In this popular presentation filled with humor, personal stories, and music, Sharlene moves her audience to challenge their fears of the unknown space outside their comfort zones. “A comfort zone is dynamic! All you need is one drop of courage to make one tiny step outside of your comfort zone, and when you do, something magical happens! It GROWS! The more you step out of your comfort zone, the bigger it becomes. And by the same principle, the more you stay within it, the smaller it gets!”

One of the most captivating and moving aspects of Sharlene’s presentation is her finale, when she sits down at the piano and sings an inspired song from her heart that emphasizes her message. Her music is “strong, persuasive, and memorable”. In fact, her theme song makes a wonderful meeting/convention theme in and of itself--“If There’s a Chance…"--a song about taking every chance for success even with failure staring us straight in the face.

Sharlene’s love of laughter is another reason she communicates directly to the heart and soul of anyone listening. Her humorous personal anecdotes tie Sharlene’s high-value messages together in an entertaining way while planting the seeds of hope, belief and encouragement. Sharlene lightheartedly draws from her own experiences when failure taught her more about herself than success did, and how becoming Miss America or landing a network job with ESPN had everything to do with leaving her “comfort zone”. She found that the more she was willing to fail, the more she succeeded. Sharlene encourages her audience to strengthen their courage by consistently leaving their comfort zones and defining their “absolutes”. ACTivating and enlightening, funny and instantly likeable, Sharlene breathes life into stagnant hopes and dreams with her contagious belief that everyone has adventure and fortune outside their comfort zones!

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