Celebrating Those Who Put Their Heart Into What They Do

Meeting and event planners put their heart into what they do.

We asked some of you what putting your 💕heart💕 into what you do means to you.

This is what we heard:

• Passion: You’re driven by pure dedication, loyal to the mission, and not motivated by rewards or recognition.
• Enthusiasm: You’re genuinely committed to your assignment, upbeat, and bring life to concepts and goals.
  
• Courage: You reach past fear, anxiety, and negativity to produce results that drive success.
  
• Dedication: You persist through challenges, strive for quality, and are constantly learning to become better and deliver better.
  
• Connection: You involve those who champion the mission, building relationships with colleagues, clients, and the community to deliver impactful experiences.
  
• Creativity: You’re innovative, approach your work with unique ideas, and invite other perspectives to ensure integrity in the final product.
  

When you put your heart into what you do, others see that your work is more than an obligation; it’s a meaningful pursuit.

During Black History Month and in light of the recent passing of our 39th president, we celebrate three leaders dedicated to meaningful pursuits:

Powerful civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter
Emmy-nominated Roxane Battle

 

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

Martin Luther King Jr. dreamed that all men and women would be judged by their personal qualities, not by color or creed; that we are all equal members of the human family.

In 1957, he was elected president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an organization whose ideals came from Christianity and whose operations came from Gandhi.

He traveled to speak wherever there was injustice. He led peaceful protests and marches. He was arrested about 20 times. He was assaulted numerous times. He was awarded five honorary degrees. In 1963, Time Magazine named him Man of the Year. At 35, he became the youngest man to receive the Nobel Peace Prize (for his nonviolent campaign against racism; he announced he would donate the prize money to further the civil rights movement).

King’s campaigns focused on progressing toward racial equality and against poverty and international conflict. On April 4th, 1968, this man who advocated for freedom using powerful words and nonviolent resistance was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, shocking the world.

His “I Have a Dream” speech, Nobel Peace Prize lecture, and “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” remain some of the most highly regarded messages because of his eloquent language skills and their long-lasting impact on the civil rights movement in the U.S.

 

PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER

Jimmy Carter’s U.S. presidency (1977 to 1981) resulted in significant foreign policy accomplishments that involved, among others, successful relations/negotiations with the Soviet Union and the People’s Republic of China; and significant domestic achievements including deregulation (energy, transportation, communications, and finance), a new Department of Education and educational programs, and major environmental protection legislation.

He championed human rights throughout the world, and continued to do so post-presidency.

In 1982, he founded The Carter Center. The organization’s mission is to wage peace, fight disease, and build hope; the Center’s commitment is to human rights and the alleviation of human suffering through preventing and resolving conflicts, enhancing freedom, and improving health.

He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his efforts “to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development.”

He is probably most known for his 30 years of work building and advocating for affordable housing (along with wife Rosalynn) with Habitat for Humanity, a nonprofit organization that works with families, local communities, volunteers, and partners around the world. Together, they worked alongside more than 108,100 volunteers to build, renovate, or repair more than 4,447 homes in 14 countries.

ROXANE BATTLE

Mental Health and Health Equity Advocate, Gifted Speaker

Making time for your mental health is not selfish. When you show up for yourself, it’s a whole lot easier to show up for everyone else.

That’s where Roxane starts with her audiences as she transitions to topics and titles like:

PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY & TEAM DEVELOPMENT
Exhausted to Energized: Let’s Beat Burnout, Find Belonging and Pockets of Joy Together!

CHANGE AND TRANSITION/WORK-LIFE MERGE
Lesson from the Monarch: Finding Pockets of Joy in Change, Loss and Transition

EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
Courageous Conversations: The Right Words to Create Belonging and Pockets of Joy

With talking points concerning:

• Burnout: Roxane worked with the world’s top mental health practitioners at the height of the pandemic to find solutions to burnout
• Psychological Safety: Tap into your authentic self. Tell yourself the truth. Ask yourself: What do you really want? Empathetic Leadership: Failure is not fatal. It’s temporary. A portal towards success as you grow, evolve, and become a better version of yourself than you were yesterday.
• Team Mental Wellness
• Doomscrolling: Scrolling through social media like a slot machine for your brain. How to break the habit without breaking your routine (like creating a shopping list, texting a friend, adding something to your calendar).
• Self-Care: A journey toward self discovery and joy. Decide to be happy. Choose to be free.
• Belonging
• Change, Loss, Uncertainty, and Transition: How do you find joy? Accept that change and challenge are inevitable. Discomfort, confusion, and anxiety are all temporary.
• How to help team members and the people we love to feel seen, heard, and valued.
• Demystifying hard-earned life secrets that lead to sustained happiness
• Or, simply, how to find more lasting joy in life…

Roxane will give your group Real Solutions. Relatable Stories. Relevant Strategies.

She’ll leave them energized, inspired, and joy-filled as a keynote speaker, panelist, moderator, or emcee.
And can’t we all use a bit more joy in our lives?

We’ll help you find a leader who will honor the goal of your gathering and the culture of your group.