“We’ve had many featured speakers over the years but none as inspiring and motivating as you. I’ve never seen our audience so engaged.”
- Katrina Farmer
Keynote Speaking • Creative Classrooms • Leadership Retreats • Corporate Workshops • Mentorship Programs
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THE G.R.I.T. Factor
The Untaught Craft of Creative Endurance
Overview: Creative talent isn't rare. Staying power is.
The industry will take your weekends, demand your soul, count your Lions, and then ask "what's next?" until you burn out, tap out, or age out. So why aren't we trained for it?
Creativity gets treated like a mood - something you either have that day or you don't. It's not. It's a mental skill set, and it can be trained. In this keynote, Meryl Blau helps audiences move past fear, perfectionism, and "safe" thinking to produce bold work without burning out doing it.
Drawing on sports psychology, performance science, and her book The G.R.I.T. Factor, Meryl delivers a practical framework for the thing no one taught you: how to stay. How to build conviction that holds under pressure, recover from feedback that stings, and sustain the kind of creative performance that compounds instead of combusts.
This session answers:
What separates the creatives who last from the ones who don't?
Can you go all in without burning out?
How do you train your mind into your sharpest weapon against the machine?
Who is this for? Creative professionals, entrepreneurs, leaders, teams, and students ready to think boldly, build, and sustain careers that last.
No One Is Subbing In For You
Mental Toughness Training for the Game You're Actually IN
Overview: Pressure doesn't build character. It reveals it. And it can be trained.
There's no bench. No backup. No one warming up on the sideline waiting to take your minutes. You are the starter, every game, every season, for the rest of your life... and most high performers have never trained for that.
Athletes know something the rest of us don't. Every season asks for something different. Some seasons you build. Some seasons you recover. Some seasons you sacrifice things you didn't want to sacrifice, because that's what the season required. What athletes don't do is push at maximum output year-round and call it discipline.
Using sports psychology, performance science, and her G.R.I.T. framework, Meryl Blau shows audiences how to run their success the way an athlete runs a season. Groundwork, so the foundation holds under load. Resilience, so setbacks cost you days instead of years. Intensity, applied where it matters instead of everywhere at once. And Temper, the regulation that keeps you in the game long enough to win it. How to read the scoreboard honestly, take a real halftime, and train mind and body as one system instead of two competing priorities.
This session answers:
What's the difference between the people who last and the people who just refuse to stop?
Can you go all in without burning out?
What is this season actually asking you to sacrifice, and how do you know?
Who is this for? Anyone in a season that's asking everything of them - leaders, entrepreneurs, teams, and athletes, those with a defining moment in front of them, and anyone navigating a major transition. If you're the one who has to show up, this is for you.
Keynote Speaking • Creative Classrooms • Leadership Retreats • Corporate Workshops • Mentorship Programs
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Testimonials
– Jennifer Butler
Financial Services Professional
In the short time I have been working with Meryl I have completely shifted my life and it has taken off. I've learned how to release the self sabotage, I've defined clear goals that I keep crushing, I've gotten clear about who I am and what I want, and I have a bag of tools to use to keep me moving forward. It's been a fantastic ride and I can't wait to see what's in store for me next. As a woman who is also a coach, I can honestly say that Meryl is by far one of the absolute best coaches out there. If you have the opportunity to work with her, do it!!!
– Carla Bromsted
Current Happy Individual
Within the first five minutes of talking with Meryl, I knew she was what I needed to find clarity, direction and drive. Working with her one on one created such a powerful shift in my thinking that chronic pain I have had for years disappeared and has not returned. I am settled in my skin, meeting any challenge with grace and the tools to find the answers for myself. This new version of me is the best gift I have ever given myself: someone who sets and meets her goals! In two months I have a new job, new fitness levels, newfound happiness, and stronger relationships with those I love! Do not hesitate to commit to yourself with Meryl as your guide!
- Johanna Shehee
Attorney
Working with Meryl has been truly transformative. Through our work together, I have gained clarity around my goals and a deeper understanding of what has been holding me back. Meryl has helped me identify, confront, and overcome mental obstacles that I have carried for years. More importantly, we have replaced those obstacles with empowering beliefs and practical tools are helping to propel me toward my goals! As a result, I feel stronger and more powerful in my own skin. Meryl’s insight, presence, and unwavering support have made a meaningful and lasting impact on both my mindset and my life!
- Jeffrey Feiler
Criminal Defense Attorney
Meryl is amazing. Smart, dedicated and masterful at techniques designed to release things which hold us back while maximizing our ability to succeed at being our best.
Meryl caused me to examine and release past failures. I now look to the future rather than the past. More so, she enabled me to consider larger possibilities.
- Jasper Nelissen
Advertising Agency Executive and Consultant
Meryl helped me through a time of intense change in my life, and has been instrumental in helping me land back on my feet. Meryl’s approach is personal, effective and generous, addressing all the personal and professional aspects that needed attention, and helping me find a way forward with purpose and resilience. I am forever grateful for the guidance Meryl provided, and recommend her coaching services to anyone who might benefit from them.
- Beatrice de Quervain
Business Leader & Entrepreneur
Meryl has been there every step of the way guiding me to set new life changing goals and to reach them. We recently reviewed together my goals, priorities, wishes and dreams, which I listed a year ago. I couldn't believe how much of it has materialized.
– Laura Durant
Retired Social Worker & Physchotherapist
Meryl, you helped me open my world and now the time I have been blessed with is beginning to take shape. I have dreams and goals but most of all I am happy. I wake to the birds, plan possibilities and look forward to seeing what awaits me today.
I have no parachutes any more. I want to live every moment I’m given with purpose and meaning and fun, yes fun!"
- Emily Butler
Commercial Real Estate leader
Meryl has helped me through my busiest time of year with ease and more confidence. I now go through my days with purpose, and am able to accomplish what I need to at work and at home. Overall, she has changed my outlook on life and work and has helped me to become the best version of myself.
- Mike Defalco
Sales & Business Development Trainer
Since meeting Meryl I have been a top three performer worldwide for my company. Hitting number one for almost 18 months. With the knowledge of how to look at all situations positively and asking what I want to do has just enabled me to go forward in all situations. Definitely would recommend Meryl as a coach and mentor.
– Emery Blau
Retired State Trooper
Meryl is a committed person in all that she does. Her strength of character, coupled with a strong drive and desire helped me reach my goals. I hope others have the opportunity to be coached by Meryl, they will be getting a wonderful gift.
- Katrina Farmer
Business Owner
Meryl has helped me through my busiest time of year with ease and more confidence. I now go through my days with purpose, and am able to accomplish what I need to at work and at home. Overall, she has changed my outlook on life and work and has helped me to become the best version of myself.
- Rachel Nelkin
Real Estate Partner
Meryl is a down to earth and genuine person who loves to help. She would be a great fit for just about anyone who needs guidance. If you have different areas in your life that need fixing, be specific and she will help you.
– DJ Davids
Content Designer
Anyone who has the opportunity to work with Meryl will see she is a coach who leads by example, fearlessly committed to helping others reach beyond their greatest potential.
- Taylor Kramer
Concept Creator
There's no other way to put it: Meryl and her mentorship changed my life. She's tough. She's dedicated. There are no shortcuts. And you better be willing to do the work! But if you do, she will help you realize your potential in ways you never knew possible.
- George G
Corporate Insurance Agent
When I started working with my Meryl, I didn’t realize how much my own thinking patterns were holding me back. Using the strategies of Master your Mindpower she helped me shift my mindset, strengthen my resilience, and see challenges as opportunities. I feel more centered, confident, and clear about what I want — and that’s been a huge change.
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