This piece was written by FTMA’s Kat Welsh.
Tim Jarvis AM – Keynote Speaker sponsored by MiTek Australia
If for any reason you’re on the fence about committing to the FTMA 2024 National Conference in March, or you haven’t gotten around to registering yet, this is going to get you over the line and signing up for sure.
Tim Jarvis AM is the Keynote Speaker.
Tim is the South Australian of the Year 2024, and was a finalist for the national Australian of the Year 2024 award. His passion and drive to make a difference for climate change and the future of the planet, is immensely inspiring – and we’re more than excited about Tim presenting at the FTMA Conference.
Tim is an environmentalist, scientist, filmmaker, philanthropist, author, speaker, adventurist, and is essential in the part he is playing to rewild, protect environment, educate, work with government on biodiversity projects, inspire action as a leader, the list goes on. Tim’s emphasis is in bringing action for the climate – action that we can all take – and promoting this through various avenues, one of which is project 25zero. He is a well-known speaker, particularly when it comes to motivational leadership.
One of the remarkable things Tim has undertaken – that he will be telling us about at the conference – is the expedition he made in 2013, recreating the Ernest Shackleton journey from 1914-1917. During that famous journey the Endurance ship became stuck in ice. Eventually, it gave way to the conditions of the harsh environment around it, and finally sank on the 21st November 1915, leaving Shackleton and a crew of 27 to camp on ice with 3 life boats as resources. The voyage that Tim undertook, involved a replica ship of the James Caird lifeboat, only 22 feet in length.
In an article from Outside Online, talking about the issues Shackleton faced when the Endurance sank, Tim said ‘I work in the environmental space, and Shackleton’s leadership lessons give us some really good guidance. How to pull together as one. Realizing that different members of your team are motivated by different things. Tailoring the message to the individual. Having the emotional intelligence to get people to become part of the solution of saving themselves. Facing incredible adversity with good humor and optimism. The sinking of the ship was the beginning of something that became greater than the original journey, and we’re still learning from it today.’
The resilience to be found deep within oneself, when anything you could possibly lean on has been stripped away, is perhaps one of the most important things to go through as a human. It is a quality that, I think, can be diluted and lost when you live inside the box of society. It is something you regain through challenge and hardship – learning that you have to keep putting one-foot-in-front of the other and keep solution focused. It’s the part of you that stands up knowing that there is nothing to count on except your own ingenuity, and if you’re with others, how you work together for the greater good.
Tim shares that wisdom and insight, talking about Shackleton and his own adventures, from retracing the original expedition, dealing with extreme variation, change, and constantly looking for that next step, even when it may only be temporary. It teaches us how to keep looking ahead despite the storm. How to be positive. How to find answers. How to succeed.
What we can learn from Tim, and his stories of Shackleton, will captivate every one of us. We are very lucky to have Tim coming, and extremely grateful for his time.
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