Keynotes

Juggling elephants - Success Without Getting Squashed!

 

Feel like the circus is running you instead of you running your circus? Seem like the performers in your circus are less than enthusiastic about being a part of your lineup?

If so, it's time for you to stop juggling elephants. In this humorous and thought-provoking message, we offer a unique perspective on the struggle to "get it all done."

This keynote helps people who feel stretched too thin. It equips them to:

  • Manage priorities more intentionally instead of reacting all day

  • Reduce overwhelm without lowering expectations

  • Focus on what matters most… even when everything feels urgent

  • Protect energy so productivity doesn’t come at the expense of well-being

  • Take control of their workload instead of letting it control them

The goal isn’t to cram more into the day. It’s to use time and energy more wisely.

 

Participants learn how to:

  • Think like a ringmaster

  • Build a realistic and effective three-ring lineup that balances work, self, and relationships

  • Manage distractions instead of being pulled by them

  • Stay present and focused in the middle of competing demands

  • Make intentional choices about where time and energy are spent

  • Let go of low-value tasks that create noise without results

 

Let’s Talk About Your Event

This program is delivered through keynotes in person and virtually.

If you or your organization are dealing with overload, distraction, and too much to do, this keynote delivers practical insight people can use immediately.

 

Training

Getting Your Most Important Things Done!

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Training based on Juggling Elephants follows a 6 step process to equip participants to get their most important things done both at work and in life. The six steps are:

  • Stop Trying To Juggle Elephants

  • Be The Ringmaster

  • Create The Lineup

  • Work With The Performers

  • Take An Intermission

  • Plan For The Next Performance

To receive a more detailed description of each step and the benefits to the people in your organization, contact us.

Training programs are customized to the length of time available – whether a 90 minute breakout session or up to a full-day training program. While the shorter training programs deliver strategies, insights and applications for each module, the full-day training is a deeper cut, allowing more time for application exercises and additional learning. We work with you to design a program that best meets your needs, adding additional content where needed and spending less time on areas not as critical to your people.

 

Train the Trainer Certification

This program is for those who are interested in being trained and licensed within their organization to deliver a Juggling Elephants Training Program to their employees. The program is designed for 4-6 hours of content or it can be broken into modules and delivered as a series of shorter programs.

A trainer receives:

  • Facilitator Guide (152 pages)

  • Juggling Elephants 20 Minute training video.

  • Online resources containing PowerPoint, Participant Handouts (PDF) and other support items. The rights to duplicate participant handouts are included in the Certification price. Printed participant guides are also available.

  • Hardcover copy of the book, Juggling Elephants: An Easier Way to Get Your Most Important Things Done - Now!

  • Juggling Elephants Carry Bag

  • Two hour, "over the phone" training on materials, content and delivery.

  • One hour, follow up call after delivery of first training program

  • Onsite training of trainers is also available. Call for pricing.

Contact us for pricing and additional information


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