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Shannon Sauer-Zavala

"I help people develop the characteristics to achieve the lives they want by busting the myth that personality
is set in stone"

Dr. Sauer-Zavala's research has been featured in prestigious academic journals and she regularly contributes to media coverage on mental health and personality. She has given keynotes on personality change all over the world. Read her full bio here.

Recent Audiences Include: 

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The Power of Personality Change

KEYNOTE 1

Be Who You Want: Using Personality Science to Build the Traits for Success

Your personality is set in stone, right? Wrong!

Countless research studies show that traits can and do change over time and that you can facilitate this process by taking intentional action. So, what if instead of telling yourself “I can’t do [insert activity] because I’m not [insert characteristic] enough, you imagined the life of your dreams and purposefully developed the traits that would help get you there.

Shannon Sauer-Zavala, PhD, a clinical psychologist and personality change researcher, uses her own journey from messy and lazy to off the charts in conscientiousness to illustrate the science-based principles of personality change. She will challenge the notion that you’re stuck with the personality you’re born with and empower you to use your dreams to determine the traits you develop

Audience Take Aways

MOST BOOKED

How to start moving forward even if you don't know exactly where you're headed

How self-limiting believes can you keep you stuck in a personality-type box

How to embrace the person you want to be by ACTING like the person you want to be

How to celebrate strong wins to keep yourself motivated

Past Audiences:

University of Kentucky Women's Forum

What people are saying...

"I enjoyed the real-life applications from the speaker’s own clinical experience”

Featured Media Coverage

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Dr. Sauer-Zavala's Blog

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Podcast Appearances

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