Over the past year, I’ve shifted my career from being an OB/GYN to addressing the epidemic of obesity. It has been a wonderful year, I’ve learned a lot and I realize that I am very good at helping people return to good health. In 2009, I am determined to help as many people as I can reach and what I’ve learned is to do that, I must learn to speak professionally. The thought scares me and I’m not one who is easily frightened.

You see, I’m a board certified OB/GYN and I love what I’ve done these past 18 years. There is no greater miracle than to deliver a baby, be the first to touch a new human being and then present that miracle into the arms of people who will love him or her for life. Each time, I’m blessed.

As wonderful as it is to be a part of such a miracle, I have found a new passion. I’ve fallen in love with helping adults get their lives back.

When a person is very overweight, their life is limited. It is limited because of illness or disability. It is limited because they aren’t physically able to do the things they would love to do. It is limited because when they look in the mirror they often don’t like what they see.

By helping people lose weight and find a healthy way to live, they regain and reclaim their life. And I find that rewarding. A blessing. Its own miracle.

So, here I am, looking at how to do this foreign thing….become a public speaker. And I’m turning to an expert, Dave Lakhani, to help propel me to a place where I can touch more people’s lives, make a bigger impact in defeating the enormous epidemic of obesity in our country.

Please wish me well,

Dr. Jo Lynn

P.S. Do you know Dave? You can find out more about him at: http://www.boldapproach.com/profitablespeaking