Motivational Speaker Blog

On October 24 and October 25, 2018, I am a motivational speaker for the Utah Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS). Over 900 people will attend the events. Participants range from caseworkers, administrative staff and support staff.

Self-awareness is key to Emotional Intelligence. Most people have met a leader who has no idea how his emotions are impacting their performance. This becomes their greatest downfall.

I have been a motivational speaker at over 20 years at over 90 events a year. The meeting environment has definatly evolved with the next generation having lower attention spans and the preference for instant gratification. 

Especially with younger generations who consume online media constantly, we compete with online sources for people’s attention.

To motivate someone means to push them to do something, whereas inspiring someone means to pull them into something.

Studies still reveal that women are paid less (30% less than men) and have had fewer opportunities than men. One of the reasons is we shy away from negotiations that are critical to advance our career.

Entertainment plays a huge part in the success of your event. What is the best entertainment style for your event? 

On his podcast, The Savvy Event Planner, Tom Crowl talks about how to hire the right motivational speaker or entertainer.

In this world, there are dreamers and doers. Dreamers think about what the future could hold, while doers use the present to make the future happen. The doers start off as dreamers, but they don’t let those dreams stay in their head; they take steps to bring them to life. Born from an idea in your head, the seed grows into a full plant that will eventually become a tree that keeps giving. If you’re an entrepreneur who wants to grow a great idea into a successful startup, consider these six key actions to get started.

I find in helping professions, half or more of the audience are pleasers. We love to support,help and be there when others need us. It makes us feel good. 

Trouble is you can’t please everyone all the time; you end up feeling pulled in every direction and exhausted.

I was recently a corporate motivational speaker for a software franchise event.

Tom Crowl hosts the Savvy Event Planner Podcast. I went through his archives and listened to a great episode on planning an event on a shoestring budget.