Drawing upon her experiences as a teacher, counselor, author and trainer, as well as a lifetime in the entertainment business, Linda Henley-Smith provides an amusing and educational outlook on working, living and surviving. Her programs are presented with humor, music, stories and an energy that is contagious. Audiences are encouraged to improve their "laughitudes" and enjoy an "attitude of altitude."

Linda has been featured at conventions, conferences and events all around the world. She is a trainer in high demand. Her book, Adjust Your Attitude and Laugh 'til the Cows Come Home is a helpful handbook of hints for the humorally challenged. Humor Me - I'm a Teacher has been used as a textbook for educators in some schools. Here's to the Ladies Who Laugh' is the blueprint for Linda's new women's event series, Willow Connection, and is a humorous and joyful look at the phases of a woman's life. In the book
Mission Possible, Linda is featured along with Mark Victor Hansen and Dr.
John Gray in a wonderful collection of interviews offering stories of hope, encouragement and practical advise. Linda's, Laughter 101: Up Your Attitude video is a great way to get an attitude boost right from the comfort of your living room. Her monthly newsletter, "The Good Times Gazette" keeps readers chuckling about life's humorous possibilities. Linda believes that too many of us keep the joy buried inside. She fears that keeping laughter bottled up can cause a condition known as "humorrhoids." This can lead to terminal seriousness.

Linda has first hand knowledge of this condition. At one point, when things were not going well in her life, Linda found a whole new meaning to the term "personal growth." Unfortunately, the growth was a result of using food as a way to cope with life's disappointments. She grazed constantly and piled excess poundage on a frame that was not meant to carry that much weight. It soon became apparent to Linda that things were not getting any better. She now had to deal with the problems that come with obesity. Her health, relationships and work began to suffer. Spiraling down into a major depression, she hit an economical and emotional low of sleeping on the floor of a vacant house.

The day Linda realized she needed to reset her mental channel was the day she began to heal. When she made up her mind to focus on the possibilities of the future, instead of making excuses and wallowing in the past, Linda began to find a healthy balance in the physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of life. She turned her life around, built a business, wrote a few books, lost 135 pounds and became committed to helping others achieve an attitude of altitude, in order to be the best they can be, personally and professionally.

Linda has come to be known for her bag of toys, her banjo, her pig brief case and her smiles-on-sticks, among other things. Her keynotes and playshops inspire audiences to dig up their funny bones and take themselves lightly in order to achieve new heights. Even the most terminally serious will leave her programs with a new appreciation of the power of positive attitude and laughter. She tailors her programs to meet the needs of each individual group. She educates and entertains. Her blend of humor, music and truelife stories inspire audiences, whether she is talking to college kids about self esteem or hard core executives about increasing the bottom line.

In some organizations, she is affectionately called "The Laugh Lady." Since she carries a pig-shaped briefcase, Linda is also sometimes referred to as "Pig Woman." This is not as flattering, but at least people remember her. The desks in many offices proudly display her famous "Smile on a Stick."

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Linda holds a B.A. and M.A. in education. She provides training to audiences by implementing innovative activities and projects tailored to each group's needs. She has taught thousands how to enjoy a higher level of personal and professional success, by tapping into their inner resources.

Linda's memberships include National Speakers Association, National Marketing Association, National Education Association and American Society on Aging. She is former editor of Agewave's Senior Magazine and authors state history newspapers, used in classrooms across the country.

These are all worthy accomplishments, but it is her life experiences that enable her to relate to all audiences. After all, who wouldn't want to know just exactly how she managed to flush herself down an airplane toilet?