Although I have two (2) main programs, I create more and tweak as needed.
My two main presentations are:
“Say YES to Life!”
Before losing my mother to cancer in 2006, I asked her if she had any regrets. She looked up at me with those beautiful blue eyes and said, “Honey, I have only one. I should have said yes when I said no.”
I said, “What does that mean?” and she said, “There were so many things in my life I wished I had done but I was afraid. I was afraid I was not thin enough, not smart enough, not young enough, or not pretty enough. I was afraid to be criticized, made fun of, or judged so I never did them. I wanted to travel and see the world and meet new and exotic people but I was afraid to fly or travel alone. I had so many stories I wanted to write but was afraid I was not good enough. There were people in my life I wished I could have talked to, tell them I love them, tell them I forgive them, and ask them for their forgiveness but I was afraid of rejection. And sadly, there were tests I should have taken years ago that may have prolonged my life now but I was afraid of what they would reveal. Please don’t live your life like I did. Don’t be afraid to live,” she said. “Say yes to life!”
What do you hear in my mother’s words? She was afraid and lived her life in fear. Fear of what others would think of her, fear of rejection, and fear of the unknown.
I want to heal others with my words instead of hurt them. I inspire people to embrace changes in their lives and use them as opportunities to grow and inspire you to live in the moment, fulfill your dreams, and say YES to life! The time to be happy is now!
In this 30-45-minute presentation, I give the backstory of my award winning and bestselling book Weedmonkey, how regrets can ruin your life, and why its important to live in the moment and truly experience the life you were meant to live.
“From Unknown to Bestseller”
My second is geared toward authors and aspiring authors and is a 30-minute PowerPoint presentation called “From Unknown to Bestseller” where I guide my audience through the steps I took to go from being a frustrated unknown writer to an award winning and international bestselling author. I give the dos and don’ts of social media marketing, what to do after a writers conference, how to engage with your readers and other authors, and offer a road map through the whacky world of writing and getting published. All this and a whole lot more from my 20 plus years of experience! This is the presentation I recently did at the Dublin Writers Conference in Dublin, Ireland.
Both are filled with passion, humor, and authenticity. Just like me!
This is also a one-day workshop, usually from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.
This is your chance for a one-on-one, informal and informative conversation with a woman who followed her dreams all the way to #1 on Amazon.
At both events, I offer a Q&A session afterward, and when allowed (by venue), I bring copies of my award winning and bestselling books to sign and sell.
“Lisa V. Proulx served as our Dessert Keynote Speaker during Brethren Mutual’s 24th Annual Peace, Love & Insurance Professional Insurance Women’s Conference in October 2019. She shared her message, ‘Say Yes to Life,’ with our guests and weaved her own mother’s story of believing she had more time in life to do the things she wanted to do before passing away of cancer. Lisa took the time to get to know our audience in preparation for the keynote, and dazzled our conference attendees with humorous details during her time on stage while driving home her main points. At times during her presentation, the audience was so quiet hanging on to Lisa’s every word… you could have heard a pin drop! Whether speaking one-on-one with an individual, addressing a large group, or putting pen to paper, Lisa’s true gift of genuinely engaging with others shines through in her written and spoken words.” Becky Gloyd, CISR, Communications Manager, The Brethren Mutual Insurance Company
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