Humorous Motivational Speaker Topics

Learn how to control the direction of your day, your life and your world.  This is JL's signature speech.  As a motivational speaker he tells his life story and the journeys we all have in common. From our search to belong to making our existence a meaningful one, JL connects on every level.  Much of what you do in life, how you feel about yourself and where you end up is determined by who you believe you are.  It's that belief that influences your attitude and outlook on your business and personal life.  When you're not happy with the man or woman in the mirror, you will struggle in all areas of your life.  JL delivers a message to his audiences that they all can relate to.  Using his humor you'll hear about his days as the class clown and how he eventually discovered the real JL.  Find the real you and you'll find your ability to achieve greater contentment and success in life.  It has been said that every problem in business is really a personal problem with its roots found in an individual or a group of individuals.  This is a very personal message with a very positive outcome.

What do you do when bad things happen without your permission?  JL's son Andy was taken to the hospital at the aqe of 4 as he slowly slipped into a coma with Bacterial Meningitis.  Little did JL and his wife know that the next ten days would take them on a journey they hadn't planned for.  Several years later their daughter Jessie, at the age of 7, was diagnosed with a brain tumor the size of an orange.  It would be another unplanned experience that would last thirty days in the hospital with struggles to follow.  If you're like most people, life often presents unwanted experiences.  They say that most people will experience an average of one setback or struggle of some sort, every 18 months throughout their life.  Most of us cannot escape the wide array of struggles life offers.  From the loss of a job, unexpected home repair, broken down automobile or conflict at home or work, we all face bumps in the road of life.   This is JL's story of survival and resilience.  As a motivational speaker, JL holds no punches when he encourages his audiences to embrace life with flexability and never forget that the people who best handle change are those who know how to be happy in an unhappy world.

No this isn't a story of how one more motivational speaker made his millions.  It's actually an adventure in creativity.  JL is known for being a highly sought after person for his creative yet practical approach to solving problems at home or in business. 

Learn how to stimulate creative problem solving for any problem at home, work or play.  Most people think they have a limited ability to be creative.  That just isn't so.  There are secrets to increasing the ability to solve problems and become more innovative.  Whether it's a marketing problem or a personal problem, JL spells out his secrets to cultivating creative solutions.  Over the lifetime of any business, just one good idea can produce higher sales and profits that could translate into an additional million dollars.  JL tells of one idea he created for SAM'S CLUB and Genmar Inc., which made millions in sales for both companies.  Using humor and his own stories, you'll find this topic to be entertaining and refreshing.

 

Business Workshops

Don’t cope with unhappy customers, get rid of them.  Or should I say learn how to change their attitude?  In today's market there is very little room for crossing your fingers and hoping people remain loyal and content with you.  If you find it tough to compete product-for-product or service-for-service, then make sure you at least understand how you can differentiate yourself from your competition in other ways.  People will drive across town for more than just a better price.  This humorous presentation stimulates employees and management to seek out awesome customer service solutions.

Do you know why ethics, service, attitude and loyalty matter?  Do your employees and managers realize that years of building a good reputation can be dissolved in one day?  The power that one manager or employee has is scary when you study the rise and fall of some of America's largest companies.  It's not enough to sound good but you have to also be good or a good business will be destoyed in short order.  How do you instill good ethics, good attitudes and loyalty within a company?  There are ways you can find greater success by studying the art of destroying a good business.

Learn how to use good ideas and know-how when low on cash.  JL uses his 12 years of experience as owner and President of Leland & Associates, a marketing and advertising firm in the Twin Cities.  This presentation is full of stories and examples of successes and failures as it relates to marketing and advertising.  (You can choose six of the following topics for a full-day or 3 for a half-day.)


 

Have you ever heard the saying, "water never rises above its own level?"  From CEO to floor managers, it's important that leadership be centered in and around the values you'd like to see in all employees.  Without leadership taking the lead in the area of conduct and values, you cannot expect employees to follow something that isn't there.
JL uses 25 years of business experience to share his practical solutions for creating a winning team of employees.  You'll find his humorous stories about his own experiences to be entertaining as well as insightful. 



JL uses 25 years of business experience to share his practical solutions for managing time.  JL's tips include not only time saving ideas for work but also for your personal life.  Most people struggle with keeping a clear head at work when their personal life is out of control.  JL addresses both business and personal solutions for time management.