Valorie Burton

Speech Topics

• Work/Life Balance: How to Excel at Work and Energize Your Life

  People are living at a faster pace and under higher expectations than ever before in history. How do you thrive at work and still enjoy a healthy personal life? Using relatable stories and surprising research, Valorie Burton gives audiences practical tools for excelling at work when there is more to do and less time to do it. You will learn how to: • Say “yes” to what matters by saying “no” more often. • Increase your day-to-day joy and fun, even when your schedule feels routine. • Make time for the people and activities that nourish your mind, body and spirit. It’s possible to create more balance and fulfillment with less stress and overload. Valorie will show you how.

• Where Will You Go From Here? Bounce Back From a Setback

  Has the unexpected knocked you off course? You lost your job to the latest round of layoffs. A relationship you thought would last forever, didn’t. A health challenge is disrupting your life. Life doesn’t always go according to plan, but with the right attitude and skills, you can persevere through even the toughest situations—and emerge stronger and better than ever. Valorie’s message is designed to help you navigate life’s obstacles and feel empowered to: • Unearth the courage you need for any situation. • Replace negative thinking with an optimistic outlook. • Navigate disappointments in a way that makes you better, rather than bitter.

• Successful Women Think Differently: The Research-based Habits that Make You Happier, Healthier and More Resilient

  (This can be adjusted to Successful People Think Differently) You are capable of far more than you know. Scientific studies prove successful people think differently than the average person. They make decisions differently, set goals differently, and bounce back from failure and adversity differently. In this intriguing and energetic presentation, Valorie Burton will help you and your audience: • Pinpoint your thinking style and make adjustments to improve performance • Understand why talent isn’t enough and how to develop the self-control that will take you to the next level • Understand why how you explain your success and failure predicts more about your potential than you think • How to focus on solutions, not problems. This powerful presentation is based on Valorie’s national bestselling book, Successful Women Think Differently.

• Goal Setting, Goal Getting! Reach Your Goals Faster

  Are you setting the right goals? How do you know? Are your team members’ strategies for reaching goals as effective as they could be? Does your team have the traits needed to reach major goals—and if not, do you know how to develop those traits? In this fun and fast-paced session, Valorie Burton shares practical, research-based methods to reach your goals faster, more easily and more consistently. In this highly engaging and interactive session, you’ll learn: • Three foundational principles of effective goal setting. They’re rarely discussed, yet without them your goals are likely to falter or fizzle. • How to set a goal in a way that challenges but doesn’t overwhelm you or your team • The 7 Building Blocks of the “goal getting” process. • Which of the 7 Building Blocks you already possess, where you have gaps that need to be filled—and how to close those gaps. • How to spot and eliminate “Goal Fatigue,” a little-known phenomenon that impacts leaders and employees in demanding environments. • Create meaningful goals that boost happiness. • Build the confidence you need to reach goals outside your comfort zone.

• Cultural Humility and Resilience Workshop

  In a world increasingly demanding equity, inclusion and belonging for all, what is your individual contribution? And how do you resiliently navigate the emotions of topics that feel professionally-taboo yet very real and sometimes uncomfortable in everyday life? In this engaging, researched-based interactive presentation, bestselling author, executive coach and positive psychology expert Valorie Burton equips attendees with a set of tools to increase connectedness in the workplace. Using a thought-provoking and engaging workshop-style format, attendees will learn concepts such as cultural humility and racial empathy, and apply coaching and positive psychology principles to navigate important conversations and dynamics at work. Her message will leave attendees with a fresh perspective on their specific role in fostering a sense of belonging for all in the workplace.

• It’s About Time: The art of choosing the meaningful over the urgent

  Even the most efficient among us feel as if we’re racing the clock every day – and we still never seem to get it all done. The new norms of modern life tap into psychological impulses that make it harder than ever to take control of our time. In this message based on her acclaimed book of the same name, Valorie Burton inspires and teaches practical research-based discoveries to help you understand: • Why so many of us live in “time poverty” and how you can climb out of it • How to stop digital distractions from creating false urgencies that drain your time • Where you can reallocate your time to reflect the values and priorities that matter most • How to pinpoint the core vulnerabilities that are keeping you stuck in time debt

• Coaching for Leaders: How to bring out the best in yourself and others

  What if you could coach yourself in five minutes or less to think clearly through a major decision or an emotional dilemma? Coaching is a powerful tool to create personal clarity, build a positive environment, and facilitate progress towards critical goals. Valorie will give your audience principles and research-based techniques they can use immediately to fulfill their potential facilitate growth in others. As Valorie shares her proven 5-step coaching process, you will discover how to: • Transform a scattered brain into a focused mind that accomplishes your daily goals. • Lay your head on your pillow at night feeling peace about your decisions. • Control the emotions that cause you to procrastinate, spend emotionally, and sabotage your own success.

• Let Go of the Guilt: Stop beating yourself up and take back your joy

  Expectations for what you “should” accomplish and how your life “should” look are higher than ever – and so is the tendency to feel guilty. Left unchecked, that guilt can drive decisions, drain your emotions, and rule your relationships. In this life-changing message, life coach and bestselling author Valorie Burton teaches a simple but profound method that frees you from the “false guilt” that is so common today. Through the power of stories and research, she shows you how to: • Recognize and overcome the thought patterns of guilt • Notice and conquer the guilt gender gap • Why the personality trait most likely to predict success can also leave you prone to guilt • Stop guilt from sneaking its way into your everyday decisions and interactions • Stop setting yourself up for stress, anxiety and obligation and set yourself up for joy, productivity and freedom

• Happy Women Live Better: 13 Ways to Trigger Your Happiness Every Day

  Happier people are more productive, perform better and are more engaged in their work and with customers. When organizations invest in helping employees be happier, it impacts morale and the bottom line. Women have more education, more money, and more choices than ever before. Yet, research shows we are less happy than women 40 years ago. Today, we can “have it all.” So why is happiness declining? Valorie Burton will help your audience unlock the secrets to their personal happiness allowing them to boost their joy right now, even in the midst of deadlines, children, marriage, dating and squeezing in a workout or girls’ night out. Through 13 happiness triggers, your audience will learn to: • Bounce back from workplace stress and adversity faster • Enjoy deeper satisfaction within their current role in the company • Balance personal and work life more effectively • Fight off depression, colds and other illnesses • Live longer!

• Resilient & Ready - How to Thrive Through Challenge & Change

  In a world of constant change and uncertainty, success requires the ability to adapt and thrive no matter what challenges arise. Valorie Burton will help you understand how to create the building blocks of resilience so you can: •Bounce back from setbacks •Maximize opportunities •Develop the thinking style research proves helps you succeed under pressure – Find your joy and maintain a positive perspective •Navigate disappointments in a way that makes you better, not bitter. In this practical, engaging conversation, Valorie will equip you with a survival toolkit to face any challenge that comes your way!

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  The typical range for Valorie Burton's speaking fee is $18,000–$25,000. The low end of the fee range represents their standard virtual fee. The high end of the fee range represents their standard fee for a US-based in-person speaking engagement. Appearances which require an extended schedule of activities or international travel will possibly exceed this fee range. Speaker fees update frequently. To receive a personalized quote for Valorie Burton to speak at your event, please consult with a Key Speakers advisor for up to date information and assistance.
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