Tom Krieglstein
Husband, Step-Father, Speaker, & Professional Hugger
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Creating a Culture of Connection™ where everyone feels welcomed, connected, and engaged.
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Training leaders to find their voice and become world-class speakers on any stage.
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Hi I’m Tom Krieglstein!
In 2004, Tom founded Swift Kick and has since trained over half a million leaders around the US and the world including England, South Korea, Indonesia, and Bermuda on how to build a Culture of Connection™ within their organization.
Tom has spoken to leaders at some of the largest companies in the world such as Coca Cola, Pfizer, Disney, US Navy, and Nike. Through his speaking, he holds an unprecedented 7 National Speaking Titles. He is a TEDx speaker, attempted a Guinness World Record, and sat on the board of the NYC Entrepreneurs’ Organization for five years and the National Speakers’ Association NYC Chapter board for two years.
In his “free time,” Tom leads Forums for the Entrepreneurs’ Organization, YPO, TED, and OffTheRecord. He’s an Executive Accountability Coach for business owners, and he co-authored two Amazon.com bestselling books.
On a personal note, Tom has been featured in almost every major publication from USA Today, Fast Company, NY Times, MTV, and the Chicago Tribune. He lives in New York City, is an avid runner, was named after a cat, and loves peanut butter.
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![[Smacking my ribs on the side of the bathtub wasn't the worst pain.]
My usual nighttime routine involves taking a shower before going to bed. At home, we have a walk-in shower, but most hotels I stay at have a bathtub with a shower attachment.
While I was speaking at a conference in Hershey, PA, I followed my normal routine of taking a shower before bed. However, everything changed when I slipped and lost total control, causing me to hit the side of my ribs on the edge of the bathtub with full force.
I was in agony and lay on the bottom of the tub, unable to move because every movement sent a shooting pain throughout my whole body.
To make matters worse, I had turned the shower water on before getting in. So as I lay in pain on the bottom, the water spraying on me was progressively getting hotter and hotter.
I had a decision to make - continue lying on the bottom of the shower to avoid the pain of moving from my ribs, but get progressively burned more and more from the scalding hot water, or endure the short-term pain from my ribs caused by moving somewhere away from the hot water.
The answer was clear - it made way more sense to choose the short-term rib pain instead of the inevitable long-term, never-ending, pain of burning water.
I moved. It hurt a lot. But not as much as the hot water that had no end.
That night, I lay in bed thinking about the whole experience, and as a speaker, I couldn't help but think of the life lesson i just went through.
How many actions in your life require a short-term pain to avoid an equal or worse pain that has no end?
The next time you're faced with a tough decision, I hope you think about my unfortunate experience in the shower and remember that sometimes it's better to endure short-term pain to avoid long-term suffering.
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