As my dear friend Byrd Baggett says, “You’re either green and growing or ripe and rotting.” That’s why you always have to have a growth-oriented mindset for your speaking business. There is no “let’s keep it right here” middle ground. You can’t put it on cruise control. But growing your speaking business isn’t complicated either. […]
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From the Succeed Speaking “Ideas & Inspiration” Newsletter: This week’s message comes courtesy of our 15-month old son and I won’t be offended if you tell me it’s better than the stuff I come up with on my own! B’s new thing is clapping. Sometimes he does it just because he’s happy. Often he does […]
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Rarely do I talk to a speaker who is indifferent about having products in his or her business. Most speakers are either enthusiastic about the benefits products bring to their businesses, or they hate products and say, “I don’t want to sell anything!” It’s unfortunate that products have come to have this negative connotation to […]
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It was just reported that members of the U.S. Navy SEAL team involved in the raid on bin Laden’s compound were wearing helmet-mounted digital cameras that recorded the mission. Sounds like a slow news day to me, because why wouldn’t the SEALs have helmet cams on such an important mission? Here’s a better question, though: […]
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Let me begin by asking you a series of questions. Do you believe you have a valuable message to share? Of course… Can you share all of your insights/expertise in 45-90 minutes (a typical keynote)? Of course not… So are you offering some way people can “take you home” — ideally, more than a book […]
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Do you have a message and/or expertise that can help people? Of course you do. Are you able to “download” everything you have to offer in a 45-90 minute keynote? Of course not. So do you currently have products or resources that allow your attendees to “take you home” with them? I hope so. […]
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