How Can We Not Feel Pride in Texas? “Optimism isn’t just a state of mind, it’s a practice. But seizing an opportunity to improve things can rarely be done alone. Texans work together every day to help their neighbors, respond to disaster, and build brighter futures.” – Texas Optimism Project, 2023 As a…
The Future is What We Make of It As the world was about to descend into COVID-19 chaos and lockdown, The Florida Times-Union surveyed 10,000 residents representing every county in the state. As a Floridian myself, and a motivational Florida change management speaker who speaks across the nation on change, the results of…
Texas, You Got This! As the New Year rolled around the predictable economic forecasts told everyone, from Houston to Dallas to San Antonio, and all stops in-between, we would be in for a bumpy ride. As a Texas Motivational Keynote Speaker, I know that often, where Texas goes, the nation follows. As a…
Want to be Invaluable? Be the Change Agent. The change management trends for 2023 have been widely acknowledged, and as a change management speaker, I’m not surprised that change is now considered the new normal. Whether employees are used to their workplaces being “transformed” from year-to-year or even month-to-month, like it or not…
Not an Easy Time to Lead Others “Leadership is not about titles, positions, or flow charts. It is about one life influencing another.” John C. Maxwell This has not been an easy time to navigate through change, especially for leaders. As a motivational change management speaker I can assure you that leadership is…
Hang Tough: Texas Can Do, What Texas Has Always Done…IF As a motivational resilience speaker who loves the people of Texas, what I have always admired about Texas is its attitude. It is a can-do attitude. However, as a keynote Texas motivational speaker I know that the pandemic crippled the economy and often, the…
The Power of Resilience in Hard Times As a motivational speaker on resilience, flexibility and grit, since the start of the pandemic I stressed that the power of resilience would get us through the toughest times and that the organizations most flexible in their outlook would thrive. In fact, the most resilient companies would…
Why Did the Country Not “See” Your Sacrifice? In one of my recent motivational talks on educators developing resilience and overcoming adversity, an administrator at a large university timidly raised her hand and asked: “Scott, while I appreciate the sacrifice of the healthcare profession, first responders and the like, why does it seem that…
The Delta Variant: As Tough as We Want It to Be Being a Healthcare Keynote and Motivational Speaker on resilience, grit and teamwork, I realize that while no one can predict the future, all of us have a choice when it comes to the “Delta Variant” of the COVID-19 virus. The choice is whether…
How Alert and Agile are You to Industry Changes? The buzz in the insurance and financial industry is focused on the changes all around us. As a national insurance and financial industry keynote speaker audiences are constantly asking me questions about changes in regard to the financial bearing of COVID-19 on the industry, the…