Inspired by Laura's Wall Street Journal bestseller, Wonderhell, and her viral talk viewed more than 2 million times on TED.com, this keynote is perfect for audiences ready to turn limitations into invitations and embrace the uncertainty that comes with growth.
Every time we experience success, we get a glimpse of what else might be possible. But with bigger goals come bigger doubts. Anxiety, uncertainty, impostor syndrome, and burnout can make the next level of success feel as terrifying as it is exciting.
We think success will make things easier. But every new level brings a new challenge. Welcome to Wonderhell.
After personally interviewing more than 100 Olympic medalists, corporate titans, startup founders, philanthropists, and boundary breakers, Laura made a surprising discovery: the most successful people don't avoid the discomfort of growth. They learn to use it.
What if the emotions holding you back are actually signs that you're on the right track?
In Limitless Growth, Laura shares the research-backed strategies high achievers use to turn overwhelm into opportunity, embrace ambitious new goals, and thrive through the moments that change everything.
Your audience will leave with:
A new perspective on uncertainty and discomfort, recognizing them as invitations to grow rather than reasons to hold back.
Research-backed strategies to overcome overwhelm, doubt, and indecision, so they can navigate the complicated emotions that accompany new opportunities.
The confidence to pursue bigger, bolder goals, embracing change and stepping into possibilities that once felt intimidating or out of reach.
"She also went above and beyond, connecting and celebrating with our community well in advance of the event, and continuing to gloriously signal boost all of the exuberant social posts from our members following. She is the real deal. As I said to her online, ‘A walking blessing in a divine yellow pantsuit.’ Our ROI on our investment in Laura will returned a thousandfold, and I know that her positive impact will continue to be felt in our community for years and years to come. Run, don't walk, to bring this talented soul to your next professional gathering!"
Legal Marketing Association
2023 Annual Conference
The Research
Behind the talk are 100 people who've been there.
The next level of success isn't always comfortable. And that's exactly the point.
Based on in-depth interviews with more than 100 high achievers, from Olympic medalists and entrepreneurs to world-changing philanthropists, Wonderhell explores what happens when success opens the door to even greater possibilities, and why the discomfort that follows can be a catalyst for growth.
Limitation or Invitation?
The choice that changes how we experience growth.
Hey, I'm LGO.
I'm a researcher, a former executive recruiter, and a Wall Street Journal bestselling author. My work names the patterns that predict potential, in ourselves, in our teams, and in the people who matter to us most.
For thirty years I've advised leaders from the corner office to the Oval Office. For fifteen of them I ran a retained executive search firm, which meant I was paid to read what past performance was hiding and to see it before anyone else did. I was good at it. I could never explain how. That question is what I study now. (Currently working on my doctorate, finding out whether the instinct I spent two decades trusting holds up under actual scrutiny.)
You may also know me from Good Morning America, Access Hollywood, and NBC News, from Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and HR Magazine, or from my talk on why success doesn't feel the way it should, which has more than three million views on TED.com.
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