Struggle, Learn, Persist: Forging Momentum and Mastery through Radical Enthusiasm and a Growth Mindset
Program Details
This program is perfect for:
- Small businesses and large corporations struggling with employee turnover, apathy, and stalled momentum
- Associations and industry events for self-directed professionals (realtors, doctors and allied health professionals, financial advisors, sales reps, lawyers, and other careers where self-motivation and grit are nonnegotiable)
- Nonprofits and educational institutions invested in building personnel agency and resilience in their own teams and in the clientele they serve
The audience will:
- Learn how to convert ordinary tasks into small wins that build momentum
- Realize that approaching frustration and plateaus with intensity, enthusiasm, and persistence optimizes both personal fulfillment and objective results
- Develop the courage to choose high standards and ethical behavior over shortcuts
- Discover how radical enthusiasm and a growth mindset give one a competitive edge at both the individual and team levels
- Start to develop daily habits that create meaningful growth now and sustained mastery over time
Program Summary:
Social media may have irreparably distorted our expectations; if you aren’t a multi-millionaire CEO by your early 20s, a virtuoso the first time you pick up a musical instrument, or an Olympic-caliber athlete after a week of thirty-minute jogs, you may feel like you’ve already fallen too far behind. The pervasive pressure to succeed immediately (and if not, give up) breeds ennui, quiet quitting, dismal employee morale, and a self-fulfilling prophecy of stagnation.
This keynote pushes back on the myth of “Day One perfection” by inviting audience members to enthusiastically engage in setting their own high (but reality-based) standards and goals, embracing the inevitably rough first steps, and treating the struggle and effort of growth as a worthwhile daily discipline in itself.
Kristen Nugent is a corporate attorney, business owner, educator, and former national champion endurance athlete who turns high standards into daily habits. Onstage and off, she coaches and counsels entrepreneurs, executives, leaders, and teams from messy first steps to lasting success, through personal accountability, discipline, rigor, and focus. No hype or “hustle culture” theater; her approach is practical, not performative, meeting people where they are to make the most of what they have.
As a result of Ms. Nugent’s unique professional background and boots-on-the-ground experience across industries, your keynote experience can be customized to address your organization’s specific priorities, complexities, and culture.
Format: 30 - 60 minute keynote