“Meetings with Erika leave me empowered to reach for my goals and bursting with
the tools necessary to realize them.”

--Kim Tanner
Executive Director of EXPAND (youth programming)
 

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Today is the best day ever to bring a positive approach to your organization, team or self. I am looking forward to helping you leverage the power of happiness!  Erika

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Speaker Balance

As a speaker and award winning author, Erika delivers fun, inspiring and powerful keynote addresses and workshop presentations. Her ability to BALANCE practical information with entertainment is inspiring.

BooksBe prepared to want to take action to increase your happiness, improve organizational communication and get more accomplished! You will leave Erika’s presentation seeing things in a new way.

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Consult Connect

Circle your chairs around and CONNECT with the realities of communication. Accurate and effective communication is a miracle and Erika can teach your team(s) positive communication skills to improve employee recruitment and retention and build your brand and customer loyalty.

Erika has been called the “Optimistic Dream Team Coach” by clients and workshop attendees. Call me if you are  ready to increase morale, productivity and profitability.

Optimism
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Even if people don’t seem to listen, your team is compromised with gossip, blame and negativity; there is much you can do to effect positive communication. The responsibility for positive communication lies with each of us.

Leaders from organizations of all shapes and sizes work with Erika to learn and implement positive communication tactics to develop their own leadership skills and build positive teams at work and at home. Erika can MOTIVATE and inspire because she lives and experiences positive communication.

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Erika's Blog Articles
Realize Your Dreams: 8 Easy Steps to Run Away from Home

My son has been sick, the snow has piled up, there are tax documents everywhere and a house on our block burned to the ground last night. “We should run away from home,” I said to my son. “Ok” he replied.

“But you are too sick and I wouldn’t even begin to know how to run away from home,” I replied. “I’m fine and I know how.” Intrigued and excited to learn how one goes about running away I listened as my 16 year old son shared these steps.

2/10/2010 4:12:00 PM
Erika's Blog Articles
Happiness is a 2 Fart Yoga Class

She farted at the beginning of yoga class and I was so relieved! I almost didn't go to class because my day-long snacking made my stomach grumble with the threat of escaping gas ...I didn't want to be the one to fart in yoga class. The woman next to relieved my mental stress when her gas unexpectedly escaped. Thank goodness it wasn't me!

1/15/2010 10:45:00 AM
Erika's Blog Articles
"It's my life!" Minding my own business ... a key to happiness

 Remember, Mom, it's my life," said my oldest son as we discussed his plan to have a better semester at college. As I spewed advice and dished out "you should" commands, he listened and asked me to "chill out" (a.k.a. mind my own business).
 

1/8/2010 12:03:00 PM
Erika's Blog Articles
"No thanks ...I don't want to know!" Stop the negativity

"Do you want the full story?" asked my new acquaintance. My first reaction was to say "yes" but I hesitated. From her tone of voice and how she leaned in toward me I knew the full story would not be flattering to the person involved. "No thanks, I don't want to know," I replied.

12/9/2009 10:02:00 AM
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