Turning Setbacks into Comebacks: Resilience Tips for Insurance Pros
In the high-stakes world of insurance and financial services, setbacks are part of the game. Whether it’s a lost client, a market downturn, or an unexpected regulatory shift, the ability to pivot and push forward is what separates top performers from the rest. As someone who has faced life-altering challenges—paralysis from a car accident at […]
Overcoming Life’s Obstacles: The Power of Resilience and Grit
Life is unpredictable. It’s full of challenges that can hit when we least expect them. For me, one of those challenges came at the peak of my athletic career. At 19 years old, I was living my dream as a star wide receiver for Florida State University and a black-belt kickboxer. My last fight had […]
Why Vision is Key to Achieving the Impossible: My Journey to a Second Act
Sometimes life has a way of disrupting our plans—sometimes in ways that are so unexpected, they seem impossible to overcome. At 19, I had my entire future mapped out. I was on track to become a star in football at Florida State University, and I was already a champion black-belt kickboxer. But then, in a […]
The Power of Grit: How Persistence Leads to Success
Life isn’t always smooth sailing. In fact, it’s full of challenges and setbacks that can sometimes make us question our ability to keep going. I know this firsthand. When I was 19, I was at the height of my athletic career, a star wide receiver at Florida State University and a black-belt kickboxer. But one […]
Scott Burrows, Inspirational Resilience Speaker
Resilience Also Means Gratitude As an inspirational resilience speaker, I am aware that there has been a lot of research into the strong brain-link between resilience and gratitude. As scientist and psychologist Dr. Jeff Thompson said in his article for Psychology Today entitled Resilience and the Practice of Gratitude: “Gratitude practices are not […]
Scott Burrows, Banking & Mortgage Financial Speaker
What is the Path through a Turbulent, Uncertain Market? As a banking and mortgage financial speaker, who began his career in the financial services arena, I understand the challenges of uncertainty in a complex and chaotic industry. How do you continue to grow and attract new clients with interest rates doubling, rising to […]
Scott Burrows, Motivational Resilience Speaker
If You Think Resilience is Difficult, Try Inflexibility! About a year ago Wired magazine wrote an inciteful business article on why bosses don’t listen to employees. The article pointed out three problems in what they called a disconnect between bosses and workers: Bosses are more likely to be content to be back at […]
Scott Burrows, Business Resilience Speaker
How to Develop Greater Business Resilience A recent article published by McKinsey & Company touches on many points I make to my audiences as a business resilience speaker. The following point was interesting, especially as businesses are all struggling with adversity: Optimal crisis preparedness includes defensive measures such as buffers and financial reserves but […]
