Marek Kamiński (born 24 March 1964 in

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) is a Polish innovator, philosopher and an explorer. He is claimed to have reached both the North and the South Pole in one year without outside assistance (the North Pole on 23 May 1995; the South Pole on 27 December 1995).

Biography

Kaminski obtained his Philosophy and Physics degrees at the University of Warsaw and completed the advanced management graduate program at the

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in Barcelona. He also studied

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in Hamburg. He led the first-ever expedition to the North Pole and the South Pole with a person with a disability (

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, who was 15 at the time). He has also crossed the

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– a journey of in 46 days. During his "Third Pole" expedition along St. James’ trail, he travelled in 140 days from the tomb of Immanuel Kant in Kaliningrad, Russia, to the grave of Saint James in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. He has travelled by

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from Poland to

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through Siberia and the

Gobi Desert The Gobi Desert (Chinese: 戈壁 (沙漠), Mongolian: Говь (ᠭᠣᠪᠢ)) () is a large desert or brushland region in East Asia, and is the sixth largest desert in the world. Geography The Gobi measures from southwest to northeast an ...

. He was the first person to drive on the Trans-Siberian Highway in an emission-free vehicle. Kamiński is the founder of the ‘Power 4Change’ motivational method and the founder of the Marek Kamiński Foundation. The Marek Kamiński Institute and Invena.

Lectures

Kamiński has applied his experience in motivation to achieve seemingly impossible goals, as well as work-related to robots and artificial intelligence to give lectures at prestigious universities and conferences around the world.

Publications

Kamiński has authored 13 books covering his global treks and inward journeys. Some of these books have been translated in as much as 10 languages, winning numerous awards and becoming bestsellers.

The Power4Change method

An original motivational. It consists of 10 components, such as visualization, the path being more important than the end goal and getting to know oneself. The method was created based on Kamiński's experience in achieving difficult goals. The Power4Change method is delivered through workshops, training sessions and conferences for companies and individuals and through the "Power4Change" application, available in Poland and worldwide.

Personal life

He was brought up in

Połczyn-Zdrój Połczyn-Zdrój (; formerly german: Bad Polzin) is a town in Świdwin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 11,153 inhabitants (2007). It is located in the historic region of Pomerania. History Połczyn-Zdrój dates back to an ear ...

( Pomerania). In 1982 he graduated from Władysław Broniewski high school in Koszalin. He studied Philosophy and Physics at Warsaw University and an Advanced Management Program at

. He is the founder and co-owner of a company called Invena S.A. and founder of the Marek Kamiński Foundation. He lives in Gdynia with his wife, daughter, and son.

References

External links

The official website of Marek KamińskiInstytut Marka Kamińskiego
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