Jody Urquhart

Do workloads hang over your head from one day to the next? Is hustling around chasing after problems your daily priority? Does your day leave you feeling worn out? If so, you may have a hustle hangover.

Hustling after problems may be driving your results instead of purpose and inspiration. Hard work may be crowding out joy but you need feelings of happiness and success to fuel progress. This uplifting keynote will inspire you to leave the stress and struggle behind in favour of passion and purpose. You can get more done with less stress.

It all comes down to this: Joy is not a goal, it’s a feeling. It’s not something you have to work for, it’s something you have. Learn to rely on this innate passion to build positive momentum early on in your day to propel you forward. This keynote speech will inspire you to unleash wild positive emotion on your day and the vitality will move you forward.

This hilarious and inspiring keynote is based on Jody’s new book, Hustle Hangover.

Objective

• Rediscover Passion and Joy as a Catalyst for Results & Innovation
• Find Opportunity and Potential in Uncertainty
• Build Positive Momentum
• Use Joy to Disrupt Stress
• Focus Forward on Solutions instead making Problems a Priority
• Do More with Less and Love it

Feel-Good Habits to Move Forward:

• Look at where you are going, not where you are at
• Imagine solutions instead of focus on problems
• Believe in others- don’t worry about them
• Focus on strengths, not weakness
• Use compassion to conquer conflict
• Line up your emotions with your decisions
• Build on hope and opportunities
• Appreciate don’t tolerate your job

Sometimes life just gets in the way. Do you ever think, “Why can’t things just go the way I want for a change?” or “Why can’t people just leave me alone?” This hilarious and provocative presentation shows you how to buoyantly face stress and navigate the future. Embrace challenging situations and people with new ideas, innovation and conviction.

Increase your comfort and confidence in the face of stress and change. Through stand up comedy, audience interaction and analogy, we will unfold ideas that navigating the future has replaced change management. The future is the present and evolution is not optional.

• Derive strength from change
• Get your team on board with change
• Embrace work with a sense of urgency, conviction and vitality
• Move forward and feel good despite uncertainty

Feel-Good Habits to Move Forward:

• Look at where you are going, not where you are at
• Imagine solutions instead of focus on problems
• Believe in others- don’t worry about them
• Focus on strengths, not weakness
• Use compassion to conquer conflict
• Line up your emotions with your decisions
• Build on hope and opportunities
• Appreciate don’t tolerate your job

Join us in this hilariously interactive, practical and inspiring motivational speech that shows you how to develop healthy communication patterns with anyone. Learn to appreciate even the most difficult people!

You can build a more productive, enjoyable and efficient workplace for everyone. Understand how to adjust your message to different people and personalities to appeal to their convictions Learn the 4 basic personality styles, what they need and what they mean.

Feel-Good Habits to Move Forward:

• Look at where you are going, not where you are at
• Imagine solutions instead of focus on problems
• Believe in others- don’t worry about them
• Focus on strengths, not weakness
• Use compassion to conquer conflict
• Line up your emotions with your decisions
• Build on hope and opportunities
• Appreciate don’t tolerate your job

Humour helps. The ability to laugh at life helps us deal with daily disappointments and setbacks. Humour gives professionals the nerve to serve in our increasingly complex and challenging environment. Join us as we demonstrate how humour helps you stay in control, stay positive, and maintain balance and perspective.

Participants learn how to:

• Laugh at the tough stuff. When stress persists, be compelled to take yourself lightly, so the stress isn’t as heavy or emotionally exhausting.
• Say hello to humour and goodbye to burnout
• Play along the way and enjoy work while boosting productivity and focus
• Be compelled to use humour, laughter, and play to breathe new passion and resilience into work
• Engage a playful resilience to protect against stress

Feel-Good Habits to Move Forward:

• Look at where you are going, not where you are at
• Imagine solutions instead of focus on problems
• Believe in others- don’t worry about them
• Focus on strengths, not weakness
• Use compassion to conquer conflict
• Line up your emotions with your decisions
• Build on hope and opportunities
• Appreciate don’t tolerate your job

The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority. With today’s rapidly evolving workplace, strong leaders must influence and engage others.

Through humour, insight and inspiration Follow Me I’m Right Behind You provides a lively, interactive look at how to inspire a spirited and resilient workforce that stays inspired focused and productive.

In this gut splitting hilarious motivational speech learn:

• How great leaders inspire and influence others
• To create a culture of respect and appreciation with 4 keys to a great recognition culture
• To increase Purpose and Vision
• To create a sense of involvement and belonging

Feel-Good Habits to Move Forward:

• Look at where you are going, not where you are at
• Imagine solutions instead of focus on problems
• Believe in others- don’t worry about them
• Focus on strengths, not weakness
• Use compassion to conquer conflict
• Line up your emotions with your decisions
• Build on hope and opportunities
• Appreciate don’t tolerate your job

OK, you’re really busy. While you are dutifully doing your job, do you ever get a sense that you are disconnected from the purpose of your work? Do you sometimes find that your work lacks fun and enjoyment?

By adopting a humorous and fun approach to the challenges of keeping the daily grind engaging, motivational speech, the Joy of the Job inspires professionals to be focused and productive by nourishing the meaning, fun, and joy of their work.

After experiencing the Joy of the Job, participants will:

• Know how to bring more JOY to their job
• Strengthen their commitment to the job
• Find their get up and go
• Recognize and appreciate others

Feel-Good Habits to Move Forward:

• Look at where you are going, not where you are at
• Imagine solutions instead of focus on problems
• Believe in others- don’t worry about them
• Focus on strengths, not weakness
• Use compassion to conquer conflict
• Line up your emotions with your decisions
• Build on hope and opportunities
• Appreciate don’t tolerate your job

The last year has been a wake-up call for the importance of collective resilience and a strong culture. Join us for this hilarious and provocative presentation that shows you how to outthink, outwork, and out care for each other.

Learn to face uncertainty, get a grip on change, and buoyantly keep moving forward in uncertain times.

Through stand-up comedy, audience engagement, and analogy, we will discover how to reinvigorate, build renewed purpose in our work, and stay resilient in uncertain times.

The last year has reminded us of the importance of taking care of ourselves and managing personal stress levels. When it comes to stress, humour helps.

The ability to laugh at life helps us deal with daily disappointments and setbacks. Humour gives professionals the nerve to serve in today’s most complex and challenging environment. Join us as we demonstrate how humour helps you stay in control, stay positive, and maintain balance and perspective. Learn to take yourself lightly in challenging times.