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I am Lisa Even, keynote speaker, success coach, and joy connoisseur. I help people to get more excited about life and Have Good Ripple Effect.
I am Lisa Even, keynote speaker, success coach, and joy connoisseur. I help people to get more excited about life and Have Good Ripple Effect.
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Chasing sunshine and adventure this spring break! #JOYIsMyJob #joshuatreenationalpark


Happy International Women's Day!
Cheering for women, as we continue to do great things, and also thankful for the men who are supporting us along the way! Happy...


Hey, can I have my phone back?
This is a friendly reminder to you…don’t wait for JOY to find you, you might wait forever! Hey, can I have my phone back? While driving...


If you are a MA, NP, OT, PT, PharmD, Radiology Tech, or Social Worker, see you there!
Excited to be speaking at the University of Iowa in March! Excited to be speaking at the University of Iowa in March! If you are a MA,...


Do you enJOY Gardening?
Whether the groundhog seeing it's shadow brings 6 more weeks of winter or not, I am choosing to be in "spring mode" dreaming about the...


Calling all my JOYful friends
There will be a section in the book with JOY challenges, activities, and ideas...I would love to add a few of yours to it. These can be...


Flexible persistence pays off!
JOY is my job, is the absolute best way to look at the world. If you wait around for JOY to find you, you will be waiting a very long...


ESPN is so cool!
Had a great session today with @WICT women in media and telecommunications). Afterwards, I got a tour of ESPN. It’s just as amazing as...


Up bright and early this morning!
Up bright and early this morning! Heading to Bristol, Connecticut to speak to women in media and telecommunications (think Disney, ESPN,...


Catch me today on Hello Iowa, we are talking about creating JOY during the winter months!
Watch here: https://who13.com/hello-iowa/creating-a-calendar-of-joy/ Catch me today on Hello Iowa, we are talking about creating JOY...


"Gearing" up to give back!
"Gearing" up to give back! Ever since folks started asking about how to get a Have Good Ripple Effect shirt, I’ve been thinking about how...


Curious how my book writing is coming along?
A quick book writing update! I spent almost a year sitting at my computer trying to type the perfect string of words. You can imagine me...


How do you burn off kid energy?
A lot like life, ha! Half the battle is deciding to just go do it. Burning off kid energy in the winter is tricky This last weekend we...


What A Year 2022 Was!
Doing new things is hard, like really hard! And it's even scarier to stay honest and share the stats. So here it goes! I met most of of...


Cheers to creating moments of JOY (big or small).
"Collect memories, not things." This month, as I watch photos pop up from my student intern's J-Term travels to Italy, I can't help but...


You are my accountability buddy! Let the "book-writing" begin!
My JOY journey started through my family's first "JOY calendar", which was a white board filled with ideas on how we could celebrate...


What was your favorite Holiday moment?
Wishing you a bright and bubbly week! Two of my favorite Christmas moments: 1) Take caution when blowing big bubbles -- This morning my...

Happy Holidays!
Wishing You a Happy Holiday! Wishing everyone a safe and happy holiday! May your heart be filled with warmth, love, and peace in this...


What's on your Winter Break JOY calendar?
What's on your Winter Break JOY calendar? I don’t know about you, but Winter Break is great and not-great all at the same time… It’s day...


Workplace JOY matters!
Leadership and workplace JOY do not happen tomorrow at noon, they happen now…in each moment of the day (1x1s, staff meetings, daily...
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