Speaking

1)
Title: “Your Happiness, Your Choice”

Audience: Teens and young adults

Are you happy and motivated? Or do you drag yourself out of bed every morning? In this one-hour talk, which includes a Q & A session, Daniel describes his transformation from unhappy overachiever to happy straight-A student.

He candidly shares his teenage struggles with depression and low self-esteem. He explains how he overcame those struggles and found real happiness—happiness that is based on a deep understanding of what true success is all about.

Daniel encourages you to see your life through a different lens, and to take full responsibility for your education, your future and your life. He shows you that with the right approach, you can become both happy and successful. In addition, he shares with you practical resources and strategies for doing well in school.

Topics covered in “Your Happiness, Your Choice” include:

• How to increase your self-confidence
• Dealing with the expectations of teachers and parents
• Making excellent life decisions
• The power of choice
• How to find freedom by changing your attitude
• Taking full responsibility for your life
• Conquering your fears and limiting beliefs
• Top five resources to turbocharge your learning
• Top five tips to help you excel academically

2)

Title: “Making a Winner Out of Every Student”

Audience: Parents and educators

In this one-hour talk, which includes a Q & A session, Daniel shares his insights into motivating the unmotivated student. He describes his own transformational journey and explains the keys to enabling your students to become intrinsically—instead of extrinsically—motivated.

Daniel emphasizes the importance of encouraging students to run their own race, rather than the race that other people want them to run. Using concrete examples and research, he shows you that happiness often precedes success, and gives you practical tips to propel your students down the path of happiness and success. He suggests an entirely new way of getting through to your students and of helping them to take ownership of their education.

Daniel illustrates that it is indeed possible to make a winner out of every student.

Topics covered in “Making a Winner Out of Every Student” include:

• Common mistakes people make with students
• Easy and effective ways to show students that you care
• Strategies for getting through to unmotivated students
• Cultivating a love for learning in students
• The role that parents and educators have in helping students to be successful
• Embracing the adventure of education

3)

Title: “From Idea to Publication: What Writing a Book Will Teach You About Life”

Audience: People who enjoy reading or writing

Surveys indicate that 80% of people have a life goal of writing a book. If you are one of those people, this one-hour talk, which includes a Q & A session, is for you. In this talk, Daniel candidly describes the challenges, struggles and disappointments he experienced while writing his first book, The Happy Student: 5 Steps to Academic Fulfillment and Success, at the age of 25.

Daniel also shares with the audience the joy of writing and of seeing your book get published. He reflects on the journey—from idea to publication—and relates the five biggest life lessons he learned through the book-writing process.

Topics covered in “From Idea to Publication: What Writing a Book Will Teach You About Life” include:

• An overview of the book-writing process
• What it took to get The Happy Student published in both an International and Asian edition
• Why Daniel considers himself an accidental author
• The benefits of becoming a published author (it has nothing to do with money!)
• The importance of beginning with the end in mind
• What effective networking is all about
• How to surround yourself with people who will help you achieve your dreams

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Please contact Adeline at adeline.wee [at] kingmaker-consultancy.com for more information.