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Desi's Blogs
Desi Payne—top keynote speaker, leadership trainer, and motivational humorist—provides weekly tips, advice, and practical strategies to energize excellence in leaders and their teams, boost morale, increase engagement, and drive performance.
What Happens During a Mammogram?
October is breast cancer awareness month (LOL, I almost wrote breast awareness month). As a breast cancer survivor this year, I want to...
Desi Payne
Oct 2, 20223 min read
DIY Avocado Mask for Stress Relief
Managing stress includes being intentional about doing anything that will help you relax. One of my favorites is a DIY avocado face...
Desi Payne
Jul 13, 20222 min read
Leaders Need a Sense of Humor
Have you ever worked for someone who did not have a sense of humor? I certainly have. It’s vitally important that a leader has a sense...
Desi Payne
Jun 29, 20222 min read
When You Have Malignant Cancer, Yet No Symptoms of Cancer
As a motivational speaker, my story definitely changed this year. I went in for my routine mammogram and of course, had no symptoms of...
Desi Payne
Jun 20, 20224 min read
Winning Video for America's Funniest Videos
Here's the video that won me $2,000 on America's Funniest Videos May 1, 2020.
Desi Payne
May 16, 20221 min read
I Won America's Funniest Videos!
Winning third place and $2,000 on America’s Funniest Videos was awesome! Little did I know when I was filming my on-line course last...
Desi Payne
May 9, 20222 min read
After Christmas Hacks
I had the pleasure of appearing on WHO-13 TV Hello Iowa! with Megan Reuther this week. I shared "After the Holiday Christmas Hacks." To...
Desi Payne
Jan 4, 20221 min read
Free Christmas Checklist
Are you getting stressed due to the holidays? I have a special Christmas gift for you! Go to https://www.desipayne.com/stress-less-chri...
Desi Payne
Dec 14, 20212 min read
Watch My Mammogram
Why do I want to share my mammogram with you? For starters, to remind women how important it is to get your annual test. I’m always...
Desi Payne
Oct 28, 20211 min read
Top Virtual Speakers
Yes, I put off speaking virtually for the longest time because surely “everything will get back to normal soon.” That was my mindset a...
Desi Payne
Aug 14, 20211 min read
Dark Chocolate and 25 Health Benefits
As I come to the end of my research on stress and dark chocolate, I’ve come to the conclusion that chocolate in its rawest form without...
Desi Payne
Jun 30, 20211 min read
New Book to Manage Stress Now Available!
You can overcome stress! Running four businesses, traveling the United States, and taking care of a family, I know what it means to be...
Desi Payne
Jun 9, 20211 min read
Will You Die Laughing?
Last week I spoke for an amazing group of people at the Iowa Association of Nutrition and Foodservice Professionals. In teaching them how...
Desi Payne
May 7, 20212 min read
The Sound of Music
The hills are alive….with the sound of music. If you’ve ever heard those lyrics, you know they’re from the classic favorite movie, The...
Desi Payne
Feb 24, 20212 min read
My Mammogram (Prior to Covid-19)
I'm kicking off this year's Stressbuster with my mammogram. Being proactive with your health is a great way to prevent stress. In the...
Desi Payne
Jan 5, 20211 min read
Reducing Stress & Dilating Blood Vessels
I was so fascinated with the experiment Dr. Michael Miller conducted which demonstrated the difference between our blood vessels when we...
Desi Payne
Aug 19, 20202 min read
Thank a Grocery Store Worker
The day before Thanksgiving is traditionally a grocery store’s busiest day of the year. However, March 2020, was probably the busiest...
Desi Payne
Aug 4, 20202 min read
Stress Triggers Illness
Our bodies are fearfully and wonderfully created to deal with stressful situations. What our bodies were NOT created for is to live in a...
Desi Payne
Jul 8, 20201 min read
What Your Body Does Under Stress
I’m always intrigued to find out what stresses people out and what they do about it. One day I asked a guy in his early thirties what...
Desi Payne
Jul 6, 20203 min read
Pay It Forward
I haven’t been sure about what to post for STRESSBUSTERS due to the condition of our country. The stress is definitely high! Everything...
Desi Payne
Jun 3, 20201 min read
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