Inspiring clients to acknowledge and improve the choices they make, Jim Bearden delivers dynamic programs and facilitates processes that awaken them to the relationship between personal accountability and success.

Jim Bearden Speaks From Experience. From College Class President to Marine Officer to President of the Bearden Resource Group, Jim has been leading people for over 40 years.

When he was 19, Jim enlisted in the Marine Corps. and during his intensive Marine Boot Camp training, his leadership potential was recognized. He was nominated and ultimately selected (1 of 60) to attend Officer Candidates' School, where he again demonstrated exemplary leadership skills, receiving the 5th highest Leadership marks in his class of 250.

Following his completion of OCS and additional training in the U.S., Jim assumed command of a Marine rifle platoon in Vietnam. After only 5 months in that role, and while still only a 2nd Lieutenant, Jim was given command of a Marine rifle company (250 Marines).One week after assuming command, Jim led his rifle company in an intensive firefight with a much larger enemy unit. As a result of his battlefield experience, Bearden, was presented with the Bronze Star Medal with Combat V for Valor for "displaying such dynamic leadership and tactical skill that, although a Second Lieutenant, he was selected to fill the billet of Commanding Officer of Company E (traditionally commanded by Captains) and continued to distinguish himself by his outstanding performance of duty."

Jim resigned his commission (as a Captain) and returned to Texas, earning his BBA in Marketing from the University of Texas in Austin. His interests in aviation led him to the Federal Aviation Administration where he worked for six years as an air traffic controller. While in that position he earned his private pilot's license. After leaving the FAA, Jim entered the radio business where he quickly became the top sales producer, sales manager and, ultimately, Vice President of Sales for his group of radio stations.

Jim has been a full time speaker for 20 years. He has been active in the National Speakers Association as President of his local chapter, NSA Member of the Year and earned the prestigious CSP Distinction. During these 20 years he has also been a VP of Strategic Development for an International Consulting Corporation. As an active author, Jim has written over 300 articles published in his own and other publications. His current, highly popular book, The Relentless Search for Better Ways, about achieving individual and organizational success, is in its 2nd printing.

Personally, Jim is involved in his church as a Spiritual Lay Director for the Men's Group in his Parrish. He runs 1200 miles a year and has completed two marathons despite receiving near fatal injuries from a head on collision by a drunk driver. He is a licensed pilot, a voracious reader and by his own admission, a 'pretty bad' golfer! To round it all out, Jim has been married 22 years has 3 children and a granddaughter.

Leadership in Troubling Times What They See is What You'll Get

Crisis & change are the circumstances in which leadership is most needed-and most difficult. Crisis & change are also the crucibles in which dynamic leaders are forged. During these times of economic uncertainty, many organizations are just hoping to survive. Others are looking for ways to win. A key difference between these two organizational approaches to adversity is the quality of their leadership. In this powerful, interactive leadership seminar, Jim Bearden, CSP, will offer practical insights on how leaders facilitate the process of winning, regardless of the hands they're dealt.

As a result of their participation in Jim's seminar and his 52-week follow-up process, participants will:

• Identify specific situations in which employee behavior is especially important to organizational success
• Define the specific behavior they expect in those situations
• Ensure that employees understand their expectations
• Model the behavior they expect
• Measure performance using expected behavior as the standard
• Confront unwillingness to meet expectations

With his warm sense of humor and engaging style, Jim will capture and hold participants' attention. Using stories and personal anecdotes, he will expand participants' understanding of the topics he covers. And with his aggressive, post-event follow-up process, Jim will help participants recognize and capitalize on opportunities to adapt and implement the material covered in his workshop.

Creating Better Days Regardless of the Hand You're Dealt

In this uncertain economy, individuals can learn to shift from perceiving happiness as a 'situational phenomenon' to being happy with no specific reason at all, and they can do this by bringing principle-based living to center stage. In this upbeat presentation, Jim Bearden will offer alternative perspectives on the quality of our days. Using plenty of humor and his own experiences, Jim offers down-to-earth answers for Creating Better Days.

• A Tale of Two Perspectives
  "Some days are diamonds; some days are stones." John Denver sang it, and most of us live it. What determines the quality of your days? We'll find some answers to that question. More importantly, we'll come up with an even better question and a liberating answer.
• One 'Peeve' at a Time
  How many "bad" days have we suffered through, victims of the "if only(s)..."? Or "If only I'd done (fill in the blank), it would have been a better day." We'll look behind the "if only(s)" and find the true source of their power over the quality of our days. Bring a mirror!
• What You Really Believe
  Wayne Dyer's book You'll See It When You Believe It is more than a play on an old saying. It's the truth. And it's the truth whether your beliefs are valid or mistaken. Discover that What you see reflects what you believe. Can you believe it?
• Better Beliefs and Better Days
  If you want to correct a recurring problem, you'll need to do more than treat the symptoms; you'll have to treat the cause. Having better days is...and always has been...an option for all of us.