Marilyn Tam Books

The Happiness Choice: The Five Decisions That Will Take You From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

Living the Life of Your Dreams: The Secrets to Turning Your Dreams into Reality

How to Use What You've Got to Get What You Want

Speaker Lists Featuring Marilyn Tam

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Marilyn Tam Speaking Topics

• The Happiness Choice: 5 Decisions that Take You From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

  Happiness is a choice. In 2013 Gallup research showed that in the USA, $550 billion worth of productivity was lost due to unhappiness and poor wellbeing at work. People want contentment, love, and happiness derived from meaningful work. They want healthy personal relationships, a healthy mind and body, a spiritual core, and a reason for living. But with only 24 hours in a day and the competing demands of modern life, how can you achieve all of this? The author of The Happiness Choice, speaker Marilyn Tam shares what she learned from being an unwanted, neglected, and abused child in Hong Kong to becoming an international business success and humanitarian who is happy, healthy, and at peace with herself. In this presentation, you will learn the principles, tools, and philosophies Tam and others have used to achieve a productive, healthy, and joyful life. You’ll learn what will help power your organization, employees and yourself to greater creativity, productivity and happiness. * Marilyn’s new book, “The Happiness Choice”, was the top 3 most read book by businesses and won the Silver Medal of the Global eBook Awards.

• Lean In – Is that the Magic? The Choices and Challenges of Attaining Happiness and Success

  Having achieved the fabled professional success the popular concept, “lean in” alludes to, Marilyn Tam shares the insight on what it really means. “Having it all” is a fallacy; we cannot have it all at the same time. The multiple roles and expectations for a woman in the 21 st century is impossible for any single person to achieve and maintain. The conflicting and demanding expectations have resulted in a measureable global decrease in women’s happiness over the past 40 years and also in comparison to men’s in all the 35 developed nations. Hear stories, learn the tools and the skills each person needs to attain the happiness and success as they personally define it.

• How to Use What You’ve Got to Get What You Want -- Leadership and Personal Excellence: How You Can Achieve It

  What seemed to be disadvantages in Marilyn Tam's life ended up being the keys to her personal and professional success. In this engaging presentation, she will show you how to use what you've got to achieve your dreams, just like she did. As someone who has broken the glass ceiling, Tam will share the leadership skills and character traits that really work to get to the top. You will hear motivational real-life stories, learn the four success principles, and how to maintain life balance and personal peace and happiness while achieving professional success. Her best selling book, “How to Use What You’ve Got to Get What You Want is available globally in several languages.

• Diversity: How to Reap the Rich Harvest of Culture, Creativity and Community

  Learning how to benefit from diversity and be a leader in this diverse world is a challenge and an opportunity. Embracing and leveraging diversity, however, is the only way to prosper and grow in the 21st century. As a self-made immigrant woman of color, Marilyn Tam understands the importance of diversity in the work place. Tam helps leaders and employees understand how to adapt and grow their unique leadership styles to foster a multicultural workplace, engaging employees from across the cultural spectrum. In this interactive presentation, you will learn the necessary actionable steps towards becoming a more effective global leader.

• Women in the Workplace and Marketplace

  In today's highly competitive and interconnected world, women are invaluable to any enterprise. Yet cultural biases and structural obstacles hinder women's progress. This is a loss for the company as much as it is for women. For a company to succeed and continue to thrive today, it needs to fully utilize all the resources available. In this presentation, Marilyn Tam uses her personal experience as a corporate leader, woman, consultant, and humanitarian to share the key factors that helped her become a star in the business world. She shares not only the elements needed to attain success and joy as a professional woman, but also how to support and foster the development of all women in business.