becoming disengaged or uninspired. Productivity drops, creativity stalls, and turnover rises.
→ Why this keynote helps:
Adam helps leaders re-energize themselves and their teams by reconnecting to purpose, humanity, and meaningful motivation — not just performance metrics.4. Loss of Identity or Direction
Many leaders reach a point where they’re doing everything “right” but feel lost or disconnected from who they are outside of their role.
→ Why this keynote helps:
Adam helps leaders rediscover their “why” creating a sense of alignment between their values, their work, and their wellbeing. -
45-90 Minutes
Lead without burning out or losing yourself
Tailor this talk to your organization’s culture and needs.
“From the moment I met Adam virtually on a planned Zoom call about how we can work together to bring the Mindful Journey message to sports officials, I knew we were working with something special. Adam is intelligent, engaging and inspiring. But more than any of those characteristics — because many keynote speakers we explored have those attributes — it was clear that Adam cared. This set him apart. As an active basketball referee he obviously cares about officiating's value in the sports equation, but Adam prepared for every interaction we had and truly got to know the mission, audience and goals of both our organization and our annual industry event of the year. This preparation and care for who we are and what we do allowed Adam to deliver a valuable session for event attendees and staff alike.”
Joe Jarosz
Associate Editor, Referee Magazine