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Not a famous athlete, military hero, or captain of industry

Ryan Mayer

 

Bipolar thriver

Speaker

Author

20+ keynote speakers, why do I only remember 2?

As I do, they tell relatable stories based on real-life experiences.

I will share my stories including living with undiagnosed bipolar depression when I was a police officer and how I was able to achieve so many successful ventures while battling mental illness. No Powerpoint presentations, handouts, statistics, charts, or homework. Just real-life experiences told in a way that that will give you passion, inspiration and motivation to achieve anything! 

BE A BETTER PARENT, PARTNER, LEADER, FRIEND, AND DECISION MAKER.

"CREATE OPPORTUNITIES, DON'T LOOK FOR THEM" 

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KEYNOTES & TOPICS

Keynotes/Topics

VIDEOS COMING SOON

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ABOUT ME

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I am a father of three beautiful teenage daughters and have been divorced from their mother since 2017.  Prior to the day I almost committed suicide, my daughters hated me, I had never had a healthy relationship with anyone, including family and friends, and was fired or lost every job or venture I was involved in. Of over 50 jobs, the only one I was able to keep for more than 2 years was a police officer, which I kept for over 10 years.  Today, I have the best relationship with my daughters than ever before and stability in my life.

When I look back on my life, I feel like I’m trying to remember things from a book I had to read in high school, to pass a test.    If you are like me, unless I read something that really interests me, I may remember the overall theme, or main events, but not the specific details that make them up.  This is how I feel about my life, at least it was until November 19, 2019.

My sister and I were primarily raised by my mother when our father walked out on us when I was three and my sister just one.  Throughout college, I never knew what I wanted to do with my life, nor did I really care because I always lived with the belief that things will just work out when it’s supposed to.  This is something that I look back on and can’t believe that most things worked out, that is until I compare my definition of “worked out” versus the widely accepted version.  After November of 2019, I came to the realization that what I believed was normal my entire life, was in fact, not normal at all.

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I learned at an early age that I had a talent for making things work out at the last minute, for instance, I did pretty good in school because I became a master at preparing the night before any test or assignment due.  I knew it was easier to do a little each day, but to me that wasn’t normal, cramming was.  Besides, even when I did try to change my habits and prepare daily, it never worked, I was physically not capable of making it last more than a few days.  This was the beginning of me being labeled “irresponsible, lazy, unreliable, and a good bullshit artist.”  I just couldn’t finish something until I absolutely had to.  I couldn’t help it, so it was normal to me, and nobody understood that, so they defined me. MORE ABOUT ME

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ARTICLES / BLOG

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Testimonials

"I was surprised that this was Ryan's first time speaking about his experiences. He was very candid about his life and what he went through, which I greatly appreciated."

NAMI WAKE COUNTY ATTENDEE

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To contact me, leave me a review, or discuss a speaking engagement, send me an email and I will respond within 1 day. 

All information is confidential unless permission to share is given.  I look forward to hearing from you!  CONTACT ME   

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