Testimonials

“Rob Pennington’s book is an extraordinary thing! Americans don’t do serenity, especially not Americans who offer to help with business challenges. But that’s what Rob does, and he shares his own biggest real-life challenges with humor and with honesty, and puts the tools in your hands while he does it. Business, life, love, and spirit – it’s all here, and I have never seen them so winningly combined.”

“Rob was hired by LAN to provide Executive Coaching for our Senior Management which proved to be exponentially beneficial to our entire organization. His trainings are engaging and inspirational. I recommend him to any organization that requires transformation at any level, a training facilitator or coaching services.”

“We brought Rob and Stephen in initially to educate our midlevel managers to do jobs that were all battlefield promotions. They started at the top with me and my management team to help us model management skills all the way through the company. It was the right thing to do.”

“Rob and Stephen provide both tremendous knowledge and a lot of humor whenever they worked with our management staff or our clients. Even though I have experienced their work numerous times, their way of working with people is always a delight. They are a tremendous asset to our company.”

“As an aspiring professional speaker, Rob helped me refine my message to more successfully speak to the needs of my audience. In one session. he helped me move forward in a measurable way.”

“For those of us blessed to know Rob, his book is the essence of his kindness and beautiful view of life. He lives his teachings… and demonstrates that we have the choice to live life miserably or to engage life’s challenge to live happily, no matter what life tosses your way!”

“Rob does an awesome job sharing his own life experiences as learning tools for how to deal with life’s unexpected challenges. His ideas are inspiring and life-changing as you integrate the information into your own life through his stories and activities.”

“Dr. Pennington is a very wise and persistent man, as evidenced by his stories. I thought I had a lot of challenges in my life, but he has most of us beat. His positive attitude is something that I’m really going to have to practice, but it sure is working in my life so far.”

“This book is the ultimate example of the ability of a person to turn lemons into lemonade. Besides giving you his own experiences, Rob points the way for you to be able to take a second look at the ‘negative’ experiences that happen to you, learn from them and turn them around. And he does it all in a humorous way. Thank you, Rob for a wonderful book!”

“I just finished reading “Find the Upside of the Down Times” and found it to be an uplifting rendition of using specific techniques to improve one’s ability to face life’s challenges. This is not so much a story book, but a book with nine chapters, each chapter addressing a specific challenge and new ways to look at those challenges as opportunities. Each chapter ends with exercises one can use to change one’s previous reaction to challenges. Some chapters I had to read more than once. I have ordered a copy of the book for each of my two daughters, who, like all of us, face their own challenges in life. I would recommend this book to anyone who is tired of facing life’s challenges and reacting the same way to them, but expecting different results. This book can teach you new and creative ways to change your reaction to life’s challenges, thus creating a different result and new opportunities. I highly recommend it.”

“People who are looking for a way to feel better about their circumstances will gather reassurance from reading Rob’s book, and people who are willing to do the work to build a more enlightened way of living will find it to be a superb operator’s manual.”

“I thank Rob for his support, personal service and dedication. I especially appreciate his accessibility, which is invaluable. His coaching service is unmatched and a tremendous source for personal encouragement and professional direction.”

“If you are looking to learn how to best market your business and serve your customers Rob is your goto guy. He provides incredible insight and resources and truly wants to help those he works with. Bonus: he is is kind, fun and truly cares.”

“Rob Pennington is a gifted coach who thinks outside-the-box and uses his vast knowledge, experience, and talents to help people capitalize on their life’s work. His positive and friendly, yet realistic, approach to training makes success easier to achieve. I highly recommend Rob as a coach or trainer.”

“As Rob so openly shares his heartfelt story of struggle, compassion and resilience, we travel alongside him with both laughter and tears, learning that we, too, can transform any challenge into a gift.”

“Rob shows that with an open heart we can meet with acceptance all that life brings us.”

“I get so excited just listening to Rob talk. He brings such tremendous competence and excitement, inspiration and motivation, tools and models to make life work better. If you want a high impact speaker or to increase the performance of your leadership or teams, this is a wonderful man, a great speaker who can help take your organization to the next level.”

“Thank you for making me look so good as Chair for our WBEA Workshops. Your talk was amazing and very entertaining… attendees wanted more. They loved you! You have a wonderful connection with your audience. You put people at ease. They immediately trust you. You give them great take-a-ways and you make them laugh. You can’t ask for more than that!”

“Thanks for another outstanding presentation. You helped make it one they won’t forget. I wish you could have heard the positive comments I heard about you.”

“Thank you so much for today’s tremendous presentation. Your message was perfect for what we needed. I thoroughly enjoyed both your content, with daily tools for a new perspective on how to influence outcomes, and your compelling and authentic presentation style. I love the many insights I experienced and look forward to more!”

“I have heard many talks at our meetings but very, very seldom have I heard one so professionally done. The material was on target and delivered with such wit and charm that we hated for it end.”

“Wonderful! Thank you for a most exciting, enlightening and entertaining presentation. You received the highest marks from everyone. You made me feel like a hero.”

“We hired Rob to provide Executive Coaching for our Senior Management which proved to be exponentially beneficial to our entire organization. His trainings are engaging and inspirational. I am glad that our paths have crossed! I would recommend Rob to any organization that requires transformation at any level, whether by a trainer, a facilitator, or a coach.”

“I once sent Rob a thank you letter after one of his presentations that said, “Your energetic and humorous style made the practical techniques and suggestions you offered immediately applicable both in our professional and personal lives.” As I think back over the decades he has graciously shared his knowledge with our client groups, those words have always been consistently appropriate. Rob has a message that any organization will be richer for hearing.”

“Rob Pennington has presented interesting, informative and entertaining messages to the Houston CPA Society on several occasions. One year, he was rated as one of the top five of 45 speakers at the conference, a remarkable recognition as CPAs are very discerning about the quality of their speakers. As a board member of the Houston CPA Society and business owner, I recommend Rob as a speaker and a professional.”

“Thank you for two very successful training sessions. Your work fit the criteria we discussed and was right on target for both groups. All participants gained new knowledge and found the information to be very helpful in making positive changes and improvements in their work and personal lives.”

“Your ability to challenge, and at the same time entertain, is one that many speakers would love to possess.”

“Your ability to use your previous training and expertise to empower others in the workplace is amazing. You speak from the heart and emphasize approaching companies from their needs, rather than trying to give them a list of what you can offer. I LOVED that. I am learning so much from you.”

“I’ve attended several seminars/workshops by Rob and each has been as enjoyable and beneficial as the last. He is an excellent storyteller with extensive knowledge and experience relevant to soft-skills training. He has an easy going and relaxed delivery style that is engaging and entertaining, while informative. He’s very easy to talk to and willing to assist with needs and questions, even after the event.”

“Dr. Rob is a unique, humorous and very entertaining guest who has a wealth of knowledge; wisdom and insight to share that can make an immediate, positive difference in the lives of any audience. If you don’t interview Dr. Pennington, you are missing a great show!”

“Dr. Rob is the perfect guest for radio and television! He is engaging, fun, and full of incredible information listeners and viewers can immediately put into action to change their lives!!”

“Dr. Rob did an awesome interview. I can see how he won the Speaker of the Year Award. I am definitely going to bring him back . . . but after I complete his Find The UpSide.. Workbook.”