Nisan Trotter

Accelerating Excellence: How To Drive What’s Inside Of You Towards Success

Have you ever asked yourself “what is my purpose?” or “what am I going to do next?” Nisan Trotter believes that life is more than existing – it’s about excelling! He knows the difference between living versus truly being alive. Imagine life no longer looking black and white, but instead, HD, Plasma Screen – with all the fancy colors! When you excitedly believe you are gifted, discover your gift, and begin to take it to superstar status, choosing a major, making a decision on what clubs or organizations to join, picking friends, and even figuring out next steps after school is no longer overwhelming.

In this leadership program, Nisan Trotter empowers students to explore their passions and identify their natural gifts and talents to help them accelerate their excellence.  He helps them focus on the fun of self-discovery and self-mastery as he believes students can leverage their collegiate experience to conquer gigantic goals, missions, and ambitions. After spending time with Nisan, students will feel energized to lead their own life on fire and dominate their paths.

Learning Outcomes

As a result of attending this program, students will learn:

• Why their “childish” belief in cartoon characters, superheroes and even the tooth fairy mattered
• The seven important questions to ask en route to discovering their gift
• How to eliminate weapons of mass distraction, keep the main thing “the main thing,” and strike out to strike it big with your gift
• The key difference between a life structured around a gift versus a gift structured around a life (and which is better)
• Why college life is the best life to start dreaming and growing their gift to super size

Home Away From Home

According to UCLA Higher Education Institute, 69% of first-year college students report feeling homesick. Nisan Trotter was awfully familiar with this statistic as a first-year student. As a first-generation college student, Nisan attended college nearly 1,200 miles away from his hometown in Alabama. Nisan found himself phoning his mother in tears due to homesickness, regretting his decision to go to college, and considering dropping out. Luckily, Nisan discovered that the only way to truly thrive and reach his highest potential in college was to turn his school into a #HomeAwayFromHome.

In this keynote, Nisan Trotter shares a roadmap to first-year student success. Students will learn that success in college means taking ownership of their campus spaces and experiences. They will learn how to build true community with their peers by leveraging the power of strategic relationships. Undergraduates will also discover the power of hyper-focusing on winning despite many campus distractions. Finally, they will be taught why finishing their collegiate journey is one of the most gratifying and rewarding achievements.

This program is great for new student orientation, First-generation student weeks, and/or general community leadership programming.

Learning Outcomes

As a result of attending this program, students will learn:

• How to build a true community by leveraging the power of strategic relationships
• The internal fortitude it takes to be hyper-focused on winning despite campus distractions
• Why finishing their collegiate journey is one of the most gratifying feelings ever

Gifted to Live My Healthiest Life

Nearly one out of every four freshmen gain five percent of their body weight the first year of school. This is an average of 10-15 pounds. Why is that? Stress of academics? Entering into a new environment? Social life choices? The answer. All of the above and more.

In this program, Nisan Trotter will explore the reality students face as they enter college and tasked with making decisions on their own. Students will learn the “Three Fs to Breaking Barriers”, as a method to overcome obstacles in life. Nisan will help students learn helpful, healthy habits to avoid the pitfalls of wellness and how to better manage stress. This high-energy program is a great way to kickstart your year or inspire students to get back on track.

Learning Outcomes

As a result of attending this program, students will learn:

• How to overcome fear and failure to thrive in the future
• The power of a big imagination that overcomes the voices of negativity in their heads
• Healthy eating habits and fun dorm room exercises to improve self-esteem and body image issues
• Why generosity should be a growth strategy and tactic used to discover their gift and make a tremendous impact on campus

The Gift Of Leadership

If she is not among sorority sisters doing community service at the local soup kitchen, does her leadership stop? Nope! If he is not barking out commands on the basketball court as a point guard, does his leadership shut down for the weekend? Of course not. Why? Because leaders lead. What makes a leader great anytime, anyplace, anywhere? Imagine there being no turn-off valve in the life of gifted leaders. Even when they were followers, it was done in a way that suggested, “We follow so well because of knowing one day we will be leading the charge.”

Gifted leaders lean on seven pillars to help them corral, inspire, and galvanize their followers albeit frat brothers, swim teammates, or the like. They can do it anytime, anyplace, anywhere. It’s infectious. It changes trajectory. It changes cultures. Every college campus wants to be filled with these type of dynamic leaders because they are gifted to lead.

Learning Outcomes

As a result of attending this program, students will learn:

• Why gifted leadership is the best kind of leadership
• The power of being an effective follower en route to being a gifted leader
• The Seven Pillars of Gifted Leadership
• Why gifted leadership can be applied anytime, anyplace, anywhere, especially when attending college