Gemma Munro

At some point in your life, you've probably found yourself wanting to change but unable to make the change last. It's as if you have one foot on the accelerator and the other on the brake. It's wildly frustrating, isn't it? Welcome to being human. The exciting news is that there is a way around our seemingly unsolvable tendency to self-sabotage when making change. There is a way to transform immediately, sustainably, and even enjoyably. In this keynote and masterclass, Dr Gemma Munro teaches the science and art of rapid transformation. You will learn how to get clear on the changes you want and then get out of your way. You'll learn to move past fears and doubts and feel confident and empowered to make the changes you need to make. And the best news: whether you want to transform your mindset, habits, behaviors, beliefs, or results, you'll leave with a tool to do this rapidly and efficiently, over and over again.

This customizable keynote and/or workshop is for anyone who has ever felt clumsy when connecting with other humans, put off having uncomfortable conversations, experienced unwanted flashbacks + hot-faced waves of shame after an awkward interaction, or worried about what others think of them. If you have experienced any or all of these, then congratulations! You are human, and this session is for you. This session is also for the people who have ever rolled their eyes at the necessity of learning the ‘'oft skills of connecting with other humans. Because creating connection and belonging is not a soft skill, it is the hardest, most essential skill of them all. It takes courage and know-how and the courage to admit that you don't know everything. It takes intuition, empathy, and a tolerance for discomfort. It takes ALL of you – your head and your heart. This is why we avoid it like the plague. This is why we get to work and wish we owned an invisibility cloak. This is why we suddenly need the bathroom at networking events. This is why we don't have the conversations we know we need to have. In this program, Dr Gemma will take you on an entertaining journey to help you create connection and belonging – even when you're busy and even if you're shy. You'll learn how to create your tribe: the people who strengthen you, call you out, lift you up, bring you home, cheer you on, and hold you accountable for being the person you were always meant to be.

Wake up, feel tired, drink coffee, look at calendar, feel even more tired, check emails, feel overwhelmed, drink more coffee, attend a meeting, attend a meeting, put out a fire, attend a meeting, check emails, answer 3 of 78 new emails, deal with a people issue that could be an opportunity but just feels like another fire to put out, receive an email that means that ttomorrow'splan is now out the window, feel exhausted, attend a meeting, look at missed calls, roll eyes, attend a meeting, play phone tag, eat sugar, feel overwhelmed, scroll phone, get home, drink wine, deal with loved ones, drink more wine, watch Netflix, go to bed, scroll phone, sleep fitfully, wake up tired, check email … then rinse, lather & repeat the next day. It's time to move away from the tired old approaches to work. It's time to stop feeling exhausted, aimless, and inauthentic. It's time to get off the hamster wheel of stress and being overwhelmed. It's time to start. Listening to the small, still voice within that telling you there must be a different way. The old paradigm of how we work is in need of an overhaul. Most of us are overwhelmed, over-tired, and over it. In this keynote (which can also be run as a workshop), Dr Gemma Munro paints a new and very doable paradigm: one that involves flowing, not forcing, creating, not conforming, playing, not working, and plugging yourself in, not wearing yourself down. She shares the two main shifts to create a wild new way of working and provides clear action steps under each shift. You'll leave feeling re-energized, empowered, and inspired to change how you go about your work