Inspiration

Coronavirus Isn’t All That’s Contagious – What Are You Spreading?

Reading time: 3 minutes, 59 seconds So, have you heard about this thing called the coronavirus that’s going around? I’m kidding, of course–when I ask if you’ve heard about it–because it’s EVERYWHERE. I mean, everywhere I turn I see a big graphic with some combination of red, black, white, or yellow and words like OUTBREAK […]

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5 Daily Practices to Cultivate Resilience, Find Happiness, and Thrive in the Midst of Uncertainty

This is the third video in the Rise and Thrive video series, building on what we’ve learned so far about the Art of Contentment and the Power of Possibility. While the first two videos provide two cornerstone ideas about what it means to truly thrive–being content with what “is” while being pulled toward the possibility

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What Is My Purpose? Perhaps You’ve Known All Along

Inspirational Speaker Shawn Ellis at the top of the mountain - Yellowstone National Park

Have you been wrestling with questions like: What is my purpose? What is my calling? What is my real passion? What am I supposed to be doing? I spent well over a decade asking myself those types of questions. And even after I felt certain I had found the answer, I still questioned myself—because my

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Motivational Speakers Get Knocked Down, Too

It’s a little scary to write what I’m about to write. But I have to write it (for myself, and for someone else–which I’ll explain in a moment). Working in the “motivational speaker” space since 1999–and I’ve had the privilege of working with some of the best in the business–I’ve always had this feeling that

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