Engaging and humorous keynotes on personal development
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Attitude adjuster, personal development expert, comedian, author and motivational speaker inducted in Speakers Hall of Fame
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"It is refreshing to have the chance to hear a powerful and potentially life-altering message while having the opportunity to laugh through it. Your message was especially timely as all of us walked into a market storm this morning. The Coronavirus certainly brings new challenges to our business – but I know our folks will embrace your strategies and persevere during times like this and harness their potential."
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But the surprises didn’t stop there. At the pinnacle his stand-up career, Steve walked away from comedy to pursue his true purpose and passion—to show people how to shift their focus and way of thinking, to discover more joy and enthusiasm, increased productivity and greater levels of success.
Steve offers more than the usual nuts and bolts on how to succeed. He stresses the importance of enjoying yourself during the process of achieving your goals, and building a solid foundation to stand on when all else fails, because he absolutely knows that no matter what circumstances we find ourselves in, attitude is everything.
When Steve Rizzo shares his blueprint for success with Fortune 500 companies and associations across the globe, he delivers a powerful message for living an extraordinary life, because he lives the Common Sense Success Strategies that have made him a member of prestigious Speakers Hall of Fame—an honor bestowed on fewer than 250 speakers worldwide since 1977.
Steve is the author of the bestselling books Motivate THIS! and Get Your SHIFT Together. He is a regular contributor for Success magazine and often called upon as the go-to guy on the topic of personal and professional development for many network, cable and radio media outlets.
See keynotes with Steve RizzoEven amid a worldwide pandemic, opportunities don’t disappear; they simply manifest in new and different ways. Optimism is the key to being able to recognize these opportunities when they arise. This program examines the real power of optimism as a currency that creates storm-weathering attitudes and allows the flexibility to identify alternate routes to success – even in this challenging climate.
Only the optimistic survive, and Steve delivers the Common Sense Success Strategies necessary for tapping into the positive reserves within each of us. Prepare to dig deep and learn why Steve is known affectionately as the “Attitude Adjuster.”
Your Attendees will learn How to:
How to Start Each Day with an Unstoppable Attitude to Succeed Regardless of Your Circumstances
The word THIS in the title refers to you. How motivated are you on any given day? One of the biggest challenges we face today both professionally and personally is staying motivated and enthusiastic for more than just a few days. This one-of-a-kind presentation introduces Common Sense Success Strategies that will take you to a better place in business and in life. We go through the course of our lives and allow circumstances, events, situations and people to suck the energy right out of us.
With the right strategies, we can bounce back, take control and forge ahead. MOTIVATE THIS is filled with Steve Rizzo’s distinctive brand of humor, insightful stories and mind-altering strategies that will elevate your overall degree of motivation, regardless of your circumstances. It’s an indispensable tool for maximizing your success and happiness.
You will learn:
How to Think, Laugh & Enjoy Your Way to Success in Business & in Life
This entertaining and content-rich program reveals the secrets of how to SHIFT your focus and way of thinking to create permanent change and a lasting positive attitude. Only the optimistic persevere, and Steve delivers the strategies necessary for tapping into the positive reserves that enable us not only to achieve our goals, but to enjoy the journey of life, both personally and professionally. Learn why Steve is affectionately known as the “Attitude Adjuster.”
In GET YOUR SHIFT TOGETHER, Steve will show your group how to:
Many people have a difficult time with it, but in its inevitable process are the seeds of great growth. You just have to stop resisting long enough to plant them. Steve will show your group how to embrace one of the biggest challenges in both the workplace and in our personal lives…CHANGE. Discover the essential steps to surmounting change and achieving the success that lies on the other side.
In Don’t Just Accept Change, Embrace It!, you will learn the secrets of:
True leaders inspire, motivate and lead the charge to success boldly, regardless of their circumstances. In this lively, engaging program, Steve shares inspiring stories of extraordinary people and the intangible secrets that define them as true leaders. This program is based on Steve’s exclusive interviews with C-level executives, industry leaders and everyday achievers. Laugh along with Steve while you learn how to lead so others will follow you anywhere.
In Rizzo’s Leadership Secrets, you will learn the secrets of:
The biggest challenge people in sales face today is staying optimistic and motivated to be at their best for more than just a few days.
We tend to fixate on what isn’t working in life rather than focusing on the positive factors. Motivate THIS! is a guide to shifting your sales team’s thought process so they are programmed for success – regardless of their circumstances. It provides them with a foundation to stand on when the nuts and bolts fail and the ratio of “Nos” outweighs the “Yeses.”
Steve’s Common Sense Success Strategies will enable your sales team to transform their perspective so they can view challenges and setbacks through a more positive lens.
STEVE WILL SHOW YOUR GROUP HOW TO:
After being told by a guidance counselor that he didn’t have the intelligence to make it through college and then being saddled with the dubious high school honor of “Least Likely to Succeed,” Steve Rizzo didn’t give himself much of a chance to emerge as anything special, much less an honors college graduate, a teacher, a counselor for students with behavioral problems, a national headline comedian, an author and a Hall of Fame Speaker.
Steve teaches educators how to acquire the attitude they need to achieve their goals in and out of the classroom— while actually enjoying the process! “Enjoyment is the spark that ignites passion and enthusiasm,” Steve says. “Teaching without passion and enthusiasm is merely going through the motions. Passion and enthusiasm give you the strength to go the extra mile that could make a difference in a young person’s life.”
