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Like most professionals providing relevant growth insights, I occasionally put my thoughts to the written word! (I don't write so much as dance with words.) Enjoy!

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Jan 17, 2019
1 min

Sleep, Schmeep! Who Needs It? YOU!

What would you do if you only needed to sleep 4.5 hours a night? More importantly, WHY would you do it? Enjoy this Corporate Comedy Minute from business keynote speaker, corporate comedian, and Mindful Performance thought leader Theresa Rose. Theresa Rose is a business motivational speaker, corporate comedian, and expert on mindful performance who helps organizations and their teams increase sales and revenue, develop stronger leaders, create better connections, and build hea

Jan 8, 2019
1 min

Is the Pressure Okay?

Are you feeling the pressure of the post-holiday winter effect? Make sure you spend some extra time taking care of your body so you can show up as powerfully as possible! Because sometimes the pressure is NOT okay. Enjoy my latest Corporate Comedy Minute! Theresa Rose is a business motivational speaker, corporate comedian, and expert on mindful performance who helps organizations and their teams increase sales and revenue, develop stronger leaders, create better connections

Jan 1, 2018
2 min

Swimming in Sunbeams

Yesterday I swam through a sunbeam at -15 degrees. It was a frigid day in my home state of Minnesota which currently resembles the ice planet Hoth. I was crabby and cold, which is not a good look for me. The last thing I wanted to do was to get in a cold car and swim laps at my gym, Lifetime Fitness. But, I kept getting an intuitive nudge, or what I call Cosmic Noogies, to go. “Swim”, my inner voice kept whispering, “Swim.” By now I’ve learned that following a Cosmic Noogie i

Nov 6, 2017
2 min

Metrics Are Your Friend (That You Sometimes Hate)

Last night my teenage daughter and I went to dinner to celebrate my upcoming birthday. We have a tradition in which we gussy up in our fanciest gowns. After all, birthdays are special occasions! (Actually, we’ll dress up even when the special occasion is Wednesday.) She suggested I wear my gorgeous silver gown that I wore at a National Speakers Association banquet last July. It didn’t fit. That’s not entirely true. It did fit, thanks to a Herculean effort on both our parts to

Sep 30, 2017
2 min

My Favorite Stress-Busting SuperStrategy

As a professional keynote speaker, my job is to share value-rich content in an entertaining, informative, and actionable way. My expertise lies in what I call mindful productivity, the practical application of mindfulness combined with high performance best practices. Over the years I've developed dozens of strategies that I personally use and recommend for others when on the quest to make more time, get more done, earn more money, and have more fun. And none are more importa

Apr 24, 2017
1 min

Creating a Nincompoop-free Zone

Yesterday I was on a serious roll, making sales calls, cranking out engaging emails, writing compelling content, and generally kicking booty at work. I was rocking it like a hurricane, creating all kinds of wonderful connections and opportunities. And then, it all came crashing down. I allowed a nincompoop to block my jam. (It's not worth discussing the nuances of the "incident". We all know people who just don't know how to be a grown-up.) After wallowing in my own stew of r

Mar 29, 2017
4 min

Good Food = Good Mood

Success is right under our noses; in fact, it’s in our mouths. It is widely believed that our mindsets are major factors to our success, whether it is in a leadership role, in sales, on teams, or at home. When we are happy, empowered, and balanced, people want to be around us. They work harder for us. They buy more from us. And that equates to more money in our pockets. Yet, stress is at an all-time high. Antidepressant usage is off the charts. Sleep disorders are common occu

Mar 15, 2017
2 min

What a Foam Roller Can Teach Us About Success

I love to get massages. Ever since going to massage therapy school a million years ago, I have been a bodywork junkie. I know first-hand the many therapeutic and stress-reducing benefits that receiving regular bodywork can bring. But, alas, I don't have unlimited resources of time and money to enjoy a pampering spa visit every week. But I DO have an orange foam roller. Since I don't have the freedom to get my weekly bodywork (at this point), I recently made the decision to br

Feb 1, 2017
3 min

When Your Dreams Give You Direction

Do you remember your dreams? More importantly, do you ACT upon them? Of course, if you are dreaming about diving into a pit of snakes, dating your fifth grade art teacher or riding Space Mountain naked, you don't want to act upon THOSE (although you may want to make your next therapy appointment sooner rather than later.) However, sometimes our unconscious minds are doing more than just creating weird, worrisome, or wonderful worlds in our psyche-playgrounds. Some dreams may

Feb 1, 2017
3 min

Don’t Let Donald (Or Anyone Else) Distract You

Wow. There is A LOT of chatter swirling about regarding the change in leadership in the world’s highest position. It’s been less than two weeks since the Inauguration, and let’s just say that there has been a flurry of activity coming out of the Oval Office and into the streets of our great nation. This activity has caused many people to get caught up in the maelstrom, whether they are on the right or the left of the political spectrum. Social media feeds have exploded with t

Jan 21, 2017
2 min

DON’T Do What You Love (If You Want to Succeed)

We’ve all heard the sayings: “Do what you love and you’ll never have to work another day in your life”, “Follow your bliss”, and other feel-good catchphrases that convince us that all we need to do is find our passion and the doors to success will swing wide. That’s total bullcheese. Don’t get me wrong – knowing your true calling and following it with relentless enthusiasm is absolutely a key to achieving great success. But it is not THE ONLY KEY. If you really want to be, do

Jan 12, 2017
3 min

Little Ways to Surround Yourself in Positivity

I won the Most Enthusiastic Award in second grade, so I come by my career as a motivational speaker honestly. Back when I was eight, I had to ask my mother if being named Most Enthusiastic was a good thing or a bad thing, to which she replied, “Teeter, that’s a VERY good thing. Someday you’ll appreciate it.” Ma was like me: a single mother working her tail off as an entrepreneur in order to provide for her precocious daughter. Now that I am essentially enthusiastic for a livi

Dec 4, 2016
3 min

When Dining Alone, Don’t Invite Your Phone

How often do you find yourself eating a meal by yourself either at work, on the road, or at home, instinctively reaching for your smartphone to keep you company? Yep. Me too. All of the time. At least it WAS all of the time. Since successfully enduring a horrible, eight-day colon cleanse during the Thanksgiving holiday which included five days of liquids-only (JOY!), I have been making a conscious effort to be more mindful about my food and beverage intake. Not only have I

Oct 31, 2016
4 min

Traveling Mindfully: Going from Road-weary to Road-cheery

As I write this, I’m cozily nestled in seat 28C on a 6:00am flight to Atlanta, listening to my “Travel Chill” playlist. As a professional speaker, being on the road is a part of my business, and this morning is no different. Whether you are like me and travel regularly for your work or you get to enjoy the convenience of air travel solely for pleasure, there are certain actions you can mindfully take to make your time away from home as pleasant as possible. Before the Trip Th

Sep 2, 2016
3 min

Getting Back on the @&*(# Elliptical (Or Anything Else You’ve Been Ignoring)

Working out regularly takes commitment. Working out after having fallen out of the routine requires Herculean effort. I recently had one month of absolute craziness in my schedule – I attended the annual convention of the National Speakers Association (and boy, those people can talk!), a personal development technology-free retreat with my teenage daughter, an intensive Mastermind retreat with my speaker sisters, and, of course, my scheduled keynote and training engagements.