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Emotional Intelligence and Resilience

MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER | STUDENT LIFE COACH | AUTHOR

Motivational youth speaker Rebekah Schnepf teaches youth and young adults about emotional intelligence to help them discover their identity and potential to grow, create and overcome.

Emotional intelligence now more than ever is the message that every youth and young adult needs today! 

Inspiring youth to become the best versions of themselves by building resilience skills, how to overcome challenges and face hardship with strong, courageous growth mindsets, and knowing their worth and potential for good are just a few of the most important messages that will transform the lives of youth!

Emotional intelligence now more than ever is the message that every youth and young adult needs today!

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Meet Rebekah

Rebekah Schnepf is a motivational speaker who teaches students how to be emotionally resilient to improve their lives and their relationships. Her personal life experiences, research on emotional resilience and educational background in family relationships and resilience qualify her to help youth build the skills they need to find personal identity, capacity for growth and the potential of becoming the best versions of themselves.


Her message ignites a courage in youth and young adults to inspire them to make the changes necessary to overcome shame, negative self-talk and other mental barriers to their personal success and discovering individual worth and confidence.


Her captivating, fun and enthusiastic presence on stage help her to relate and engage youth ages 11-25 and give them an unforgettable, life-changing personal development experience.

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Rebekah's Talks

Emotional intelligence now more than ever is the message that every youth and young adult needs today! 

Even Heroes Stumble

The Pathway to Resilience

Rebekah discusses what it means to overcome, the definition of resilience and a couple ways to overcome challenges and difficulties. A few examples of influential or respected people who have overcome difficulties, drawing strategies from how they overcame difficulty, including her story. This powerful keynote helps the youth recognize the importance of opposition in life and feel a sense of courage for making changes that will help them to overcome the challenges of life and find success, happiness and confidence in the midst of hardship.


Key takeaways from this talk:

  • Every human being can apply these skills and principles in their life

  • Change is possible with a growth mindset.

  • How to change your mentality to see what you can do and what is possible.

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Who You Are

Individual Worth of Dream Makers

In this keynote, Rebekah unfolds what key aspects of how being a human is the foundation of potential for every individual. She helps youth discover that their worth as living beings is enough to help them value and start the path of courage to follow their dreams. Teaching skills of what emotional resilience means, she applies these definitions to goals and skills that youth can apply to their lives to discover their potential, know their worth and start building dreams of their own!


Key takeaways from this talk:

 

  • How to navigate personal interests into life goals.

  • Recognizing individual self worth

  • Learning the connections between awareness and behavior

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Great Expectations

Dealing with Perfectionism and Imposter Syndrome

This talk covers what perfectionism and imposter syndrome look like in the lives of youth and young adults and how to overcome these challenges. Now more than ever, youth and young adults are burdening themselves with unrealistic expectations that result in anxiety, depression, shame and negative self talk. Developing awareness and rewriting the mental narrative, young minds can become stronger in the face of adversity as they focus on their strengths rather than weaknesses or mistakes. Relating personally to these challenges, Rebekah unfolds a simple step process to show youth how they can see themselves as enough.


Key takeaways from this talk:

  • Strategies to live life in the present

  • Rewrite negative self talk into affirmations

  • Discover skills to unpack fears and insecurities that keep you from your true potential.

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Rebekah's Testimonials

Emotional intelligence now more than ever is the message that every youth and young adult needs today! 

“I did not know that this message was exactly what I needed. I am so grateful that Rebekah came to our school because we all need to hear what she has to say. I know that I am not the only one who feels this too”

Junior at Highland High School

“Rebekah speaks with emotion and sincerity that captivates the attention of our students. Her ability to connect with them continues to make a change in our students”.

Principal Hunt, New High School in Gilbert, AZ

“My life has been a difficult one and I thought that I could never be happy again or reach my dreams. Hearing this message, I could not be more grateful to Rebekah! She and her message have changed me forever! I hope every kid my age gets the chance to hear from her so that their lives can change for the better!”-

8th grade student from Greenfield Jr. High

“This message could not be more important right now for youth and young adults, or any age for that matter! The best time to learn the skills that Rebekah presented to the students is now! Rebekah is passionate in what she does and how much she cares about and inspires change. It was so easy to work with her, we look forward to having her back as often as we can!”

Riley Thompson, Youth Association Group, Executive Director

“Rebekah speaks with emotion and sincerity that captivates the attention of our students. Her ability to connect with them continues to make a change in our students”.

Student Advisor at ALA in Queen Creek, AZ

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Emotional intelligence now more than ever is the message that every youth and young adult needs today! 

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