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ABOUT SEEING POSSIBILITIES INSTEAD OF LIMITATIONS

Is it possible to change your thoughts and see possibilities rather than limitations? Is it possible to change perspective on your life’s greatest problems? This is what Morten Bonde discusses in his talk Sentenced to Blindness – Now What?

Morten Bonde is a skilled senior art director with twenty years of experience developing advertising campaigns for brands in Denmark and abroad. He’s worked with both large and small companies and most recently as a storyteller for the LEGO Group. Oh, and he’s legally blind!

BE INSPIRED BY POSITIVITY

Now Morten shares his own personal story. He has an incurable eye disease, causing him to slowly lose his sight. In 2016, his vision was so severely reduced that his life couldn’t continue as before. His whole world collapsed. With research into the human mind, the practice of mindfulness behavior and meditation and four challenges in four months to reprogram his subconscious mind, he shares how he decided to grow bigger than his greatest life-challenge. BLINDNESS!

”I found a process that turned my fading vision into clarity. I turned a weakness into a strength. That process can be copied by anyone for any challenge in life”.

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BOLSIUS GROUP, HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE, ProQR THERAPEUTICS, A4s CREATIVE GUILD OF THE PHILIPPINES, GLOBAL INNOVATION FORUM LONDON, TEDxODENSE, ECCO, TECHCOLLEGE AALBORG, JYSKE BANK, DUSTIN A/S, NOVOZYMES, THE LEGO GROUP, MJØLNER INFORMATICS, ELTEL NETWORKS, CFD, HANSEN TOFT A/S, ASIA SPORTS CENTER, FOF, KOLDING EMERGENCY ROOM, DANISH ASSOCIATION OF THE BLIND

"On a rainy Wednesday in October, ECCO finally managed to gather 330 colleagues after a long corona shutdown, and on that occasion we had invited Morten to tell about his journey out of the dark. From the first moment, Morten enchanted his audience. In his talk full of humor, empathy and insight into life, he gave us a bit of himself in a narrative that provided food for thought. His story, which is touching and strong, is most of all a loving reminder that even though we don't always decide for ourselves what happens to us, we in turn have every opportunity to decide how we want to deal with it. Thanks to Morten for opening our eyes to how much the autopilot actually controls. It was enriching!"

ECCO SHOES

"A big thank-you to Morten Bonde for a moving and positively inspiring approach to facing challenges with positivity and overcoming them. Morten seems determined to use his visual impairment to make a difference for many people, and he has done so here at Bolsius Group. If 70% of our daily thoughts are negative just imagine the impact it could have if we all shifted this by a few percent in 2022!"

Bolsius Group, Netherlands

"After more than a year of homework for the entire Danish office, we had to admit that the entire organization needed a pep talk. Morten's message - to change course from Hopelessness Street to Possibility Road appealed to us. We chose to buy his book to all staff in combination with his lecture - spread over two sessions - and we were completely overwhelmed with a positive response from our staff already after the first lecture. Both the book and the lecture are told very genuinely, and you feel enchanted by Morten's story, both because it moves you, but also because it contains a good portion of humor and mystery. You can relate to much of what Morten describes, while learning to see things in a new, different and clearly positive way. It has been a huge gift to gain insight into Morten's story. "

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE

"Amazing what and how clearly you can see with 'a very limited vision' - Morten can see something that only the few are able to see. Morten is a fantastic storyteller with an existential message - told with himself as the most important tool. This combined with exquisite humor and a professional staging with cool effects enhances the experience and the imprint that Morten inevitably leaves. Morten can - and must - be felt! He has something important to share and he makes a big impression."

TECHCOLLEGE AALBORG

I participated in your lecture Morten and I must say that you are one of the bravest people I have ever met! Your story will forever have changed my perspective on life and how to deal with change. Thank you for sharing your story and for being an inspiration to us all

SENIOR MANAGER AT THE LEGO GROUP

"From all ProQRians, we want to say a huge thank you to Morten for coming and speaking to us. His talk was thought provoking and inspirational, at a time when we have all been so far apart during Covid-19. Not only was the talk fascinating, the humor throughout was wonderfully interwoven – giving it a unique sense of power and ease. It was an immense privilege to host Morten and hear his story of struggle and torment to inspiration and possibility. We highly recommend Morten’s talk for any company or organizational occasion."

ProQR Therapeutics, Netherlands

Morten’s talk Is not only life-affirming and honest – but also fun! It causes one to reflect on one’s own choices in life and the awareness that “one is a captain on his own boat”. Morten is a really good communicator who manages to get his personal story out in a way that it speaks directly into each of us.

Jyske Bank A/S

“Thanks for the captivating talk you just gave at Novozymes!! wow! A very personal story, with lots of anecdotes. You gave so much of yourself.“

“It was SO good and we were both excited, enriched and captivated by your personal stories, your self-awareness and everything we could take with us. Thank you, Morten. “

Novozymes

“At our GI-Networks / Dustin seminar yesterday, we had decided to finish the academic part, with a lecture by Morten Bonde, who is Senior Art Director at LEGO. Morten is slowly becoming blind and has for several years lived with tunnel vision. Morten shares – in his unique lecture – how he moved from Hopelessness Street to Possibility Road. This was simply the best – most fun and touching – lecture I have heard to date. I can highly recommend Morten’s lecture “.

Jan Kvinesdal, SMB Sales Specialist, Infrastructure.

An amazing lecture/presentation by a rather amazing individual – Morten Bonde. Take the chance to gain some perspective and learn about the human mind, body and spirit, and what it is capable of. I highly recommend seeing Morten Bonde – such an inspiration.

Dustin A/S

“You have given the best talk I have ever heard. You set thoughts in motion like no one before – THANK YOU “

“It was a great talk. Your positive thinking and way of being has influenced perople. Everybody should experience YOU.”

“Dear Morten. Thank you very much for a very positive, amazing and inspiring talk. EVERYBODY should have the pleasure of experiencing you. “

“Thank you Morten for a wonderful and inspiring evening. It has put many thoughts into motion and others in a completely different perspective.”

Kolding Hospital Emergency Department

Quotes from the talk

” The only limitations I will meet in life are those I create in my mind ”

” Retinitis Pigmentosa is a hereditary genetic disease that degrades the cells in the retina ”

” I suddenly felt disabled and began to think like that ”

” I must find a way out of hopelessness ”

” I am what I think and if I want to change, I have to start thinking differently ”

” I formulated a goal for my life – a goal to strive for! ”

” I have to change the way I look at myself and the world around me. I must reprogram my subconscious mind! ”

” We are controlled by our subconscious mind and only with full consciousness, we can change our entrenched habits ”

” We use most of our conscious thoughts to worry, plan, judge, analyze, think and fear. This means that we drive on autopilot most of life “.

” To change, you must know your unconscious blockades ”

” Fear is a huge opponent in our lives, but we get to decide how big a role it will play ”

” Stop thinking and start doing! ”

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ABOUT SEEING POSSIBILITIES INSTEAD OF LIMITATIONS

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