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by Keynote Speaker and Coach Darryl Davis Obstacles in our path may be opportunities to improve our condition. There is an old fable that talks about a king in ancient times who purposely placed a boulder on a roadway. He then hid and watched to......
Don’t Be Afraid to Take ACTION By Motivational Speaker and Smile Expert Darryl Davis There is an old adage that goes, “Success is the worst teacher because you learn only from your mistakes.” Most of us look at mistakes and challenges as a bad thing,......
And You Create Success By Smile Expert and Motivational Keynote Speaker Darryl Davis You know what is AMAZING? That we can control the direction of our futures by controlling the influence on our thoughts and minds. From the time we’re little – until we are......
Creating Mini-Miracles in Your Life By Motivational Business Speaker and Smile Expert Darryl Davis One: Stop doing what you don’t want anybody to know about. How does that saying go? “Everybody’s got dirty little secrets?” Consider this: There are two things you can’t hide from:......
www.DarrylSpeaks.com You are growing and improving each and everyday. Don’t focus on how far you have to go in life, but...
Turning Adversity Into Opportunity By Motivational Speaker and Smile Expert Darryl Davis The extraordinary Zig Ziglar once said, “We all need a daily check-up from the neck up to avoid stinkin’ thinkin’, which ultimately leads to hardening of the attitudes.” Of course, he was right......
Endorphins: The Anti-Stress Chemical | Part Four in the D.O.S.E. chemicals series: (Dopamine, Oxytocin, Serotonin, and Endorphins) By Business Motivational Speaker and Smile Expert Darryl Davis Endorphins are the chemicals that are responsible for what we call a “runner’s high.” When released, they act on the same......
Part Three in the D.O.S.E. Series: (Dopamine, Oxytocin, Serotonin, and Endorphins) By Business Motivational Speaker and Smile Expert Darryl Davis When you think about our limbic system and how it is concerned with our survival, you could say that serotonin is the chemical force that......
Oxytocin: The Love Hormone By Business Motivational Speaker and Smile Aficionado Darryl Davis Last week I shared little bit about what D.O.S.E. chemicals (Dopamine, Oxytocin, Serotonin, and Endorphins) in our body fire up our good feelings and help us design lives worth smiling about. In......
Magic Happens When You Do! By Motivational Speaker and Smile Aficionado Darryl Davis The best way to deal with somebody who’s in a negative or nasty mood is to help lift them out of that mood—and the best way to do that is by giving......
Why It’s SO Important to Put the Past in the Past By Motivational Keynote Speaker Darryl Davis One of the things we absolutely need to do if we are to have a life worth smiling about is to FORGIVE more. We need to forgive ourselves......
How to Be the CAUSE in Your Life – Not Just Live with Effects By Motivational Speaker Darryl Davis One of the greatest motivational speakers, in my opinion, was Zig Ziglar. And one of my favorite quotes that Zig often used was, “When you point......
(Choose Them Wisely) By Business Motivational Speaker Darryl Davis INTEGRITY. When it comes to integrity, the language that we use is crucial. Our words matter. When we make a commitment and tell someone that we’re going to do something, we need to keep our word.......
As the temperature continues to heat up across the nation, I thought I’d take a minute to re-post this video from last year. It’s all about the difference between a thermometer and a thermostat. A thermometer, as you know, takes its cues from the outside......
All About Action (Why Sometimes You Have to Get Your Head OUT of the Game!) By Motivational Speaker Darryl Davis To bring about the result you desire, your conviction has to translate into action. And your entire being, like that of Mr. Rogers, has to......
Are You Seeing Things Through Positive or Negative Filters? By Motivational Keynote Speaker and Smile Aficionado Darryl Davis Part of designing a life worth SMILING ABOUT is surrounding yourself with nurturing and supportive people. If you hang around negative people who are always complaining about......
Why It’s Sometimes the BEST Thing You Can Do By Motivational Speaker and Smile Expert Darryl Davis I know, I know… most people will tell you to think OUTSIDE the box. Don’t box yourself in! Make sure you have options! Don’t limit yourself. I get......
Had it up to HERE with negative news? I get it. It’s a often scary world we live in these days. I was asked by a Facebook follower my thoughts on how to stay positive in what feels like a very negative world. It’s true, that......
To Open Your Life to New Opportunities By Motivational Speaker Darryl Davis Last summer, while my son, Michael, and I were visiting my Uncle Jack down in Florida, we drove to get something to eat. As I was sitting at the drive-through window, I happened......
