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Climbing Your Own Everest: The Seven Summits of
Your Life Patrick Hickey has been a Clinical Assistant
Professor in the College of Nursing at the University of South Carolina for the past four years and just this year assumed
an additional role as Principal of the Capstone Scholars program. Patrick epitomizes the motto for the Capstone Program, “Dream
Big”, as he has proven through his successful completion of the 7 Summits of the World (highest mountains on the 7 continents)
that dreams can become a reality. In addition to spending the past 7 years climbing mountains Patrick has circumnavigated
the globe with his wife Carol ♥ as they have backpacked through 57 countries around the world. A native Canadian Patrick
enjoys adventure travel, camping, backpacking, sunsets and on a rare occasion sunrises. The term Everest has
always been used to describe something gigantic, unobtainable or unassailable. Dr. Hickey’s Mt. Everest was a 29,035
ft. mountain that for most fits these descriptions. However, he maintains that his Everest was just a rock, of which with
proper planning, training, and support he was able to successfully summit. His 7 Summits of Life (balance, wellness, goals,
attitude, potential, success and legacy) will explore how those challenged by much more frightening Everest’s, such
as health, financial, and social issues, can find the resources, skills, and support needed to help them deal with those obstacles
along the way. Presentations can
be adjusted to meet the needs and demands of the audience and always include fascinating photos, videos, and of course many
tales of adventure. When Dr. Hickey made it to the summit of Mt. Everest he became the first nurse in the world to climb the
7 Summits, and joined an elite group of little over 100 people that have completed this journey. In a New York Times article
that listed his adventures he was described as a cross between "Indiana Jones and Florence Nightingale".
Bring
Dr. Hickey to Speak at Your Next Event
If
you would like to book Dr. Hickey to share his inspirational and motivational message at your upcoming event, contact his
speaker’s bureau – American Program Bureau – at 800.225.4575
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