Marci Shimoff: Transformational leadership
Marci Shimoff is a transformational leadership and happiness expert delivering evidence-based strategies that elevate fulfillment, empower personal growth, and help audiences create lasting joy and purposeful success.
Quick Facts:
- Highlights:
- New York Times bestselling author with books translated into 30+ languages
- Leading expert in happiness, fulfillment, and transformational leadership
- Co-author of “Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul” and “The Success Principles”
- Creator of the acclaimed “Happy for No Reason” framework
- Formats: Transformational leadership keynote speaker and personal development expert
- Audiences: Organizations, leaders, and individuals seeking greater resilience, wellbeing, fulfillment, and purpose-driven performance.
- Outcomes:
- Learn science-backed practices for cultivating lasting happiness and emotional wellbeing
- Gain actionable tools to elevate fulfillment, purpose, and daily mindset
- Build a more engaged, motivated, and purpose-centered team culture
- Travels from: San Rafael, CA
- **Fee range: $10,001 - $20,000
Talent Services
Keynote Topics:
HAPPY FOR NO REASON
Overview of the Presentation
Having things and circumstances – money, success, relationships, health – brings a certain kind of happiness, but this temporary experience of satisfaction or joy soon fades and we have to hurry up and fulfill the next desire to feel happy again. To experience true and lasting happiness, we can learn to access the deep state of peace and well-being that already exists within us—beyond the reach of external circumstances. Then, no matter what is happening in life we are Happy for No Reason®.
In this powerful presentation you will hear moving, real-life stories of people who are Happy for No Reason®, as well as the latest scientific findings about how to raise your happiness set point . This program will inspire and motivate you to create a life that is full of genuine happiness every day.
Major Topics
- A new definition of happy
- Raising your current happiness set point
- Keys to cultivating happiness in your life right now
- How to create good Happiness Habits
- A 7-step holistic program to building your Home for Happiness
Benefits
Expand your ability to experience happiness in all aspects of your life:
- Own your life, don’t rent—taking responsibility puts you in the driver’s seat
- Discover how to make your thoughts your allies
- Make your cells happy
- Plug Yourself into Spirit• Live a life inspired by purpose
- Let love lead in your life
Grow a nourishing network
This dynamic and interactive presentation includes practical exercises that inspire and motivate audiences to experience happiness every day of their lives, no matter what the circumstance!
Available as a Keynote, Workshop Session, or One-day Seminar.
THE HEART OF THE SECRET
Overview of the Presentation
Whatever we think, feel, say and put our energy into, whether positive or negative, we magnetize to us. This is the Law of Attraction, and we see it at work in our lives every day. Based on the best selling movie and book, The Secret, featuring one of its celebrated teachers, Marci Shimoff, this life-changing presentation shares insights and strategies for working with the Law of Attraction more fully in your life.
Designed to give you practical tools to magnetize your highest good, this program inspires you to transform your unconscious habits into conscious actions that will create the life of your dreams.
Major Topics
- Understand the heart of the Law of Attraction
- Learn a 3-step formula for applying the Law of Attraction: Attention, Intention, No Tension
- Realign your thoughts and beliefs with your highest intentions
- Free your mind, open your heart, and be happy in the moment
- Apply the Law of Attraction to every aspect of your life: Work, Play, Relationships, Health, Money and more!
Benefits
Live a life aligned with your dreams
Experience greater trust, ease and well-being in your life
Enhance the quality of all of your relationships
Create greater success in all of your personal and professional endeavors
This dynamic and interactive presentation includes practical exercises that inspire and motivate audiences to live the fulfilling life they want!
Available as a Keynote, Workshop Session, or One-day Seminar.
CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL
Overview of the Presentation
In this powerful presentation you will hear moving, real-life stories that reveal simple truths and profound messages we’ve all learned—yet sometimes forget. Based on the best-selling book series, Chicken Soup for the Soul, this program will inspire and motivate you—and show you what is possible in your life.
This universally uplifting talk has inspired tens of thousands of people around the world.
Major Topics
- Living your dreams• Realigning your attitude and raising your self-esteem
- Overcoming fears and obstacles and persevering in the face of challenges
- 3 keys to balance your life and experience greater happiness
- Setting bigger goals and taking the right steps to fulfill them
- 4 powerful ways to make a difference in the world
Benefits
Participate more fully in life
Accept and appreciate your value and self-worth
Love more fully in your relationships
Replace blaming and complaining with positive action
Dream bigger
Expand your ability to create happiness in all aspects of your life
This dynamic and interactive presentation includes practical exercises that inspire and motivate audiences to live the fulfilling life they want!
Available as a Keynote, Workshop Session, or One-day Seminar.
CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE WOMAN'S SOUL
Overview of the Presentation
In this powerful presentation you will hear moving, real-life stories that reveal simple truths and profound messages we’ve all learned—yet sometimes forget. Based on the best-selling Chicken Soup for the Soul books, this presentation will inspire and motivate you—and show you what is possible in your life. Specifically geared towards a women’s audience, this talk will share include the most remarkable stories from Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul.
This universally uplifting talk has inspired tens of thousands of women around the world.
Major Topics
- Living your dreams
- Realigning your attitude and raising your self-esteem
- Overcoming fears and obstacles and persevering in the face of challenges
- 3 keys to balance your life and experience greater happiness
- Setting bigger goals and taking the right steps to fulfill them
- 4 powerful ways to make a difference in the world
Benefits
Participate more fully in life
Accept and appreciate your value and self-worth
Love more fully and communicate more openly in your relationships
Replace blaming and complaining with positive action• Dream bigger
Expand your ability to create happiness in all aspects of your life
This dynamic and interactive presentation includes practical exercises that inspire and motivate audiences to live the fulfilling life they want!
