You need Fire to Become a Professional Speaker
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Do you want to learn how to be on fire as a speaker and become a professional speaker? I like to Burn candles.
You’ll be amazed at what candles can do! Candles create such atmosphere and beauty instantly. These little flickering flames can change my mood.We have a picnic table on our back patio where, on many evenings, Tanya and I relax, play cards, and listen to Pavarotti. We watch the radiant California sun setting in the distance. And you can bet on it – the candles are burning! I travel a lot, as you may have guessed. Even on the road, some candles and nice music can turn even the most drab hotel room into a glowing retreat center. You can gaze at a candle and see it as a metaphor for your own “life torch.” A candle is luminous only when it’s burning…and so are you. When you become a professional speaker you have the royal opportunity to light a flame in a audience each time a speak. As a professional speaker I get to bring some truth and light up new thoughts and possibilities for the company when I stand to the microphone. I’m humbled by this thought and everyone who’s thinking of becoming a professional speaker should consider it sacred. For me as a professional speaker the following quotes summarize my thoughts here in this post.
“There isn’t enough darkness in all the world
to snuff out the light of one little candle.”
– Author unknown
“How far that little candle throws his beams!
So shines a good deed in a weary world.”
– William Shakespeare
Loving your Professional Speaking Job
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“There are two great moments in a person’s life:
the first is when you are born; the second is when
you discover why you were born.”
– Author unknown
I had not always known that I was suppose to become a professional speaker. It became clear to me in my early 30’s that I had this “calling” or gift inside that wanted to speak and impact people’s lives for good. I did not know it was to be a motivational speaker at first but I knew it had to do with a becoming a speaker of some kind.
Did you ever notice how close design and destiny are? Your destiny is not just something that happens to you. You are its designer with interior motives.
I remember a time in my life when I was a marketer for a physician recruiting company. I was making more money than ever before, yet something was missing. I was reluctant
to change careers because I was over 40 years old, with daughters soon to be in college. For two more years I continued, trying to ignore the nagging of my conscience,
“Are you sure this is your calling? Is this what you were born to do?” When I could no longer ignore my spirit, I chose to pursue my passion. I wanted to have a motivational speaking career. That decision included giving up a steady salary and insurance benefits. That first year I made less than half of the prior year. Some of my friends questioned my choice. Even I questioned my choice.
Within two years, all that had changed. Today, I am living my dream. Both of my daughters are in
college. My work is “on purpose.” And I no longer haunting cries of a displaced spirit. When a man does not know what harbor he is making for,no wind is the right wind.”– Seneca
Here is a good exercise for personal growth. Ask yourself, “Why am I here?” Listen to your answer and take action. If you are ready to become a motivational speaker then attend our motivational speaker training course.
Becoming a Professional Speaker
If we have a hard time finding the best in someone, maybe we need to shed more light on them. Often we are hard on ourselves like that also in that we don’t see our higher self and greatness.
To become a motivational speaker I must be relentless in this quest. Refuse to focus on the negatives!
I promise that this will transform all of our relationships. As one who makes their living in their motivational speaker career I make a conscious effort every day to look for the best in other people. Granted, for some it’s easier than others. About a year ago, I was recommending someone for a motivational speaker job and I kept praising her, “She’d be great for your next business meeting. She’s funny, she’s kind, and she’s intelligent…” The person stopped me and said, “James, she’s only that way with you.” I started thinking about her comment. Was that true? Why? Maybe it’s because I always want to find the best in others.
Maybe that’s why they’re being their best when I’m with them. This is a common message I want to give to managers and senior leadership at all the business events I speak at. Let’s find the best in others.
And while we’re at it, let’s also try to find the best in ourselves. In my Motivational Speaker Training school I overemphasize the strengths of each person and maximizing those in our training.
Become a Professional Speaker and Travel
One of the great perks of becoming a Motivational Speaker is the travel. Of course, not everyone likes travel and going to new places. I often meet people who have lived in their small town and never even left the state they grew up in.
“It’s amazing the difference a bit of sky can make.”
– Shel Silverstein
You already know that Big Sur is my first choice of mine to travel and get some inspiration for my motivational speaking career. And I’d have to say that Yosemite National Park is a close second. Winter is glorious there, but my favorite time to visit Yosemite is in early Spring (think maximum waterfalls). Another favorite is San Diego where I’ve seen ocean waves that actually glow. It’s nothing short of spellbinding. When the waves crash, they light up – almost like they’re on fire. What’s your idea of paradise? Maybe it’s your garden or a hiking trail near your home. Maybe looking up at the night sky inspires you. (I dare
anyone to look at the beauty and vastness of the night sky and remain pessimistic.)
Are you near the mountains or desert? There’s some exquisite sky-viewing in the desert. One of my friends
always heads for the desert if there’s going to be a meteor shower or a lunar eclipse. Are you lucky enough to live near water? One glimpse of the ocean and I’m like a new person. Take advantage of each opportunity to travel and visit a place that gives you wonder. Then see how your life becomes and how career in motivational speaking.