Explore expert insights, tips, and perspectives from CAMPUSPEAK speakers on leadership, wellness, diversity, and more.

Category: Motivation & Inspiration Clear

Aaron Wilson

Fuel Your Confidence

Categorized: Academic Success, Character Development, First Year Experience, Motivation & Inspiration, Orientation, Resilience

Fuel Your Confidence Aaron “The Uplifter” here! Earlier this month, we talked about facing the fear. But once you face…

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Dr. Lauren Cook

3 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Setting a 2026 Goal

Categorized: Health & Wellness, Mental Health, Motivation & Inspiration, Personal Growth

3 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Setting a 2026 Goal We are officially through January. For some, the initial “New…

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Stephanie Simpson

Running into Resilience

Categorized: Career Development, Emotional Intelligence, Health & Wellness, Leadership, Mental Health, Motivation & Inspiration, Organizational Development, Personal Growth, Relationships, Resilience, Self-Esteem, Stress Management

We all go through seasons where things feel a little heavier. Sometimes they’re filled with transition, grief, uncertainty, or just…

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Aaron Wilson

Why Giving Yourself Grace is the Ultimate Power-Up!

Categorized: Authenticity, Belonging, Campus Life, Character Development, First Year Experience, Health & Wellness, Leadership, Mental Health, Motivation & Inspiration, Personal Growth, Self-Esteem

Aaron “The Uplifter” here, and you know, my mission is all about helping you overcome insecurities and achieve your goals.…

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Tricia Downing

The Cycle of Hope

Categorized: Authenticity, Character Development, Motivation & Inspiration, Personal Growth, Relationships, Resilience, Self-Esteem

When life throws a curveball—whether it’s academic failure, a family crisis, or a complete loss of direction—it can feel like…

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Nisan Trotter

Imagination as a Leadership Skill

Categorized: Authenticity, Campus Life, Character Development, Creative Thinking, Leadership, Motivation & Inspiration

“Eyes that see are common. But eyes with vision? Those are rare.” — Nisan Trotter When we think about leadership,…

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Nisan Trotter

The Gifted Have Vision

Categorized: Academic Success, Authenticity, Character Development, Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Motivation & Inspiration, Personal Growth, Resilience, Self-Esteem

One of my favorite quotes in life was spoken by the great Myles Munroe: “Eyes that see are common, but…

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Dr. Lauren Cook

When We’re in the Wake of Collective Trauma

Categorized: Community Building, Emotional Intelligence, Health & Wellness, Mental Health, Motivation & Inspiration, Resilience, Stress Management

It seems like every day I hear of another person who lost their homes in the LA County fires. You…

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Rich Bracken

How to Succeed in the 2nd Half of the Year

Categorized: Academic Success, Career Planning, Emotional Intelligence, Mental Health, Motivation & Inspiration, Personal Growth, Relationships, Stress Management

Ok, so your New Year’s Resolution fizzled out in…….February. No worries at all because today is the day you make…

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I Just Want to Go Home

Categorized: Motivation & Inspiration

Homesickness is a common problem among college students, affecting seven out of ten students. It’s crucial to understand that feeling…

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Empowering Dreams

Categorized: Motivation & Inspiration

Dreams, those ethereal visions that dance through our minds, are not mere figments of imagination; they are gifts and messages…

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I Chose Comfort

Categorized: Motivation & Inspiration

Everyone stutters ; I just do it when I speak I’ve had a severe stutter my whole life, and in…

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Aaron Wilson

Embracing the Change

Categorized: Motivation & Inspiration

As a speaker, actor, and singer-songwriter in order for me to have risen to each perspective stage in my career,…

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Nisan Trotter

I Quit!

Categorized: Motivation & Inspiration

“Letting go has nothing to do with “quitting.” Ask yourself, “Am I sticking it out, or am I staying stuck.”…

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Chevara Orrin

Discovering My Why

Categorized: Motivation & Inspiration

By: Chevara Orrin The most two important days in your life are the day you are born and the day…

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Finding peace, joy, and gratitude

Categorized: Motivation & Inspiration

As I have gotten older, my focus in life has changed a bit. I care more now about my family,…

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Kevin Smith

Maximize your time during winter break

Categorized: Career Development, Community College, Motivation & Inspiration

The holidays are upon us and we know that some well­ deserved rest and relaxation lies ahead. I get it,…

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David Otunga

What can you do today that will move you closer to your dreams?

Categorized: Motivation & Inspiration

When your alarm goes off each morning, you wipe the sleep out of your eyes, roll out of bed, and…

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Parvati Shallow

Five ways to survive change

Categorized: Motivation & Inspiration

We are all looking for love. We all want to belong, to create a life of meaning, to change the…

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The millennial myth

Categorized: Millennials, Motivation & Inspiration

I recently read an article written by a millennial named Sierra. The article started like this: “Dear baby boomers and…

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Dr. Kevin Snyder

Think Differently

Categorized: Motivation & Inspiration

We all like to stay within our comfort zones because, understandably, it is where we feel safe. It is where…

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Dr. Kevin Snyder

Overcoming Fears to Attain a Goal

Categorized: Motivation & Inspiration

Every student in college has a goal. Whether that goal is to get a 4.0 GPA or to simply make…

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