With a Smile! By Motivational Keynote Speaker Darryl Davis Life can throw some curveballs at you. That’s kind of what it does. How we act or react to those curves makes all the different. Once we understand that our thoughts will occur, whether we like......
If you’re having any kind of challenge or adversity, or feeling a little down about your life, I hope this video will...
By Motivational Keynote Speaker Darryl Davis I want you to think back to your childhood. If I were to ask you to share with me anything that you remember about growing up, you probably would start to tell me about a moment, an experience. You......
Sometimes life is great and sometimes it’s not. There are highs and there are lows. When something happens in...
Here’s what I learned from two really smart people Tara Kraft and Sarah Pressman from the University of Kansas: Smiling — through stress — helps you recover FASTER. See, they did a study that took 169 people and put them through a series of multi-tasking......
Your Vision, Like Magic, Begins to Make It Happen By Motivational Keynote Speaker Darryl Davis There’s a success story I heard about Roy Disney and the opening of Epcot Center at Disney World in Orlando, Florida. On the opening day, a newspaper reporter approached Roy and......
(And Enjoy the Time You Have) By Motivational Speaker and Smile Afficianado Darryl Davis Did you know? That smiling actually EXTENDS your life? It’s true. Let me share this with you… Ernest L. Abel and Michael L. Kruger at Wayne State University have found that the......
And the Studies Show… This week, I’m so excited to share with you some things I’ve learned from our friends in the science world. Did you know that there are 40 muscles in the face? And that 10 of them are used to smile? I......
What’s In Your Smile D.O.S.E.? By Motivational Keynote Speaker Darryl Davis For the next few posts, I want to talk about the chemicals in our bodies that produce our feelings. They facilitate the messages that are sent to the rest of our body when we......
Here’s some of what I learned from the Super Bowl about a Life Worth Smiling About. • When you master...
The holidays can be another source of stress, or even sadness for some of us. It’s important that we not...
If you’re having holiday blues, I hope this suggestion helps you as we move into the end of this year...
This was pretty cool when I learned how a Musical Director of an orchestra does what he/she does. You are...
Being positive to someone, or being around a positive person, first thing in the morning, can do amazing things for...
Have you ever gotten really happy and excited about something, then shortly after, you go back to where you were...
Are you waiting for all your circumstances in life to be great before you’ll find happiness? Well, you may be...
What can you do this morning to create a new pathway of positive thinking? #SmileDOSE...
We have to pay attention if we want to create positive habits in our lives and not destructive ones. Our brains to want a D.O.S.E. D: Dopamine = Dreams. O: Oxytocin = Others. S: Serotonin = Success. E: Endorphins = Enthusiasm. These are the feel-good chemicals in......
Do you ever get stressed or overwhelmed? It’s amazing how a simple SMILE can help you deal with life. It...
Here is the 5th reason to SMILE more, & recaps the other 4. I hope you have a wonderful weekend! #SmileDOSE...
Studies show when you smile, you’re more attractive, AND you appear younger. So make sure you put on a smile...
When you make other people feel good, it puts a SMILE on your face. #SmileDOSE...
There are 5 solid reasons why we should all practice smiling more. This is the first reason I’ll share. I...
This video is for all the folks who hang onto upsets. #SmileDOSE...
There are many rainbows in our lives. Have a day full of reasons to SMILE. #SmileDOSE...
We can use our words to bring out the best in others or the worst. I promise you when you...
I’m excited to be delivering my SMILE Keynote for 120 State Tax Examiners in a couple of months. They admit,...
My son is going back to college next week and I came across this video from last year. We’ve heard the...
Know that you make a difference in the world. Be confident knowing you were born to serve a purpose and...
SMILE Moments can increase your business, revenue and job security. Pay attention today to those SMILE Moments 🙂 #SmileDOSE...
Keep doing the right activities this week. They will accumulate into you achieving your Next Level. #SmileDOSE...
Let’s remember what’s really important in our lives during the upcoming holiday season. #KeepSmiling...
One of the things that steals our SMILE, is when we are upset with others. Here is a simple technique...
Let’s take the ordinary today and make it EXTRAORDINARY! #KeepSmiling 🙂...
If you find yourself doing the same thing each year for the holiday’s, this video is for you. #KeepSmiling 🙂...
Happy Monday Morning!!! I hope you have a week full of reasons to SMILE 🙂 #SmileDOSE...
www.DarrylSpeaks.com Here is the secret to making changes in your life for a new and improved you in 2016. #KeepSmiling 🙂...
www.darrylspeaks.com Sometimes in the pursuit of greatness we forget to appreciate all the good we have in our life. Shout out...
www.darrylspeaks.com What if I told you that actually achieving the goal is not as rewarding as the anticipation of the goal....
