Maximum Motivation
P.O. Box 3531
McKinney, Texas 75070
Phone: (972) 547-0840
Fax: (972) 547-0848
Email: Dewayne@DewayneOwens.com
College Rave Reviews!
DeWayne Owens provided a motivational speech at our New Student Orientation. The diverse audience received him well, giving him a high rating on informative and useful information. Further, students commented that he was great and the best part of the overall event!"
Therese Montoya, Director
Lower Columbia College (Longview, WA)
"Mr. Owens presented our new freshmen with vital information which was presented in an entertaining and motivational fashion."
Gregory M. Schwab, Ass. Vice President for Enrollment Mgmt.
Sul Ross State University (Alpine, TX)
"I would like to thank you for speaking to the graduating class of Eastfield College. I truly thought you were a dynamic and encouraging speaker. Your inspiring message to the students was just what they needed as they get ready to tackle the real world armed with their diplomas. I would highly recommend your speaking programs to any college looking to empower their students."
Wanda Snowton, Senior Training Consultant,
Eastfield College (Dallas, TX)
"Thanks DeWayne for an outstanding presentation! Your message was energetic, motivational and exactly the information our students needed to hear to help them be successful in their college career. We’d love to have you come back and speak again in the future!"
DeeDee Coppoc, Coordinator of Advisement Services
Cloud County Community College (Concordia, KS)
"Outstanding talk DeWayne! I highly recommend your program to any college or university looking to better their students."
Carolyn McCargish, University College Director
Oklahoma Panhandle State University (Goodwell, OK)
"DeWayne, thank you for the great information for our student-athletes! Your presentation was very upbeat and positive. We look forward to having you come back again!"
Marsha McNew, Student Life Coordinator
Howard College (Big Spring, TX)
"Great presentation! Thank you for sharing valuable information with our students to assist them with a positive and successful first year experience! We look forward to having you come back again to speak to our students."
Deidre Leslie, Director of Career Services Department
Texas Woman’s University (Denton, TX)
"Very energetic and motivational! Your speaking style captured our students attention throughout your entire presentation! I also like the way that you engaged the students and allowed them to participate in your program. Great job!
Claudine Oliver, Director of Counseling
South Plains College (Levelland, TX)
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GREAT COLLEGE PROGRAMS
Striving For Substance, Not Substance
Abuse: How to Avoid Campus Chemical Dependency
(Drug & Alcohol Awareness - Keynote Presentation,
60 minutes)
DeWayne Owens shares a very powerful and inspiring story of how he overcame a fifteen year addiction to drugs to become a motivational speaker and author. What started out as recreational usage during his freshman year in college gradually exploded into a full blown addiction over the years. DeWayne explains how college students have the power of CHOICE, which can help them avoid the potential pitfalls associated with drug usage. His message has the power to change student's lives and turn potential users away from a life of misery and destructive consequences. This is a MUST-have awareness program for ALL college students!
What Your Students Will Learn:
- Understanding the value of self
- Why substance abuse is a no-win situation
- How to effectively utilize the
power of healthy choices
- The consequences of making poor
choices
The 10 Commandments for College
Success: How to Successfully Transition from High School to
College
(Orientation, Welcome Week - Keynote Presentation,
60 minutes, 90 minutes)
Freshman year! New faces! New atmosphere! New challenges! It all can be a very overwhelming experience for those not prepared to make the transition from high school to college. DeWayne will share winning principles that will empower freshmen students and turn potential trauma into triumph and a great first year. He will educate students on how to take responsibility for their unique college experience and how to turn their time at college into one of their most productive and enjoyable times spent, while preparing themselves for life beyond college. Every new student would benefit from this super-charged program!
What Your Students Will Learn:
- The top 10 principles that foster
college success
- Effective habits that enhance personal
development
- Keys to balancing college, social,
and personal life
- A positive attitude towards embracing
change
The Power of Purpose: Making Smart Career Choices
by Understanding Your Purpose
(Career Planning - Keynote Presentation,
60 minutes, 90 minutes)
This is a great program for guiding and assisting college students in determining their career choices. Based on his best selling book, How to Get Rich on PURPOSE, DeWayne's empowering message on how to live a life of purpose is sure to inspire, challenge and motivate your students to understand how their unique talents and gifts fit into a career that they love and would be highly successful in. DeWayne's message on purpose will empower your students with the knowledge of understanding their life's mission and how to successfully discover and fulfill the great future that has been destined for them. A great message for ALL students to hear!
What Your Students Will Learn:
- How to identify their talents and
gifts and how they relate to their career field of choice
- How to self-analyze the "why" behind
their career of choice
- Learn how to develop the passion
to succeed in their field of endeavor
- Increase clarity and focus in their
career field of choice
Don't Judge a Book by its Cover: Embracing the Beauty
of a Diverse Culturally Connected College
(Diversity, Multicultural - Keynote Presentation,
60 minutes, 90 minutes)
DeWayne shares a powerful and insightful message regarding college campus diversity. Having been raised as a "military brat", DeWayne grew up with people of different ethnic and social backgrounds all of his life. He is able to utilize his unique perspective to help students embrace the NEED to understand and accept the "differences" of other people especially as college students and future leaders of tomorrow. A great entertaining and educational program for ALL students to learn from!
What Your Students Will Learn:
- The essence of understanding "differences"
- Why in today's society you must
be diversely flexible
- That successfully embracing diversity
begins on campus
Black History P.R.I.D.E.
(Black History Month - Keynote Presentation,
60 minutes)
How is Black History applicable to college students today? DeWayne does a very effective job of answering this question in successful fashion. This program will absolutely instill ethnic pride and confidence
while accepting the beauty of being diversely flexible. Students will learn that the acronym P.R.I.D.E. is a unique antidote for success.
What Your Students Will Learn:
P - Positive
Thinker
R - Responsibility through Accountability
I - Invest In Yourself
D - Diversability
E - Embrace Your Purpose and Dreams
Great
College Workshop Programs
Effective Goal Setting for Today's College Student:
Keys to Planning a Successful College Career and Beyond
(Workshop Presentation - 60 minute, 90
minute, or 2 hours)
This dynamic program will assist your students in developing goals to achieve exactly what they want during their college career and their dreams beyond college. Be it college, career or personal goals, DeWayne will instruct and assist your students on the mechanics of successful goal setting and writing. Students will determine and develop a five year plan for success and strategically set fourth an action plan to achieve them. DeWayne will effectively show your students how to take the "baby steps" to reach their goals one step at a time. Great program for anytime of the year!
What Your Students Will Learn:
- Why in today's society goal setting is a MUST for achieving
success!
- How to establish effective goals
versus resolutions
- The difference between long-term
and short-term goals
- How to overcome the obstacles that
hinder goal setting
Lead to Succeed! How to Develop Outstanding College
Leadership Traits
(Workshop Presentation - 60 minute, 90
minute, or 2 hours)
This presentation is geared specifically for college students in leadership positions. In an age where leadership is vital, DeWayne begins with college students. He helps students to realize that to become great leaders they must first become great followers. His high-impact message empowers students to realize their personal potential and their ability to be leaders of others. Your student leaders will learn how to effectively handle peer pressures and how to embrace the ethical responsibilities, principles, and characteristics of an effective leader. Great program for student leaders!
What Your Students Will Learn:
- Time tested and proven principles
for effective leadership
- Characteristics of leadership
- How to effectively handle peer
pressure
- How being a great follower translates
into being a great leader
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