2026 Level Up Live: Waking Up On Purpose

Description

Join our Young Professionals Network for 'Waking Up On Purpose' and explore how your life carries far more significance than you realize, while uncovering the real reasons behind the negative self-talk driven by your "Bully Brain." Attendees will discover comfort in accepting the only three elements of life within their control, and learn how developing adaptable social personas can completely eliminate social awkwardness and conversational guesswork. By the end of the session, you'll be equipped with practical strategies to wake up each day feeling genuinely happy, energized, and excited for whatever comes your way!

Learning Objectives:

• A to Z: Embrace the finite nature of life with courage and composure.
• Your Bully Brain: Learn how parts of our primitive brain still try to keep us on emotional autopilot.
• The ACE Mindset: The only 3 things we can control (Actions, Choices, Emotional Reactions)
• Social Stand-ins: Construct 3 “specialist personas” you can use to navigate periods of high stress.
• Power Word: Choose one simple word you can say to yourself to engage the PIVOT Protocol.
• PIVOT Protocol: Master all 5 steps of the powerful PIVOT Protocol.

Thor Yorham is a resilience and adaptability keynote speaker and coach who equips highly-driven individuals to excel through adversity, complex change, and demanding circumstances. Grounded in profound, firsthand life experiences navigating unexpected pivot points and high-stakes environments, Thor delivers practical strategies anchored in his ACE Framework (Actions, Choices, Emotional responses) and the PIVOT Protocol. His signature keynote, “Waking Up On Purpose” replaces vague motivational concepts for realigning your life with actionable tools to build fearless intention, ironclad confidence, and unbendable joy.

Thor is a nationally recognized keynote speaker known for his indomitable spirit, his authentic storytelling, and his unique insights on adaptability, performance, stress management and workplace culture. Learn more at thoryorham.com and Thor’s LinkedIn.