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Chronological Biography of Vince Poscente



Vincent T. Poscente is Canadian born (October 1, 1961), now living in Dallas, Texas. His background was partly inspired by a friend’s passing in high school and a fortune teller in Singapore. When Vince’s high school friend passed away suddenly, he realized life might be shorter than expected. Five years later, a Singaporean fortuneteller told Vince he would live to age forty. “Do everything at least once” became Vince Poscente’s urgent clarion call.

After a 2,600-person standing ovation from his Salisbury Composite High School Valedictory speech, Vince Poscente was launched into his adult years knowing life was to be embraced and fear was to be harnessed. Opposite to a bucket list, Vince made a promise to say “yes” to any opportunity that came his way. Here’s a partial list: -­‐	traveled around the world for 12 months at 21 years old -­‐	dove with Sharks off Australia’s Great Barrier Reef -­‐	over came a total malfunction while parachuting on his second jump -­‐	hang glided in the Majestic Rockies -­‐	competed in the exciting sport of luge -­‐	started a video production business -­‐	attained undergraduate degree at The University of Alberta (B.A. in Rec Admin with an eye toward Sports Marketing) -­‐	worked with the Olympic organizing committee for the Calgary Olympics

But the long list of accomplishments vanished in a cloud of irrelevance when he realized he had been ignoring a life long dream of competing in the Olympics. At 26 years old, as a recreational skier, Vince Poscente realized true commitment was missing in his life. He rectified that issue. Four years later he was marching in the opening ceremonies with the Canadian Olympic team in Albertville, France. In the sport of Speed Skiing, Vince Poscente vied for gold with a speed of 135 mph on skis.

Taking his own formula to accelerate towards big goals, Vince added to his list of accomplishments: -­‐	an award winning sales person for Century 21 -­‐	VP of Marketing for world’s largest real estate investment service – International Investment Properties --     earned a Masters of Arts in Organizational Management (2001, University of Phoenix) -­‐	started consulting on the topic of attaining BIG GOALS in Short Order -­‐	inductee USA Speaker Hall of Fame (2003) and Canadian Speaker Hall of Fame (2007) -­‐	New York Times Bestselling author of The Age of Speed and four other business/pop psych books (The Ant and the Elephant, Silver Bullets, Invinceable Principles) -­‐	summited unclimbed Himalayan mountain (Chakri Peak-2006) -­‐	lead a Himalayan mountain expedition (Pin Parvati Pass-2009) --    expedition, 1st Westerners to officially explore a remote part of Sikkim Valley (Himalayas-2012) --    summited 17,200 foot Shrikhand Mahadev with 17 year old son Max (Himachal Pradesh-2014) --     currently is Lead Research Analyst for ELEPHantPOWER Systems, Vince continues to write and is working on his next book

He is married and has three children.