We asked our 2024 Real Leaders Top Keynote Speakers what message resonates most with their audience. Here are a handful of their responses. Do you want to be included in the next list? Apply to be a Real Leaders Top Keynote Speaker here.

By Real Leaders

“Sometimes the most positive thing you can do is turn fear into fuel, frustration into focus, and failure into finishing strong. Love casts out fear, and the more you focus on love, fear will dissipate. So love the moment, love the battle, love the competition, love competing, love the struggle, and love the process. When you love it, fear will have no power over you, and love will fuel your success.” —Jon Gordon

“Whatever is happening right now, this is it. This is your life. You can’t change the past, but in 5 seconds, you can change your future. There is only one you. And there will never be another one. That’s your power.” —Mel Robbins

“People tell me that they’re worried people won’t like the ‘me’ they really want to be. Some love you, and they’re scared that you’re going to get hurt. Some are jealous and see a reflection of their own stagnation. Some say, ‘You can’t do that. That’s too scary,’ when what they really mean is, ‘I can’t do that. I’m too scared.’ Stop letting your ambition be held back by someone else’s lack of imagination.” —Laura Gassner Otting

“When it comes to solving the climate crisis, people ask me if I have hope. I don’t have hope — I have determination.” —Henk Rogers

“My journey in becoming a speaker and a leader comes from a certainty that I’ve always had that everything we need, everything our ancestors needed, and what our children will need, exists on planet Earth—and nowhere else. My purpose, and it takes courage, is to do everything within my power to restore and protect the ecosystems and biodiversity that provide what we all need to survive.” —Cristina Mittermeier