Happy Monday!!! I hope this video helps you stay FOCUSED on the correct channel in your life! #SMILEDOSE...
A company did research on how to help their staff be more creative.You may be shocked with their findings #SMILEDOSE...
Recorded this quick video while boarding plane. I get a kick out of the guy behind me while recording. #SMILEDOSE...
If you feel like you’re in a rut, doing the same things over and over again, try changing it up....
When we hang on to the pains & hurts of the past, it kills off the possibilities that exist in...
Sometimes we are so close to our lives we can’t see things clearly, and because of that, when we are...
There is the problems and then there are our thoughts and feelings about the problems. Hopefully this video will help...
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and I thought this video from Chef Franko is relevant. We need to...
They say the “eyes are the windows to the soul”. But science has shown that our facial expressions are the...
I figured out the simple secret to designing a life worth smiling about, and in this video I share the...
If you ever have a tough day, don’t ever let it get you down. Remember, that if you lose the...
If you are having challenges, shake it off and become stronger because of it. #SMILEDOSE...
Saw a great Broadway Show, Kinky Boots. Of course I can never stop working because as I watch the show,...
As you grow as a person, the people closest to you sometimes can hold you down. It’s not because they...
The universe wants to give you gifts. Don’t be humble and reject them. Accept them with open arms #SMILEDOSE...
https://darrylspeaks.com/ If you are going through any stress right now, this simple powerful technique will immediately make it...
I was going through some old videos and came across this one of my son and I. I’m missing him...
Whether you are a business owner, employee, or salesperson, this video will help increase your revenue and/or job security....
I know this sounds a bit strange but we can learn something about achieving goals from a single cell organism...
When I was at the Smithsonian, I got inspired to record this video for you. I hope you enjoy it....
I was a little cranky while I was food shopping and I had a realization about looking at our lives...
I was blown away how event he phone number we dial can have an impact in our attitudes. Imagine what...
I’m not a cat person (although I’m becoming one) but I have learned 3 things about having a life worth...
Recorded this on Saint Patricks day but this video is to help deal with the Monday Morning Blues. Have a...
When you give to others, it comes back to you 10 fold....
If you are going through any major changes in your life, you are creating a new you. Hang in there...
In the pursuit of designing a life worth smiling about, we may focus more on our weaknesses vs. our strengths....
The Longevity Project studied a group of people over their life to see if there are right & wrong choices...
When you are feeling the pressures of life, you can either get soft, hard, or it can bring out the...
Challenges can actually help us get closer to our goals #SMILEDOSE #KeepSmiling 🙂 www.DarrylSpeaks.com...
When we cut corners, sometimes it takes more time, steals our energy and robs our smile. #SMILEDOSE #KeepSmiling 🙂 www.DarrylSpeaks.com...
What happens when you think about SMILING during a massage at an upscale hotel? You record a video of course...
Sometimes, people we meet need to put on a SMILE. Give them a helping hand. #SMILEDOSE #KeepSmiling 🙂...
When’s the last time you hugged someone? Do you remember how you felt after hugging them? Warm, fuzzy, and maybe even a little euphoric? It might be funny to call “warm and fuzzy” feelings a scientific phenomenon, but the truth is that it is! The......
Studies show this day of the week is when people are 10% happier. #SMILEDOSE #KeepSmiling www.DarrylSpeaks.com...
When you give the gift of someone feeling good, helping them SMILE, they want to turn around and give you...
www.DarrylSpeaks.com Just like a cell phone that receives messages, our brains receive the messages we are focused on. #SMILEDOSE #KeepSmiling...
David Guetta, Tiesto, Skrillex – what do these people have in common? They’re some of the world’s best DJs, of course! Well, what if I told you that you had something in common with them as well? You, too, are the world’s best DJ; however,......
Read a cool study that shows if we SMILE, we can recover from stressful situations quicker #SMILEDOSE #KeepSmiling...
Ever be in a stressful situation? This short video will give you a simple scientific technique to help you...
There’s no right answer to the question: “How do I improve my life?” The tomes of self-help books on this subject are a testament to this, but what most people forget is that when it comes to your life, you are your own best resource.......
Imagine you’re told you need to make a lasagna. Sounds simple, right? Now imagine you’re told you can only use what you have in your fridge right now. You might be lucky enough to pull it off, but without the proper time and ingredients, it......
How do you put a value on time? Time is certainly measurable, but it means something different to each person. Just as your own definition of happiness is a personal one, so is the value of the currency of your own time. I’m here to......
