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Did you know that Dr. Seuss was once challenged to write a book using only 50 words? He accepted and rose to that challenge. Oh, yes, he did, and that book became one of the most beloved Dr. Seuss books of all time, Green Eggs and Ham. Now, I’m a rebel. I’m also a nerd…
Rebel truth time. It’s hard to figure out your message. If you have been struggling to find the right words, know that there’s nothing wrong with you and it’s just a difficult process. Because we want to get it right and we hold onto finding that message so tightly that we can’t see the right…
William Faulkner once said about writing that you have to “kill your darlings.” Stephen King took it one step further in his book on writing and said, “Kill your darlings. Kill your darlings. Even when it breaks, your egocentric little scribbler’s heart, kill your darlings.” As business owners, speakers, and changemakers, we get very attached…
Happy 2018 rebel speakers! Today I am issuing you a bold challenge, a call to create something bigger, a call to step into a role that is more than just being a speaker. And most importantly, it is a call to create a bigger impact. The reason I am issuing this challenge is that…
One of the things I do with speakers to help them find that message that they want to be known for is a free writing exercise where I give them the prompt: I believe … They go ahead and they write a manifesto of sorts of what they believe about their area of expertise, their…