Available as a Keynote, Workshop Session, or One-day Seminar.
LIVING WITH ESTEEM: BECOMING A PEAK PERFORMER
Overview of the Presentation
Two-thirds of all adults in America suffer from low self-esteem. During this presentation, we’ll look at why low self-esteem has become a national epidemic, and how it affects our personal fulfillment, our family harmony and our job performance. We’ll also outline powerful steps to develop greater self-esteem and increase effectiveness in all areas of your life.
Major Topics
- Why self-esteem is so important
- Six keys to build your self-esteem
- How to increase your job satisfaction
- The 7 secrets of being a peak performer
- The value of humor in the workplace
- How to nourish your mind, body and spirit
- How to create balance in your life
- Living the life you were meant to live
- Individual and Organizational Benefits
- Take more personal responsibility for your life and work
- Communicate more openly and supportively with family, friends, and coworkers
- Act with greater confidence in yourself and in your ability to take on life’s challenges
- Persevere in the face of fear, obstacles and setbacks
- Set bigger dreams and goals and take the appropriate steps to fulfill them
- Raise your morale and self-esteem and those around you to help create a more positive living or working environment
- Experience greater health, balance, and happiness in your life
This dynamic and interactive presentation includes practical exercises and tools that can be applied immediately to increase your self-esteem and enhance your life and career.
Available as a Keynote, Workshop Session, or One-day Seminar.
Talent Short Bio
Marci Shimoff is a globally recognized personal development leader, bestselling author, and transformational keynote speaker whose work has influenced millions. A leading authority on happiness, fulfillment, and success, Marci brings more than three decades of research, teaching, and real-world application to her programs. Her bestselling books include “Happy for No Reason,” multiple titles in the “Chicken Soup for the Soul” series, and “The Success Principles,” collectively translated into over 30 languages and selling millions of copies worldwide.
Marci’s career began with a deep curiosity about what drives lasting happiness and purposeful living. That pursuit evolved into a lifelong mission to help individuals and organizations cultivate emotional wellbeing and meaningful success from the inside out. She blends science-backed frameworks, mindset practices, and practical storytelling to help audiences elevate joy, resilience, and performance.
Her influence extends beyond personal development. As a dedicated advocate for women’s empowerment and global upliftment, Marci partners with organizations including the Unstoppable Foundation and the Women’s Wisdom Project to expand access to education, opportunity, and community advancement.
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Marci Shimoff, a renowned speaker, and leading expert in personal development, happiness, and success. With a captivating presence and profound insights, Marci Shimoff has inspired countless individuals worldwide to transform their lives and achieve greater levels of fulfillment and joy.
Marci Shimoff is a New York Times bestselling author, a celebrated speaker, and a leading authority on happiness, success, and wellbeing. With over three decades of experience in the field of personal development, Marci has dedicated her life to empowering others to live their best lives.
Marci’s journey into the world of personal transformation began early in her life, as she embarked on a quest to understand the keys to lasting happiness and fulfillment. Through years of study, research, and personal exploration, Marci uncovered powerful principles and strategies for creating a life of joy, abundance, and purpose.
As the author of the runaway bestseller “Happy for No Reason” and co-author of six other bestselling books, including “Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul” and “The Success Principles,” Marci has shared her wisdom with millions of readers around the globe. Her books have been translated into more than 30 languages and have sold millions of copies worldwide, cementing her status as a leading voice in the field of personal development.
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Talent Videos
Marci Shimoff on The Power of Our Thoughts: A Demonstration of Mind–Body Influence
In this short, high-impact clip, Marci Shimoff demonstrates how thoughts influence physical strength, illustrating the mind–body connection and the impact of negative and positive self-talk.
Video Summary & Key Moments
In this four-minute demonstration, Marci Shimoff shows how powerful our thoughts are by guiding two volunteers through a series of muscle-testing exercises. She explains that the process, known as applied kinesiology, reveals how the body immediately responds to internal dialogue.
Marci has the first volunteer, Mike, extend his arm while she applies pressure. After he repeats the phrase “I am a bad person” three times, his arm weakens noticeably. When he switches to “I am a good person,” his arm remains steady and strong. Marci emphasizes that the contrast isn’t magic or manipulation—it highlights the physiological consequences of self-directed negativity.
She then guides the female volunteer, Jacqueline, through a similar exercise focused on the word “can’t.” When Jacqueline repeats “I can’t do a good job,” her strength drops instantly. But when she affirms “I can do a good job,” her arm becomes firm and grounded. Marci explains that every thought triggers neuropeptides that circulate through the body, strengthening or draining us depending on the emotional charge of the thought.
She notes that most people think predominantly negative thoughts throughout the day, which contributes to fatigue and emotional depletion. She encourages parents to share this exercise with children to cultivate empowering language and reduce self-doubt.
Key Moments
- 00:36–01:33 Negative and positive self-statements (“I am a bad person” vs. “I am a good person”) show immediate changes in physical strength.
- 01:34–02:41 Demonstration with “I can’t do a good job” versus “I can do a good job,” highlighting the effect of limiting beliefs.
- 02:42–03:25 Explanation of neuropeptides and how frequent negative thinking drains energy throughout the day; encouragement to teach the technique to children.
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