Overcoming Life’s Curveballs: Lessons from Paige Bueckers
What do you do when life knocks you down? If you’re Paige Bueckers, you get back up. Again. And again. And then you come back stronger, faster, and more focused than ever before.
Meet Keynote Speaker Marilyn Sherman, who has spent years motivating and inspiring audiences to get out of their comfort zone and get a front-row seat in life. After starting her career in corporate America, she is now seen as the go-to motivational keynote speaker for corporate and association markets that want their people to improve their morale, teamwork, and communication skills and ultimately achieve more results. With her background as a training officer for a major finance company, Marilyn honed her skills to motivate audiences who are often hard to motivate. With her engaging, and fun personality, Marilyn connects with her audiences immediately and delivers content that they can immediately use when they get back to their office.
When venting doesn’t end: strategies to move to resolution
We’ve all been there… A friend or colleague needs to vent.
You listen, you empathize, you say things like:
“Wow, that sounds really frustrating.”
“I can see how you’d be upset.”
“If that happened to me, I’d be pretty irritated too.” That’s active listening—and it’s powerful.
When Your One-Week Mission Becomes Nine Months
This week, I was inspired by a story that’s literally out of this world. Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were supposed to be on the International Space Station for just a week. That was the mission. Launch. Dock. Test the systems. Return home. Simple enough… until it wasn’t.
Flip the Script: Focus on your wins
Let’s be honest—when you sit down at the end of a long day, and let’s say 99 things went right, and one thing went wrong, what do you usually talk about over dinner? If you’re like most people, the conversation centers around the one thing that went wrong.
Who Do You Turn to When Making Big Decisions?
Have you ever faced a tough decision and felt stuck, unsure of what to do next? Maybe it was a career move, a personal challenge, or an opportunity that could change your life. In those moments, who do you turn to?
How to get promoted? Act like the job that you want
There’s an old saying: Dress for the job you want, not the job you have. But I want to take that one step further—Don’t just dress like the job you want. Act like the job you want. What does that mean?
Overcoming Struggles: Simple Tips for a Better Day
Front-Row Friday: Just for Today
Have you ever had one of those days where everything feels like a heavy lift? The kind of day where even getting out of bed seems like a monumental task, and you’re tempted to just pull the covers over your head and stay there? If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone.
Escape the Comparison trap and focus on self-improvement
Have you ever caught yourself scrolling through social media, seeing someone else’s highlight reel, and suddenly feeling like your own life is falling short? It happens to the best of us. In a world where people broadcast their best moments—filtered, curated, and polished—it’s easy to get sucked into the comparison trap. But here’s the problem: comparison never leads to fulfillment.
The Power of an Unexpected Act of Kindness
Kindness isn’t just a thought—it’s an action. That’s why we call them acts of kindness. And in a world that can sometimes feel dark or heavy, those small, intentional moments of kindness can be the light someone desperately needs. Recently, I was reminded of this in the most touching way.
Are You Stuck in General Admission? It’s Time to Move to the Front-Row!
Where are you sitting in life? Are you up front, engaged, and excited? Or are you stuck in general admission, comfortable but unchallenged? Worse yet, have you slipped into the balcony, disengaged and watching life from a distance?