Vicki is inspirational, down to earth and down right funny"
—Vickie Warner, Caregiver Conference Event Coordinator
—Vickie Warner, Caregiver Conference Event Coordinator
Keynote Descriptions
Join Vicki Hannah Lein, M.S. Counseling, as she sings her way past your fears and into your heart. Vicki will show you a good time that will stick to your ribs and give you new ways to embrace the joy of just waking up alive each day.
- Women’s Health
What You See is What You Get: Falling in Love with the Body You Have - Disgust is a terrible motivator, yet many of us have tried to hate ourselves into a body we feel would be more acceptable. What if you could learn to love yourself by finding exercises and foods you love while abandoning dieting forever?
In this interactive, humorous presentation you will learn three no-fail techniques to help you:
• Accept yourself as you are.
• Transform anxiety into gratitude.
• Stop focusing on “imperfections” and start celebrating the gifts your body gives you.
• Love your way to feeling better about yourself on the road to a healthier you.
• Reduce stress, increase joy, laugh more and live longer.
Come away refreshed, rejuvenated, and full of appreciation for the glorious being you are! - Change Management
I May Look Good, but I Don’t See Well: Overcoming Obstacles with Humor and Grit - Though legally blind, Vicki Hannah Lein travels all over the world alone, writes books and songs, and sings and performs with whole-hearted exuberance and a smile. Yet she spent half of her life afraid of everything. In a lively, interactive, humorous presentation, Vicki shares her secrets how to change from being an anxious people-pleaser into someone who isn’t afraid to take the world head on.
In this memorable presentation you will learn how to:
• Tap into your inner resources, so you can step out of your fear and into your greatness.
• Laugh yourself silly as you learn the secrets to becoming braver everyday.
• Trust your creativity.
• Persevere instead of giving up.
• Live your biggest dreams.
• Face the unknown with confidence. 
- Conflict Resolution
Your Problems are Not My Problems: Coping with Difficult People Without Becoming One of Them - If one really difficult person wanders into our personal or professional lives, we can suffer for hours, days, weeks or even years. Such experiences teach us to avoid conflict resulting in problems that grow and fester. Habitual abuse can flourish if we do not know how to tend these “weeds” in our garden.
In this interactive, humorous presentation you will learn five simple strategies to deal with familiar conflicts. You will learn how to:
• Stop taking other people’s misbehavior personally.
• Turn conflicts into opportunities to deepen relationships.
• Protect yourself and your serenity from abuse while staying respectful.
These proven techniques are effective and are fun. You will no longer avoid conflict when it presents; feeling confident that you know the secrets to coping with difficult people without becoming one of them. - Personal Development
Well-Behaved Women Rarely Make History - Are you tired of being good? Are you ready to start breaking a few rules? Join Vicki Hannah Lein, a recovering “nice girl,” as she helps you laugh and let go, revealing her secrets for embracing authenticity and discovering joy.
In this interactive, humorous session you will learn five effective techniques on how to:
• Stop consistently sacrificing your needs and wants for others.
• Get reacquainted with your essence.
• Stand up for yourself even when the only person trying to stop you is you.
• Disappoint people without crumbling.
• Say “no” several different ways and mean it.
• Discover untapped inner resources that will amaze and delight you, propelling you into a more vibrant, authentic life.
- Laugh Now! It's Lighter than You Think!
- "Tiny boobies set me free. I can go jogging, no jiggling you'll see." From Tiny Boobies
It's not what happens to us that counts. It's the story we tell ourselves about what is happening to us that makes all the difference. Do we feel enormously irritated when the store clerk is slow or do we find a way to make it funny. I became legally blind in 1994 and while that is no joke, it still improved my life with humor if I chose to tell myself a funny story rather than a tragic story.
- Tilting Our Lives Toward Joy
"Crazy. I'm crazy for feeling so crazy. Crazy. I'm crazy because I have WAY too much to do!" From Crazy
Let's just tilt our lives a little more toward joy and away from stress, shall we? Let's just decide to have more fun, okay? Let's accept that life is short, and we aren't getting any younger. Our lives can be sprinkled with more laughter and play and the time to start is NOW!- What Do You Really Want? Ask the Cosmic Waitress
- "You need to sing your song. You need to find your vice. You need to listen deep for your truth inside and then make your choice." From Sing My Song
People who are connected to their passions work better and smarter. They are more productive, healthier, and live longer. Getting in touch with what we really want is easier than you might think. It takes courage, listening, and a willingness to entertain new ideas. Creativity and laughter heal and solve problems. Join Vicki and the Cosmic Waitress in this smart, outrageous, funny journey into possibility. Why wait? What have you got to lose besides crankiness, despair, rage, depression, and a mean streak you don't understand?
- Help! My Giving Muscle is Broken!
- "Maybe I should always know just what you need and give and give and give and give until I bleed. And never do what I want unless you've agreed. Nope! I'm gonna love me just as I am." Lyrics from I'm gonna Love Me Just as I Am
Good people wear out when they don't know how to give to themselves. In this presentation, Vicki helps people rediscover their passion for their work while inspiring them to take impeccably good care of themselves. - I'm Okay, but She Needs Another Job xxx
- Loving Our Bodies "As Is" "Maybe I should lipo-suck the fat from my thighs. And Botox the wrinkles away from my eyes. And invent a very clever spider vein disguise. Too hard. I guess I'll love me just as I m." From I'm Gonna Love Me Just as I am
It takes courage to dare to love ourselves just as we are. And a good sense of humor. This musical, laugh-filled presentation will give you a new perspective on your cellulite and saggy knees. Part Erma Bombeck, part a PG rated Bette Midler, Vicki will have your group laughing so hard they pee their pants. -
Finding Magic in Adversity -
"When you petal falls, you're still a rose." From Still a Rose
When sad things inevitably happen to us, we must decide whether we will be bitter or better. Every disaster invites us to discover compassion and resources within us we may never have found any other way. It takes practice to get good at grieving, letting go and going on. It also takes a sense of humor and a sense of perspective and this is what Vicki Hannah Lein will provide in this lively, laugh-filled presentation. - Becoming a WarriorBabe!
"No more nice girl, no more nice girl for me!" No more 'yessing' when I do not agree." From WarriorBabe
Consideration and kindness aer assets. Knee-jerk accommodating and pathological pleasing disable our joy and our competence. Becoming a WarriorBabe does not mean becoming aggressive or cruel. It does mean taking a stand for your own sacred space and your right to be just as big, in every way, as you want to be! Vicki will get you on your feet, cheering for more life in your life. You will never be quite the same.- I May Look Good, But I Don't See Well
"Going blind is really a bummer, but it's not a tragedy. Don't lose your joy on your retinas and you can be just as happy as me." From Ode to Blindness
Bad grammar, maybe, but as Helen Keller said, "The world is full of suffering and the overcoming of it." At forty-three Vicki lost her central vision to a hereditary disease. Since then she has learned to find magic in adversity - and humor as well. Full of practical suggestions and a light-hearted perspective, this presentation will leave you "Grateful for what you've got instead of complaining about what's not." From Gratitude







