“Remember, you only have this one life,
this one day, so always author your day.”
– Tammy Stuhr

Are you ready to exercise your courage muscle? Are you ready to take your life, your business, your family, your organization to the next level? Then you are in the right place. Author My Day is focused on excercising your courage muscle.

Which retreat or academy will you be joining us for in Texas?

Booked for Class – An Author’s Retreat
January 20-22, 2026
Crystal Beach, Texas (Camp Margaritaville)
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Want to attend pre-retreat sessions for free- register here!

Coordinator Academy: Strengthening Leadership for 2030 & Beyond!
January 27-29, 2026
Crystal Beach, Texas (Camp Margaritaville)
Academy Registration closed -All spots are filled!

Leadership Academy & Retreat for Youth Development Coordinators
February 10-12, 2026
Waco, Texas (Waco Creekside Resort)
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The Servant’s Heart -Aligning Faith, Business, and Calling
February 19-21, 2026
Waco, Texas (Waco Creekside Resort)
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Renew & Realign: A Volunteer Program Strategy Retreat
February 24-26, 2026
Waco, Texas (Waco Creekside Resort)
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Meet Tammy Stuhr, The Courage Coach

Tammy is an absolute SUPERSTAR! Her tireless energy, extraordinary enthusiasm and brilliant ideas are as contagious as they are inspiring! She speaks straight from her heart on Courage and she walks her own life journey with great faith and phenomenal service.  She leads and shines as an author, motivational speaker and coach! Any project Tammy focuses her talents, time and heart on is truly exceptional and delivered with excellence!
– Cindy Della Croce, Author of Shine Your Light

Simple changes lead to significant achievement. That’s what audiences learn from America’s Courage Coach: peak-performance trainer and professional life coach Tammy Stuhr. From principles that motivate audiences to take responsibility for their future achievements and career path . . . to practical advice parents can use to raise amazing kids . . . to strategies that help your participants step into greater hope about their future, Tammy Stuhr knows what audiences need to achieve at their highest potential. And she delivers it with enthusiasm, authority, and authenticity.
After a lengthy career as an award-winning educator, today Tammy empowers organizations, work groups, educators, and faith-based groups with strategies for excelling both personally and professionally. She’s the founder of an innovative school and youth development program that eventually led to a career as a college instructor, teen ministry specialist, and University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty member specializing in positive youth development and servant leadership.
She is a popular trainer, speaker and writer for the national 4-H Clubs program in America, and she’s the author of the bestselling Jax and Friends series of children’s motivational books that includes Jax Finds His Talent, Jax Dreams of Heaven, and other titles. Her national platform and popular podcast serve adults around the world who care about kids, their own lives, and the communities they live in. She excels at training adults to have an influence in a young person’s life.
Ms. Stuhr is the CEO of Author My Day LLC which focuses on
empowering people to strengthen their courage muscle and move toward their ultimate life purpose. She is a certified human-potential trainer using methodologies developed by Jack Canfield, international bestselling author of The Success Principles. And she is a professional life coach certified by Dare to Declare® and 8 to Great®, as well as trained in Clarity, Focus, Action: Coaching Tools and Tactics to Move Forward to work with high-performing individuals in leadership, youth development, and other specialties. She is a published University of Nebraska researcher on Servant Leader Qualities (SLQ) and professional success skills. She holds a Master’s Degree in Leadership, Education and Communication from University of Nebraska Lincoln—together with a Bachelor’s Degree in Training and Development—and empowers audiences to design the life they want, including how they live, work, play, and relate to others. She has coached thousands of adults and youth to find their talent and contribute their unique gift to the world.
Ms. Stuhr calls Nebraska home with her husband, Scott, and their dog, Jax. She’s an acclaimed speaker and trainer for corporate trainings, women’s programs, and general audiences throughout North America.