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Peter Legge, OBC, LL.D (HON), CSP, CPAE, HoF,  is an inspiration to anyone who meets him! He lives his life dream as an internationally acclaimed professional speaker, a bestselling author, and as Chairman & CEO of the largest, independently owned magazine publishing company in Western Canada – Canada Wide Media Limited.

He is a community leader tirelessly devoting his time to many worthwhile organizations. Peter is a past Chair of the Vancouver Board of Trade.  His presentations are based on his everyday experiences as a community leader, husband, father and CEO. Peter has published thirteen books including “The Runway of Life”, “Make Your Life a Masterpiece”, “The Power of Tact”, “The Power to Soar Higher” and most recently “If Only I’d Said That Volume V.”

His books have motivated thousands of people towards positive change.  Toastmasters International voted Peter "Golden Gavel Award Winner" and "Top Speaker in North America" and both the National Speakers Association and the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers have inducted him into the Speakers Hall of Fame.

Peter is also a member of the prestigious Speakers Roundtable, an invitation-only society comprising 20 of North American’s top professional speakers. Simon Fraser University honored Peter with an Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree.

In 2005, Peter was presented with The Nido Qubein Philanthropist of the Year Award in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2006, Peter was awarded the Ambassador of Free Enterprise by Sales and Marketing Executives International in Texas.

In December 2006, The Peter Legge Philanthropist of the Year Award was introduced by The Canadian Association of Professional Speakers. Peter is the first recipient of this award.

In June 2008, the province’s highest award, The Order of British Columbia was presented to Peter for his life-long commitment to serving the community.

Presentations Include:

The Runway of Life
Take Charge and Live Your Dreams
Life, like a runway, is limited in length. Let Peter Legge show you how to make the most of it and live your dreams with his life-changing Runway of Life lessons. An award-winning businessman, professional speaker and best-selling author, Peter uses a series of inspiring, entertaining stories, conveyed with disarming warmth and good humor, to show you how to...

• Dream big and set goals, because the first step to achieving a dream is having one.
• Discover your talents and your purpose. When the two intersect there is no limit as to what you can achieve.
• Embrace entrepreneurship and learn how everything you do – even the efforts that fail – propels you toward success.
• Read for success and use the wisdom of successful people to enhance your own life.
• Harness the dynamic qualities of enthusiasm, a positive attitude and unshakable tenacity.
• Use your time effectively to gain the greatest rewards.

27 Success Habits
Winning Ways: Developing Million-Dollar Habits For Success
To be a winner in life and in business you must act like a winner, and what better way to do that than to emulate the habits of highly successful people. Let internationally renowned businessman, best-selling author and acclaimed professional speaker Peter Legge be your guide. A born storyteller with an entertainer's wit and sense of timing, Peter takes audiences on an inspirational journey through 27 simple and easy-to-implement habits that cumulatively have the power to change your life and your fortunes. During this unique seminar, supported by a hands-on workbook, Peter will help you...

• Learn the importance of goal setting and focusing on your strengths.
• Commit to "doing what it takes" to get the job done.
• Discover the power of an optimistic outlook and prosperous mindset.
• Learn how to practice more self-discipline.
• Find out how to gain strength from adverse situations.

Let Peter show you the 27 things you need to do to be the million-dollar success you were born to be.

Taking on the Giant
How to Meet the Challenges of Leadership
The leadership role, whether at the head of a family or at the helm of a major corporation, brings with it many challenges, rewards and responsibilities. Peter Legge, president and CEO of Canada Wide Magazines and Communications Ltd. (the largest independently owned publishing company in Western Canada), knows what it takes to be a successful leader. His more than 40 years of first-hand business experience form the core of this powerful, often funny and always entertaining seminar on what it takes to be effective in the leadership role. Topics covered in this examination of leadership includes how to:

• Take control of the leadership role in your organization.
• Model positive work habits that set the standard for your staff.
• Establish ground rules to create a solid corporate foundation.
• Enhance your leadership skills.
• Motivate your staff to achieve greater levels of excellence.

This seminar is invaluable for both serving leaders and those who aspire to a leadership role.

Make Your Life a Masterpiece
Take Control of Your Canvas of Life For Success!
Creating your Masterpiece takes courage and, the belief that you have a gift to offer the world. It takes self-mastery, and a winning attitude! Peter Legge is a masterful leader in business, and in life. He is the best-selling author of Make Your Life a Masterpiece, and is an internationally sought after professional speaker. With the warmth and humor Peter is world renowned for, he artfully draws from his own canvas to deliver the ideas and attitudes you need to create your own masterpiece. Learn how your distinctive style and one of kind experience is key to being the master of your own destiny. Understand that while your circumstances may determine the colors that you have to work with, the choices that you make day-to-day are in fact, the brushstrokes that will define what your Masterpiece looks like. Peter's Masterpiece presentation is a palate of timeless lessons and entertaining stories from his book including:

• Choose to be a life long optimist
• Commit to excellence
• Take the time to build your relationships
• Make every moment count
• Feed your mind
• Serve the community

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