In May 2019, Karl Perry had a cardiac arrest and died for 11 minutes. The experience left him with a very unique, optimistic and humorous perspective on life. This talk explains what happened to him and how it shaped his approach and attitude to fear and decision-making. He shares simple tactics we can all use to avoid complacency, embrace opportunities, and make the most of our estimated 80 orbits around the sun. His toolkit combines practical and amusing advice with strong calls to action that cover CPR skills, counting small wins, and gaining life-perspective. Karl describes himself as a bang average bloke who grew up in Humberston, a small village near Grimsby in north east Lincolnshire. He now lives in a similarly small village in south Manchester.
Karl is a freelance copywriter, author and a qualified personal and business coach specialising in helping clients overcome their limiting beliefs and growing their confidence. Along the way he’s also set up a promotional marketing agency, a property development company, and an event management agency.
Excepting for a brief 11 minute interlude when he left the planet during May 2019, Karl is very active and enjoys road cycling, hill hikes and country pub lunches. He has completed a number of coast-to-coast challenges and has cycled from London to Paris.
Karl is married to Karina and they have two grown-up sons. Karina is the key reason why those 11 minutes didn’t extend to forever. Karl will always be eternally grateful for her composure that day. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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Brilliant Karl – very glad you didn’t stay dead!! 👏👏👏
A fellow cardiac arrest survivor! Great to hear your story Karl.