Julie Shifman
Founder & President of Act Three, Author, and Inspirational Keynote Speaker
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$10,000
Julie Shifman
Featured Keynote Programs
Imagine…Then Do It!
In Julie’s signature talk, her message challenges women to open their minds to the endless possibilities that can result in a fulfilling next act. She begins by granting them permission to dream again, as Julie finds that too many women have buried their dreams in some dark closet. Sometimes that means rediscovering old dreams that have gone dormant over the years, and sometimes it means imagining new dreams. But her message doesn’t end with the Imagining, she also provides practical advice on how to Do It …to actually begin the journey towards fulfilling those dreams. As Julie says “Imagining without the doing is just daydreaming.” Using her own personal story, interspersed with the stories of the many remarkable women she has interviewed, she challenges women to take a personal inventory and walk away with a renewed sense of purpose. For shorter time periods, this talk can be divided in two, with one talk about Imagining and one talk about Doing.
Catching Happiness
Get in Change Shape and Build Change Muscles.
We all know that it’s impossible to wake up one day and just decide to run a marathon… Our bodies would give up in the first few miles because our muscles simply weren’t in shape to tackle this challenge. And yet, we expect to be able to tackle major change in our lives with no practice, no training, or no preparation. So when some major change happens to us – and it always does in today’s fast-paced world – we struggle just like a couch-potato-turned-marathoner. Julie believes that most of us are basically out of Change Shape, but that we can, in fact, Build our Change Muscles to handle this change with confidence, ease and grace. Julie motivates her audience through her own personal stories and the stories of other inspiring women who she has interviewed for her book, articles, and documentary film. Participants learn Julie’s tips and tricks for Getting in Change Shape so that change and transition can be viewed as exciting and energizing.