D.J. Vanas
Inspiring the Warrior Spirit
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Colorado Springs, CO, US
D.J. Vanas
Biography
D.J. Eagle Bear Vanas is a husband, father, internationally-acclaimed motivational storyteller and a leadership and personal development expert. He is also the author of the celebrated book The Tiny Warrior: A Path to Personal Discovery & Achievement which is printed is six countries. His latest book, Spirit on the Run, is his first novel.
D.J. is a tribally-enrolled member of the Odawa Nation and a former military officer. He shows organizations how to practically apply the power of the warrior spirit to perform at their best, stay resilient and thrive in tough, changing environments. For twenty years, he's delivered his dynamic programs in 49 states and overseas to over 7,000 audiences including Walt Disney, NASA, Intel and hundreds of tribal governments, communities and schools. He's also been invited to the White House to speak - twice.
He holds a B.S. from the U.S. Air Force Academy and an M.S. from University of Southern California and has served on the Board of Directors on the National Board of Certified Counselors. After serving ten years as an Air Force officer, he is now the president of his own company, Native Discovery Inc. D.J.'s mission is to "build the warriors of tomorrow...today".
D.J. was featured on the PBS Special, The Warrior Tradition, which aired nationwide on Veterans Day of 2019.
D.J. Vanas
Featured Keynote Programs
The Warrior Within
Based on concepts from D.J.'s celebrated book, The Tiny Warrior: A Path to Personal Discovery & Achievement, this program will inspire you and your people to bring out your best. Using wisdom discovered in traditional Native American ceremonies, you'll learn the true purpose of a warrior - not what we see on TV or in movies. Warriors spent their lives developing their talent and abilities to become assets to the village they served. Today that village can be your family, company, community, or clients - anyone you serve... In this session, D.J. will motivate you to use the power of your visions, attitude, and show you how to create an environment that will enable you to open doors to greater success in life and career! You can reach explosive levels of performance when you learn the truth about yourself - there's a warrior within!
Keeping the Fires Lit
This powerful program is for service providers in any arena and will renew your sense of purpose, passion and performance as you provide outstanding service to others. In Native American traditions, warriors spent their lives developing their talent and abilities to become assets to the village they served. Today that village can be your family, community, clients – anyone you serve and in order to create success within the village, we must first be able to take excellent care of ourselves and keep our fires lit. In this session, D.J. will show you effective strategies to keep yourself inspired, motivated and focused, lower your stress and keep your spirit strong as you continue to serve others. Get ready to laugh, learn and look at your life in a whole new light!
Tip of the Spear
Leading Your People to Victory
Whether we're supervisors, employees or parents in the community trying to make a difference and influence others to action, leadership skills are critical to our success. This program is a dynamic blend of humor, practical examples and powerful tools for current and emerging leaders in any arena. D.J. uses traditional Native American wisdom and leadership concepts to create leaders who are visionary, action-oriented and resilient. Explore the 6 roles of Tip of the Spear leadership: Chief, Warrior, Hunter, Prophet, Scout and Medicine Person - understand the critical need for self-leadership - how to create a high-performance environment - employ stress to boost achievement - learn powerful ways to build trust, commitment and motivation among your people. Prepare to learn, laugh, and lead your people to victory!
