Top 10 Moments that Made 2024 Unforgettable

Laura Gassner Otting with text "top 10 moments that made 2024 unforgettable."

If you caught last year’s Access Hollywood segment​, you know I usually dive headfirst into talking about New Year’s resolutions around this time. But this year? I’m hitting pause on that hustle. Instead, I’m pulling out the highlighter to reflect on the moments that made 2024 unforgettable, both for me and for all of us together.

Before we dive into the Top 10, let me just say this list is as much about the joy as it is about the growth. Some events were like fireworks—bright and bold—while others were quiet whispers that stayed with me long after the moment passed. And all of the top moments lived up to my word of the year for 2024.


#10 Seeing My Billboard in Times Square


#9 My Peer Reviewed Article Published in Leader-To-Leader​


#8 Becoming an ABC Contributor


#7 Nearing 10K Responses on My ​Limitless Assessment


#6 My Talk on Ted Closing in on 3M Views


#5 Relaunching ​My Website​ to Capture Who I am Working Hard to Become


#4 Finding My Book on ​Marshall Goldsmith​’s Shelf (and him naming me top mindset coach last year…)


#3 Being Named #3 of the World’s Most Motivational Speakers


#2 Receiving an Award from ​ImpactEleven​ and Being Named Faculty


#1 Getting To Speak On So Many Epic Stages

My deepest gratitude goes out to each and every client who trusted me with their audience, each and every audience member who trusted me with their time, and each and every A/V vendor, photographer, lighting specialist, interior designer, and member of the catering and cleaning crews who make all of these events so special, and the hotels, drivers, and flight teams who get me there rested and on time.

I am truly honored to be up on those stages, and it’s not something I’ll ever take lightly.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

As I look back on these moments, here’s what I know to be true: Success isn’t a single destination. It’s a series of moments—some dazzling, some messy, all meaningful—that add up to a life well-lived. Here’s to more of the big, bold, audacious leaps and the quiet, transformative steps that make the journey worth it.

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