Josh Stinton, known to many as “the Charity Adventurer” and holder of three athletic world records, began last week’s commencement meeting with an inspiring presentation on how he has taken on some of the world’s hardest challenges to raise awareness and resources for children’s charities around the world.

In particular, Stinton focused on the importance of finding one’s purpose or personal why. For Stinton, helping children has enabled him to both set world records and put failure and obstacles in perspective. He challenged Rising Leaders to ask themselves, “if your life story was a book, is it a book that you would want to read? You are the only one who can decide your own narrative.”

Josh encouraged participants to be resilient, follow through with bold plans, develop personally as well as professionally, offer creative solutions and to build a strong support network of people who can help them on their journey. “Simply put, you won’t do it alone. You have to get creative and build an all-star team.”

Norwegian stakeholders that we are a credible partner that shares key goals critical to the development of society,” he concluded.