Motivation Archives - Jeff Havens | Keynote Speaker | Leadership Keynote Speaker

The Power of Negative Thinking

Jeff Havens — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:06:36 +0000

We’ve all heard about the power of positive thinking. And I’m pretty certain that somebody has encouraged you to “look on the bright side” when something isn’t going the way you’d like. But have you ever considered the power of negative thinking? By which I do not mean being hopelessly pessimistic. Maybe there’s some value…

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What’s the Best Stress Management Technique

Jeff Havens — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 15:16:40 +0000

Sometimes when I’m stressed I like to go down into my basement and play the drums. I’ve been playing them since I was 10, and one of the things I’ve always liked about them is that you can hit them as hard as you want. You’re supposed to hit them, in fact – that’s the…

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How to Get What You Really Want Out of Life

Jeff Havens — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 14:30:59 +0000

I figured a title like that might pique your interest. Most of us want to figure out how to get what we really want out of life. And don’t worry – I actually do know how to make that happen for you, even if I have no idea what exactly you want out of life. …

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How to Handle Difficult Changes

Jeff Havens — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 18:00:33 +0000

Sometimes life doesn’t turn out the way we expect it to. At least, that’s the phrase we use, which is at least a little dramatic. Life? Like, all of it, the entirety of our existence, just somehow went entirely the opposite direction from what we wanted? That’s probably not the case. What’s actually happening is…

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How Using Both/And Can Change Your Life

Jeff Havens — Tue, 06 May 2025 13:36:43 +0000

The April 2025 issue of National Geographic featured an awards show of sorts – 33 individuals around the world whose work (at least according to National Geographic) is improving the world in some way. Many of them, as you might imagine, are doing things related to the environment. Several, however, were businesspeople, and two in…

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Understanding What Failure Is (And Isn’t)

Jeff Havens — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 18:13:28 +0000

I recently had a conversation with my 8-year-old son about how to deal with failure – and then had an almost identical conversation with a 37-year-old friend about the same thing. It made me realize that, for many of us, our attitude toward failure doesn’t change much as we get older – we don’t like…

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One Simple Key to a Happy 2025

Jeff Havens — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 23:19:09 +0000

Now with a title like that, this article could be about anything. “Win the next billion-dollar Powerball!” for example, would for many readers constitute a surefire path toward a happy 2025. “Stop doing stupid things!” is another excellent suggestion, and one I hope to follow more closely this year than I have in years past.…

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How Our Best Ideas Come To Us

Jeff Havens — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 20:46:39 +0000

Everyone everywhere is interested in innovation. Of the various keynote addresses that I’ve created over the years, my Uncrapify Your Future! keynote on innovation is easily the most popular. And I understand why. Coming up with solutions to problems, or taking advantage of possible opportunities, is one of the key drivers of success, both professionally…

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Overcoming Impostor Syndrome

Jeff Havens — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 15:33:04 +0000

Impostor syndrome is one of the most insidious challenges to our mental well-being. In case you aren’t familiar with the phrase (although I’m guessing you are), impostor syndrome is a fairly common phenomenon in which individuals doubt their abilities and/or feel like they don’t deserve their accomplishments. Put another way, you think you’re in over…

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What You Can Learn from Pig Farmers and Pharmacies

Jeff Havens — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 14:52:14 +0000

One of the things I’ve always enjoyed about my job is the opportunity to meet people living in places I would otherwise probably never go, doing things I know almost nothing about. It’s given me a chance to see a much broader cross-section of the world than I think most jobs allow for, and my…

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