Motivational Speaker Quotes

While it may seem to be a mysterious, ineffable quality—charisma is enhanced and enriched by a person’s attitude and confidence, their aims and optimism, expressive body language, and natural effervescence.

~ Susan C. Young

Your charisma and charm can make your moments more memorable for amazing first impressions.

~ Susan C. Young

What do confidence and command look like when you see them? Moving one step past a healthy self-esteem, they project an air of authority, respect, and deliberate intention.

~ Susan C. Young

Confidence is silent, cool, self-assurance.

~ Susan C. Young

Developing a commanding presence is essential for leadership and a powerful impact.

~ Susan C. Young

There can be a fine line between being confident and cocky.

~ Susan C. Young

True confidence is not something that can always be determined by a first impression. It may take a few interactions to detect whether a person is full of false bravado or if they are the real McCoy.

~ Susan C. Young

Their confidence gives those they lead the assurance that their words and their actions are reliable.

~ Susan C. Young

We tend to listen to the people who believe in their own words as opposed to those who don’t. When we feel their conviction, they earn our buy-in.

~ Susan C. Young

Even something as simple as ending a sentence with the tone of a question mark rather than a period can diminish a person’s authority and credibility.

~ Susan C. Young

In our natural world, it is the strongest of the species that claim their space, seek out new territories, explore their surroundings, and learn how to survive and thrive. It is those same qualities that enable us to apply confidence and command to transcend the mediocre and achieve outstanding results.

~ Susan C. Young

When you feel low self-confidence, it is usually the result of the negative thoughts your inner critic whispers in the darkness of your mind.

~ Susan C. Young

When your inner critic undermines your confidence, inner conflict, anxiety, and agitation take over. It tells you that you are not good enough, smart enough, handsome enough, worthy enough, or basically just plain NOT enough. It takes a toll on your self-confidence, doesn’t it?

~ Susan C. Young

If your self-talk leans toward the negative, the continual bashing will become debilitating

~ Susan C. Young

Notice when negativity spins in your head and disrupt it immediately before it has a chance to take hold and stick.

~ Susan C. Young

Even the smartest and most successful of people will experience lower self-confidence occasionally, but the difference is that they deliberately shift out of it and refuse to stay there.

~ Susan C. Young

Self-confident people Inspire confidence in others, they would much rather build people up than tear them down.

~ Susan C. Young

Confidence is silent, humble self-assurance. Moving one step past a healthy self-esteem, confidence projects an air of authority, trust, and respect—a commanding, respected presence.

~ Susan C. Young

be at your best when things are at their worst.

~ Elhachemi Sabi

Religious / Spiritual leaders and motivational speakers tell us to give more of ourselves to get back much more in return but the fact that we start expecting something back in return is in itself a rotten deal for us to push ourselves into.Who am I? is a good question to ask myself when there is nothing else to do with my time.

~ Suraj Dahal

How can you showcase your unique expertise, valuable experience, and strong education without sounding egotistical?

~ Susan C. Young

A quality education prepares you to make a living, make better choices, and have more doors open as you build a solid life.

~ Susan C. Young

Getting an education is not only a matter of checking the boxes as your life progresses, it is a gift which can enrich every aspect of your world.

~ Susan C. Young

Companies that do not have a succession plan in place in which their seasoned professionals are teaching the younger, less experienced generations risk losing far more than talent. The depth of their experience is a valuable commodity and resource.

~ Susan C. Young

Take your place among experienced professionals by focusing on ways to learn, grow, and succeed.

~ Susan C. Young

If you were to spend your own time and money to hire a consultant, coach, or trainer, wouldn’t it give you more confidence knowing that they have walked the talk and have vast experience with what they are teaching?

~ Susan C. Young

Becoming an expert not only establishes you as a leader in your field, it will make you a trusted resource that people can rely on for new and innovative ideas. In addition to raising the stakes and helping you increase your income, your expertise will serve to make a powerful first impression, which will truly help you shine and stand apart from the crowd. Having fun and meeting interesting, incredible people along the way is an added bonus!

~ Susan C. Young

By establishing a strategic online presence through your website, social media, keywords, meta tags, and Google AdWords, the world may discover your expertise and beat a path to your door.

~ Susan C. Young

Become a thought leader by taking an idea, belief, or process and turning it inside-out and upside-down. Bust beyond the box and shatter a few ceilings to go where no one has gone before. Make your mark by becoming a pioneer in your pursuits.

~ Susan C. Young

To position yourself as an expert, create content, write a book, build a blog, post on social media, and write articles for professional publications and news sites to build your intellectual portfolio of expertise. Repurpose content in a variety of ways.

~ Susan C. Young

Put in the time. To position yourself as an expert, practice, apply, experiment, volunteer, and work within your area of knowledge to deepen your own understanding as you build real-life experience.

~ Susan C. Young

To position yourself as an expert, learn everything you can about a subject. Develop your knowledge: read books, attend classes, listen to your market, get training, attend seminars, find a mentor, join a mastermind group of like-minded individuals, watch videos, and study.

~ Susan C. Young

To position yourself as an expert, share your knowledge with others. Deliver presentations and teach others on your topic. Look what TED Talks have done for normal people who simply presented their passion and thereby launched careers, fame, and fortune. Interact with your target market. Maximize use of the Internet and SEO.

~ Susan C. Young

When you have paid the price, earned the right, and done the homework to be called an expert, people perceive you differently.

~ Susan C. Young

Your expertise can elevate your impressions to bring you to an entirely new realm.

~ Susan C. Young

Few places are more important for dressing appropriately than the workplace, where a professional appearance is crucial.

~ Susan C. Young

Create your own personal brand to stand apart from the crowd. Package your unique talents, style, personality, and products. Show and tell who you are and what you do—to the world.

~ Susan C. Young

Proven professionals know that by focusing on quality, you can’t lose with the classics and your clothes will last longer. It’s not about having expensive clothing, it is about having style.

~ Susan C. Young

An important part of dressing for success is not only wearing something well but making sure it is appropriate for the occasion or the environment.

~ Susan C. Young

Dressing appropriately in one venue may be highly inappropriate in another.

~ Susan C. Young