Recorded this on Saint Patricks day but this video is to help deal with the Monday Morning Blues. Have a GREAT week and #KeepSmiling...
I’m not a cat person (although I’m becoming one) but I have learned 3 things about having a life worth smiling about from my 2 cats. Hope you enjoy. #KeepSmiling 🙂...
I was blown away how event he phone number we dial can have an impact in our attitudes. Imagine what a smile can do!...
I was a little cranky while I was food shopping and I had a realization about looking at our lives as if everything is a miracle....
When I was at the Smithsonian, I got inspired to record this video for you. I hope you enjoy it....
I know this sounds a bit strange but we can learn something about achieving goals from a single cell organism 🙂...
Your Perspective Dictates How You Deal With Challenges You’re the star player of your high school’s basketball team, the score is tied, and the seconds are ticking down. Just as you’re about to make the winning shot, you slip on your shoelace and collapse onto......
Whether you are a business owner, employee, or salesperson, this video will help increase your revenue and/or job security....
I was going through some old videos and came across this one of my son and I. I’m missing him while he’s at college so I thought I would post it again 🙂...
If you are going through any stress right now, this simple powerful technique will immediately make it go away! ...
There’s an art to determining whether someone has a genuine smile or is simply faking it. Most sources will tell you to look for wrinkles around the eye – if the wrinkles are there, the smile is real. However, the art of determining whether or......
Sometimes we can get in the habit of doing things the same way over and over again. Although there are some benefits to this, it can also “kill off” new ways that could even be better....
As you grow as a person, the people closest to you sometimes can hold you down. It’s not because they are necessary a bad person, but it could be from something deeper than that. Hopefully this video will give you a better understanding of it....
Saw a great Broadway Show, Kinky Boots. Of course I can never stop working because as I watch the show, I started thinking of this video for you 😉 I hope it helps....
My cousin Nina Repeta gave me this analogy on how not to get crazy with problems or other people. Shout out to my favorite hooper, Rachel Lust 🙂...
I have a secret…I am not only Mr. Smiles 🙂 So let me share just a couple of things you can do to SMILE more, even when you don’t feel like it. #KeepSmiling 🙂...
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and I thought this video from Chef Franko is relevant. We need to appreciate the people in our lives #KeepSmiling 🙂...
There is the problems and then there are our thoughts and feelings about the problems. Hopefully this video will help you in keeping them distinct which will help you in having a breakthrough in your life. #KeepSmiling 🙂...
What if I told you that actually achieving the goal is not as rewarding as the anticipation of the goal. While there is actual studies done on that and I hope this video inspires you to have more anticipation in your life. #KeepSmiling 🙂...
Sometimes in the pursuit of greatness we forget to appreciate all the good we have in our life. Shout out to my friend, Jim Marks who help bring this to the surface for me. #KeepSmiling 🙂...
If you ever have a tough day, don’t ever let it get you down. Remember, that if you lose the BATTLE, doesnt mean you lost the WAR. So keep on pressing on… #KeepSmiling 🙂...
I figured out the simple secret to designing a life worth smiling about, and in this video I share the 2 parts to this secret… #KeepSmiling 🙂...
Your thoughts are the genesis of any actions. Whatever you do, any action you take, is spurned by a single thought. These thoughts – simple, sometimes complex –are what lead to the actions that define your life. Even the inactions – those things you don’t......
The words we use are very much like the sun. The sun hits the petals of a flower, encouraging it to open up and bloom, bringing out the best and the beauty that exists as it unfolds. The words of encouragement we receive in our......
Hey I'm Darryl Davis, coming here to talk about designing a life worth smiling about. So I'm at a conference here, I found an empty room where I can scoot in here to do this video for you. ...
It’s scientifically proven how important it is to our happiness that we have healthy relationships and positive interactions with others. Hope this video helps. Thanks for watching and sharing 🙂 Keep Smiling 🙂...
I was at a friend’s restaurant (Ciao Baby Restaurant – awesome food) and Chef Franko showed up 🙂 Hope you enjoy it. #KeepSmiling smile emoticon...
There may be an area in your life that you feel you’re not strong at…but that weakness also gives you strength in someway. If you were to find the positive from your weakness, what would it be? Focus on that strength…that positive…and not the weakness.......
A Little Lesson from Mother Nature By Business Motivational Speaker and Smile Expert Darryl Davis I talk to a lot of people who are eager for the “easy way” in life. Everyone wants to take a shortcut past struggle and a beeline for the best......