Let Steve show your group how to perform and deliver far beyond their expectations, individually and as a team.
YOUR GROUP WILL LEARN HOW TO:
We spend most of our waking hours at our place of employment and much of our leisure time thinking about it. We can let the stress, fast pace and challenges control our emotions, or we can lighten up, have fun and enjoy the process. It’s always a matter of choice!
Steve Rizzo will reveal how to manage the everyday pressures that can stifle productivity and creativity in the workplace.
IN THIS PROGRAM, STEVE WILL SHOW YOUR GROUP HOW TO:
This program can be customized according to your group’s theme and needs.
"We can say without any hesitation, your performance, both as emcee and motivational speaker was outstanding. You were an effortless hit and you must have known it from the reaction of the audience. We have heard nothing but raves about how good you were. It’s also obvious by the survey results that we received back from our qualifiers and their families, they were definitely entertained!!! It’s such a good feeling as a meeting planner, to hear throughout the conference the wonderful things people were saying about you. Many were trying to imitate your humor, but they just didn’t quite match up to you!Thank you so much for entertaining our group. I think we can all agree that you truly are one of the funniest people we’ve ever known. Our best wishes for the future!"
Christy Corey, Linda Davis, Cindy Wheaton
"Steve Rizzo delivered what he promised when we hired him, i.e., to be the best keynote speaker we’ve ever had! I can honestly say that in the 18 years I have been attending National Sales meetings and organizing them for the past 5 years with Enterprise, nobody has delivered quite like Steve did. The feedback we got from our sales team immediately following his speech indicated that I am not the only person that feels this way. I know our folks left ready to tackle their sales goals with a renewed energy and definitely a better attitude!"
Tom Chelew
"WOW! You nailed it! Your ability to connect with people is truly a gift. Thank you for a captivating performance! I speak for our management team as well as our top sales producers when I say that we enjoyed every moment of your presentation on Common Sense Success Strategies. I’ve been to many seminars and helped host numerous company events with celebrity keynote speakers…you truly stand out in your ability to inspire and motivate through your expert use of humor and inspiring personal and professional anecdotes."
Joel Sanders
"Steve’s presentation was the BEST of the BEST and provided a message with laughter and kept each one of us fully engaged. I have NEVER received more recognition and positive comments from our clients, guests, and Senior Management team than I did from Steve Rizzo’s presentation. Thank you Steve, for an outstanding presentation and for making our event not only a success, but the BEST we ever had!"
Wayne Carpenter
Why have you chosen the title “The Attitude Adjuster?”
Actually, the title was given to me earlier in my career by an audience member. “Attitude is half the battle! Steve Rizzo could provide an entire seminar on attitude adjustments – I’d want my entire management team to attend. I got my money’s worth from this keynote!” Thus the name “Attitude Adjuster.”
How does humor factor into your talks?
Good question. I wish I had the answer. (Just Kidding.) I was a National Head-Line comedian for over 20 years with a list of TV credits to my name. So of course humor is a part of who I am. What I bring to the table as a speaker is my ability to engage the audience with laughter as I challenge them to SHIFT their focus and way of thinking to discover increased productivity, greater enthusiasm and new levels of success. Studies have shown that if people are having fun while they’re learning they will absorb more information. As one of my clients once said, “Never has my group learned so much and laughed so hard in one sitting. Thanks for the ride!”
What kind of feedback do you typically receive from clients after your key-notes and presentations?
Well…I don’t like to brag, but if you insist. Here are just a few recent comments.
“Steve Rizzo spoke for our audience of around 600 front line travel agents. He knocked it out of the park with a standing ovation! It was a pleasure to see countless attendees approach him to say thank you!”
Nichol Druckmiller, Manager-Business Development-American Express-Travel & Lifestyle Services
“Wow! Sales people are a tough crowd and you absolutely nailed it! I can’t thank you enough for the mix of humor, purpose and passion you brought to the conference. You have a talent of drawing in a crowd and reminding them what business and life are all about! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!”
Sherry Graziano, Business Project Manager, Vice President Sales, SunTrust
What type of client should hire you?
I believe what I have to offer is a perfect fit for almost every group. (No brag, just fact) Whether it’s Sales, Service, HealthCare, Education, or in any other business, using my “common sense success strategies” in the process will not only reduce stress, but improve morale, increase efficiency and help to embrace change. All of my programs are designed to take people to a better place in business and in life. In my view that’s the ultimate success.
How and why do you suggest people embrace change?
Regardless of the changes that taking place in business or in life, it is crucial to know that it’s not the change in and of itself that determines our fate, but rather it’s the thoughts we have about the change that really makes the difference. I often speak to groups on how to embrace change in the workplace.
Quite often the members pretty much have the same educational background, the same job description, and the same or similar responsibilities. Everyone is experiencing the changes that are taking place and yet I know for a fact that some, will move forward with enthusiasm and positive energy and enjoy themselves during the process. Others will merely go through the motions and complain along the way. And some will become emotionally paralyzed and unable to escape the grip of fear.
Why is it that some will move forward and become empowered as a result of the change; while others will have great difficulty to the point of feeling victimized? I’ll tell you why. It’s because of what each individual is thinking and saying to themselves. I show companies and organizations everywhere how to embrace change through the process of SHIFTING. In other words I show them how to SHIFT their way of thinking so they can enjoy the process of change and view it through the eyes of hope and optimism.
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