Bobbie Staten is a funny, funny lady. A rare talent with spontaneous, creative, contagious humor. She delivers clean, original material that leaves the participants laughing, thinking, reflecting and growing. Her timing is superb; her message upbeat; her style, entertaining.

Bobbie's background as a nurse and business entrepreneur allowed her to see first hand the pain, stress and frustration that so many people experience at home and work. Her message reflects a universal theme as old as time, yet fresh and relevant for today's hectic life style. When you have your health, family and priorities balanced, life just seems to fall into place. For the few times when it doesn't - laugh! Learn to use laughter to let out little puffs of pain!

Bobbie is a nationally recognized speaker. She speaks more than 90 times a year to association and business meetings. She holds both bachelor and masters degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and has been a member of the American Nurses Association and the Scholastic Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau.

Bobbie began her career as a nurse and has held positions of head nurse, nursing supervisor, and psychiatric nursing instructor. She opened a nursing practice in 1988 to help others caught up in the "I can't" mode, where she helped thousands reach their personal health goals. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Master of Public Health from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Bobbie's natural humor emerged while speaking before groups and as a result, more and more groups began asking Bobbie to appear as an afterdinner humorist. Bobbie has a message ... one of finding balance in life. The message is simple and as old as time...If you have your health and your family, you just about have it all. So lighten up. Take your work, but not yourself, so seriously!

• Batteries Not Included - A motivational presentation designed to give you the jump-start you've been missing. Charging your battery while you laugh and learn to work smart, work together, and most importantly fall in love with your job again.
  
  
• Why They Make You Crazy - A fun and informative look at different personality styles. Participants will learn basic behavioral tendencies of their own personality style and the styles of others. Focus on how to use this information to improve relationships with co-workers, peers and customers, and to improve communication and foster harmony at work and at home.
  
  
• Ten Tickets to Success - A humorous wink and a serious look at the things you need to pack for your trip to success. Learn what gumption, character, truth, punctuality and termites all have in common and why they need to be part of your carry-on luggage! Nothing is as hard as it looks or as scary as it feels when you have the right skills and a good plan in place.
  
  
• Sure, Like I've Got All Day - Spining your wheels? Overwhelmed with your "to do" list? Learn to increase your productivity with helpful tips on time management, goal planning and organizational skills. Baby steps make all the difference.