Linda's Positively Speaking Blog

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Linda with Son Miles Larsen at a Tampa Bay Rays Baseball Game

How To Make Good Things Happen To You

September 20, 2021 1 Comment

We all have a core beliefs that guide our thinking and influence our actions. Mine is, “Good things always happen to me.”

How to Survive this Scary Ride

January 16, 2021 1 Comment

Motivational Speaker Linda Larsen shares the FIRST step to mastering any external situation over which you feel like you have no control

The Compelling Case for Talking

March 3, 2020 1 Comment

An article in Psychology Today reported that women who “self-silence” during arguments with their spouses are four times more likely to die over a ten

The Case for Kindness

January 29, 2020 No Comments

As a motivational speaker focusing on communication, my early work was with trial lawyers. I helped them communicate more effectively in the high stakes environment of

Grunt If You’re Hearing Me…

January 25, 2020 No Comments

There is no one for whom good communication is more critical than airline pilots. They must be able to clearly hear and understand the transmissions they receive.

Customer Service Communication Mastery

November 29, 2019 No Comments

It was one of those travel days that didn’t start out particularly well. Facing very little sleep, and three flights to get to the middle

Are You Throwing Away Your Shot?

November 19, 2019 No Comments

Many motivational speakers, myself included, are passionately interested in knowing how a person, with little or no resources, can achieve extraordinary outcomes in life. Said another

Please Let Me Give You More Money

November 12, 2019 No Comments

I am a motivational speaker by profession, but I used to be an actor for many years. As such, my favorite pastime whenever I’m not working is

The WORST Customer Service Comment In the History of the World!

November 5, 2019 No Comments

I felt like I was the lead actor in a surreal reality television show. A show about the real-life, almost unbelievable customer service experiences of a motivational speaker who