Strategy
Does it ever feel like your mind is working against you? Like your brain isn’t your best friend? For instance, you’re about to step onstage and your brain all of a sudden starts saying to you, “Who are you to be up here? You’ve got to be kidding me!” Or the moment before you hit…
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Comparison. In this online world. it is so easy to compare ourselves to others. We’ve all seen that Instagram post of a speaker onstage taking a selfie with the cheering audience right behind them. Or the Facebook humble brag post about being upgraded to first class “because I travel so much for speaking, #speakerslife.” These…
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Desire, it’s a yearning. It’s a strong feeling that we just wish something would happen. As a speaker, you most likely desire being seen and heard, making a difference for people, and getting paid to do it. But have you thought about what your audience desires, what each member of that collective group wants to…
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Happy Halloween, rebel speakers. Today, on the most haunted day of the year, we are going to travel to one of the most frightening places on the planet. It is a spooky place where you spend a lot of your time. It’s your own mind. Specifically what your mind is saying to you and how…
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“Stand out or don’t bother.” This quotation from Sally Hogshead has always bothered me. Although I believe 1,000 percent that standing out is critical to having a successful speaking business that makes a difference in the world, standing out is a process. You have to find that message that rises above the noise, and…
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