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What If the Key to Growth Isn’t What You Start… But What You Choose to End?

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Resilience Keynote Speaker Shawn Ellis - Choose Your Ending

As a motivational keynote speaker and someone who’s spoken for clients from Anchorage to Orlando this year, I’ve seen a powerful pattern: We all want to grow.To become.To rise to the next level—personally, professionally, organizationally. But let’s be honest… Most of us feel like the world is blocking us at every turn. We want the […]

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Quit or Come Back? Why Both Are Brave Choices in Leadership

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Mastering the Moments with Shawn Ellis

This post originally appeared in my Mastering the Moments newsletter. Want reflections like this delivered to your inbox every week? [Join here.] Two weeks ago today, I stood in front of more than 800 managers and asked them to make one Brave Choice: “What’s one thing you need to end?” Not in a metaphorical way.

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It Is Already Done: Finding Calm in Times of Change

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Last week, I told you about returning from the International Association of Speakers Bureaus convention in Montreal and reflecting on the power of connection. It was a time to reconnect with colleagues, but it also gave me a lot to think about. With a business that’s been running for 20 years, we came home knowing

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Just One Ask Away: A Lesson from Montreal

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One Ask Away - The Power of Connection

Megan and I recently returned from Montreal, where we attended the International Association of Speakers Bureaus convention—her first, and my first in over a decade. It was more than just a conference. It felt like a homecoming with friends and colleagues I hadn’t seen in years. But one of the most memorable lessons of the

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