{"id":83,"date":"2011-06-05T11:04:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-05T11:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/billinghamcharitytrophy.com\/wp\/?page_id=83"},"modified":"2012-12-01T13:40:43","modified_gmt":"2012-12-01T13:40:43","slug":"inspirational-speaking","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bctaspire.org.uk\/?page_id=83","title":{"rendered":"Inspirational Speaking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Burgum is gaining a great reputation locally for his talks that are based on personal experiences. Discussing his own uniques approach to dealing with all the problems that life throws at him, aiming to share them with adults &amp; children alike. Recent award winner of :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>B.N.B.A &#8221; Best Community Business&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Entrepeneurs Forum &#8211; If We Can You Can Winner 2012<\/li>\n<li>Catalyst Awards Runner Up &#8220;Most Enterprising Organisation&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Gazette Community Champion Runner Up 2011 (Fundraising)<\/li>\n<li>Gazette Community Champion Winner 2012 (Children &amp; Young Peoples Champion)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Speaking quite openly and candidly about his own journey through life and the many problems he has had to deal with such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Domestic Violence<\/li>\n<li>Alcohol Issues<\/li>\n<li>Drugs<\/li>\n<li>Depression &amp; Anxiety<\/li>\n<li>Dealing with Anger.<\/li>\n<li>Anxiety<\/li>\n<li>Power of Respect<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Having a addressed a diverse mix of groups from young children to successful businessmen, Paul feels that everyone can take something positive from his journey. Clients include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stockton Borough Council<\/li>\n<li>Stockton Riverside College<\/li>\n<li>Warrington Wolves<\/li>\n<li>Rugby Footbally League (RFL)<\/li>\n<li>Local Schools &amp; Sports clubs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bctaspire.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/inspirational1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bctaspire.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/inspirational1-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Inspirational Speaking\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>His simple idea is to take all things of a negative nature and use them as something to build from and even take small positives.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>For many years I held everything that was bad in my head and tried to gloss over it and carry on. I think that I reached a point where it was so cluttered in there that I couldn&#8217;t fit anything else in. I know that for men especially, it is not easy to talk about personal issues as it is seen as a sign of weakness. Hopefully I can dispel that theory in some part.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Paul also draws on the many positive experiences in his life to show people from all backgrounds that it is possible to succeed in life:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Accepting his Mental Health issues<\/li>\n<li>Building a School in Africa at 19<\/li>\n<li>15 years of Charity Work<\/li>\n<li>Walking Monaco, France, England, Scotland unaided &amp; without money.<\/li>\n<li>Rugby Career<\/li>\n<li>Sport &amp; Recreation<\/li>\n<li>Self Employment<\/li>\n<li>Setting up a Social Enterprise with no support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Areas that Paul looks to address specifically include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Promoting Mental Health Issues and breaking Stigmas<\/li>\n<li>Developing a positive approach to Mental Health<\/li>\n<li>Developing Mental Fitness &#8211; At all levels including elite performance<\/li>\n<li>The Importance of addressing root causes<\/li>\n<li>Changing Anger to Fuel<\/li>\n<li>The Power of Dreams (Visualisation)<\/li>\n<li>Developing Life &amp; Enterprise Skills<\/li>\n<li>Pathway&#8217;s to Success<\/li>\n<li>Tackling Substance Misuse &amp; Addiction<\/li>\n<li>Postive Life Networking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #54b6f2\">Aspirational Sessions \/ Workshops<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><strong>Promoting Positive Mental Health &amp; Aspirational Sessions\/Workshops<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Youth MHFA \u2013 Paul Burgum is an accredited instructor of the international Mental Health First Aid programme.\u00a0 Offering the programme to anyone who works with Under 18\u2019s to improve understanding and how to help young people suffering from related issues.<\/li>\n<li>Aspirational Sessions &amp; Workshops \u2013 Paul offers a diverse mix of sessions and talks regarding his own life and his experiences. His work has recently been\u00a0working with\u00a0professional Rugby League club Warrington Wolves .<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bctaspire.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/mhfa.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bctaspire.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/mhfa.jpg\" alt=\"Mental Health First Aid - Youth\" width=\"320\" height=\"118\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"post-title entry-title\"><span style=\"color: #54b6f2\">Videos &#8211; Awareness of Mental Health, Drug &amp; Alcohol Problems<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Below you will find the first in a series of videos that Paul has had professionally created to be used to promote awareness of mental health, drug and alcohol problems as well as generally raising the aspirations of local youngsters.<\/p>\n<p>Change The Way We Think<br \/>[youtube_sc url=&#8221;http:\/\/youtu.be\/O5a6y9giIoc&#8221; title=&#8221;Changing%20The%20Way%20We%20Think&#8221; width=&#8221;250&#8243; autohide=&#8221;1&#8243; fs=&#8221;1&#8243; rel=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Helping Others Improves Yourself<br \/>[youtube_sc url=&#8221;http:\/\/youtu.be\/INr1KMPKO44&#8243; title=&#8221;Helping%20Others%20Improves%20Yourself&#8221; width=&#8221;250&#8243; autohide=&#8221;1&#8243; fs=&#8221;1&#8243; rel=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Steps to Achievement<br \/>[youtube_sc url=&#8221;http:\/\/youtu.be\/_uU0egHQD0o&#8221; title=&#8221;Steps%20to%20Achievement&#8221; width=&#8221;250&#8243; autohide=&#8221;1&#8243; fs=&#8221;1&#8243; rel=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Natural Highs Vs Booze &amp; Drugs<br \/>[youtube_sc url=&#8221;http:\/\/youtu.be\/kSgO4iEi-og&#8221; title=&#8221;Natural%20Highs%20vs%20Booze%20&amp;%20Drugs&#8221; width=&#8221;250&#8243; autohide=&#8221;1&#8243; fs=&#8221;1&#8243; rel=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Mind Over Matter<br \/>[youtube_sc url=&#8221;http:\/\/youtu.be\/59or__uEEPI&#8221; title=&#8221;Mind%20Over%20Matter&#8221; width=&#8221;250&#8243; autohide=&#8221;1&#8243; fs=&#8221;1&#8243; rel=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Burgum is gaining a great reputation locally for his talks that are based on personal experiences. 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