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Linda Henley-Smith
For
those right-brained people who just want to know about the creative
stuff:
Drawing upon her experiences
as a teacher, counselor, author and trainer, as well as a lifetime
in the entertainment business, Linda Henley-Smith provides an
amusing and educational outlook on working, living, and surviving.
Her programs are presented with humor, music, stories and an energy
that is contagious. Audiences are encouraged to improve their
"laughitudes" and enjoy an "attitude of altitude."
Linda has been featured
at conventions, conferences and events all around the world. She
is a trainer in high demand and is currently presenting workshops
worldwide. Her book, Adjust Your Attitude and Laugh
'til the Cows come Home is a helpful handbook of
hints for the humorally challenged. Humor Me I'm a
Teacher has been used as a textbook for educators
in some schools. Her monthly newsletter, The Good
Times Gazette keeps readers chuckling about life's
humorous possibilities. Linda believes that too many of us keep
the joy buried inside. She fears that keeping laughter bottled
up can cause a condition known as "humorrhoids." This
can lead to terminal seriousness.
Linda has first hand
knowledge of this condition. At one point, when things were not
going well in her life, Linda found a whole new meaning to the
term "personal growth." Unfortunately, the growth was
a result of using food as a way to cope with life's disappointments.
She grazed constantly and piled excess poundage on a frame that
was not meant to carry that much weight. It soon became apparent
to Linda that things were not getting any better. She now had
to deal with the problems that come with obesity. Her health,
relationships and work began to suffer. Spiraling down into a
major depression, she hit an economical and emotional low of sleeping
on the floor of a vacant house.
The day Linda realized
she needed to reset her mental channel was the day she began to
heal. When she made up her mind to focus on the possibilities
of the future, instead of making excuses and wallowing in the
past, Linda began to find a healthy balance in the physical, emotional
and spiritual aspects of life. She turned her life around, built
a business, wrote a few books, lost 135 pounds and became committed
to helping others achieve an attitude of altitude, in order to
be the best they can be, personally and professionally.
Linda has come to
be known for her bag of toys, her banjo, her pig briefcase and
her smiles-on-sticks, among other things. Her keynotes and playshops
inspire audiences to dig up their funny bones and take themselves
lightly in order to achieve new heights. Even the most terminally
serious will leave her programs with a new appreciation of the
power of positive attitude and laughter. She tailors her programs
to meet the needs of each individual group. She educates and entertains.
Her blend of humor, music and true life stories inspire audiences,
whether she is talking to college students about self esteem or
to executives about increasing the bottom line
In some organizations,
she is affectionately called "The Laugh Lady." Since
she carries a pig-shaped briefcase, Linda is also sometimes referred
to as "Pig Woman." This is not as flattering, but at
least people remember her. The desks in many offices proudly display
her famous "Smile on a Stick."
For those left-brained people who care
about such things:
Linda holds a B.A.
and M.A. in education. She provides training to audiences by implementing
innovative activities and projects tailored to each group's needs.
She has taught thousands how to enjoy a higher level of personal
and professional success by tapping into their inner resources.
Linda's memberships
include National Speakers Association, National Marketing Association,
National Education Association and American Society on Aging.
She is former editor of Agewave's Senior Magazine and authors
state history newspapers, used in classrooms across the country.
Her life experiences
enable her
to relate to all audiences. Who wouldn't want to know
just exactly how she managed to flush herself down an airplane
toilet?
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