Dan Miller

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"It's NOT what you look like, It's WHO YOU ARE!!" -Dan

Dan Miller

Speaker –Author-Encourager

“Heartache, pain, suffering and grief come to everyone. Pain is inevitable, but misery is optional and joy is a choice,” Dan Miller tells his audiences.

He is a speaker who has shared his inspirational story more than 1400 times throughout North America. Miller’s unique humorous style gives hope and encouragement that all of us can beat the negatives of life.

Miller’s life took a sudden turn when he was still a teenager. He was a star athlete and recent high school graduate with big dreams to become a physical education teacher, pilot, guitar player, husband and father. A few weeks later, he was diagnosed with polio. In one week, he went from a healthy 18-yearold athlete to a helpless 18-year-old baby. He lost the use of both legs and both arms. Eventually, Dan was able to recover use of one arm, and function with an 85% loss of his leg muscles. Always upbeat and positive, Dan explains,” I’m not complaining, just explaining. I only lost one arm!”

In his keynote presentations, Miller shares about meeting his dreams in life in spite of impossible odds. With humorous stories of learning to fly an airplane, getting a Master’s degree in physical education, shooting a hole in one, and a golf handicap of 13 with one arm,nge to others is that your dreams can come true. Many other dreams have come his challetrue for Dan including playing a guitar, and becoming an author. His book, “Living Laughing and Loving Life!” has sold 70,000 copies.

Partial List of Clients:

Business clients: Platform speaker at the 2007 Annual International Million Dollar Roundtable, Microsoft, Northrop Grumman, Weyerhaeuser Company, Nordstrom, GTE and Montesano.

Education clients: National School Boards, National Assn. of Elementary Principals, National Suburban Superintendents, National College teachers of Agriculture, National Assn. of Pupil Transportation Supervisors plus numerous state Ed. conferences.

Dan Miller’s Keynote Presentations:

ATTITUDE “Living, Laughing and Loving Life!” (Most Popular) A humorous inspirational positive attitude message to remind us to enjoy every day, like ourselves just the way we are, and that putdowns hurt and compliments help. Participants will be reminded that they can be Dreammakers or Dreambreakers and they can still dream, risk, persist and be successful at any age. Stories with lots of humor will remind all that problems do exist, but misery is optional, joy is a choice and dreams can come true.

Other Keynote Topics:

RESILIENCE: "Dreams, Dreammakers and Dreambreakers!”

RISK-TAKING: "It might work and it might not!”

PERSISTENCE: "If it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing poorly …at first!”

Miller received his Master’s Degree in Education from Eastern Washington University. His first career was an elementary school teacher and award-winning principal. He received two Washington Distinguished Principal Awards and the Excellence in Education Award from the Governor of Washington.

He and his wife, Judy, have three terrific children, and eight awesome, talented, gifted, fantastic grandchildren!

The Millers live in Yakima, Washington.

Unsolicited Comments from Dan’s audiences

I wanted to let you know that you are the most exciting, interesting and INSPIRATIONAL person I have ever heard speak!!!!!!

"I have not laughed that hard for a long time."

“You make the motivational books DULL!"

"I would have gladly skipped lunch to hear more!"

I liked best: (several different people......)

“Your honesty...your humor...your sincerity...your smile...your spontaneity...your zaniness...your caring attitude...your clean humor...the happiness in your eyes...your unlimited energy...your music talent...your outlook on life...your crazy slide show... “

"What I liked about you is...You are not smooth and polished, just you!"

"You made me feel like I could overcome any obstacle."

"You have the unique gift of making people feel good about who they are while encouraging them to become the best that they can be."

"I liked your ability to be yourself."

"Thank you, I'm restored!"

"A joyful experience!" "Infectious!" "Invigorating!"

"You are a breath of fresh (mountain) air!"

"I could have spent the entire day enjoying your humorous experiences."

Current video presentations:
MDRT DVD 25 minutes,
Premier Designs - 46 minute DVD

Dan Miller Speaker Inc.
www.danmillerspeaker.com
dan@danmillerspeaker.com
Phone: (509) 454-8446
Address: 4904 Castleview Dr.
Yakima, WA 90908

DAN'S SPEAKING STATS -End of 2006

1463 talks (all word of mouth) 86 talks per year (aver.)

389 different cities 44 different states 670,000 people

1019 airplanes 1200+ motels 69,000 books sold

& STILL HAVING FUN!!!

To Book Dan for speaking

or order books, videos or DVD’s

e-mail Dan at:

dan@danmillerspeaker.com
or Judy at juju@danmillerspeaker.com

call (509) 454-TGIM (8446)