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What did you think of this episode?Are you ready to take your platform to the next level? Linda's guest offers three strategies to make that happen. Welcome to Your Best Writing Life, an extension of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference held in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of NC. I'm your host, Linda Goldfarb. Each week, I bring tips and strategies from writing and publishing industry experts to help you excel in your craft. I'm so glad you're listening in. During this episode, you'll learn 3 Top strategies to network and build your platform.Linda's guest is Dr Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes. Dr. Katherine is an editor, author, speaker, podcaster, and educational consultant. She is the production editor for Embolden Media Group and a member of Word Weavers International, serving as an online chapter president and mentor. She belongs to FWA (Florida Writers Association), ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers), CWoC (Crime Writers of Color), AWSA (Advanced Writers and Speakers Association), and AASA (American Association of School Administrators). She serves on the nonprofit organization Submersion 14 board and the 540 Writer's Community board and is an art instructor for the nonprofit organization Light for the Future in Guatemala. Katherine hosts the podcast Murder, Mystery & Mayhem Laced with Morality. She contributes regularly to several magazines, blogs, and newsletters. She authored a Bible study for women, a collaborative anthology of devotions, and is currently working on the sequels of her first general market thriller novel. Her thriller A Fifth of the Story debuted in February 2024 through Endgame Press. Today's episode walks you through three ways to network to grow your platform and engage with your audience.Attend Writerly-eventsJoin Niche GroupsEngage OnlineGiveaway-  use the code Lindarocks2024 during checkout to receive a free eBook when they visit my website,www.drkatherinehayes.com, go to the book section, and choose any ebook.Bonus giveaway - Building Your Author Brand: 5 Essential StrategiesFind out more about Dr. Katherine Hutchison Hayes Murder, Mystery & Mayhem Laced with Morality podcastVisit Your Best Writing Life website.Join our Facebook group, Your Best Writing LifeYour host - Linda Goldfarb#1 Podcast in the "Top 50+ Must-Have Tools and Resources for Christian Writers in 2024". Awarded the Spark Media 2022 Most Binge-Worthy PodcastAwarded the Spark Media 2023 Fan Favorites Best Solo Podcast

What did you think of this episode?Let's develop healthy writing habits.While the New Year holds much promise and excitement, difficult times are always waiting. Edie Melson helps us prepare for these challenges in this encore episode by developing healthy writing practices.Welcome Edie Melson.Edie is a woman of faith with ink-stained fingers observing life through the lens of her camera. As a popular speaker, she encourages and challenges audiences to understand the necessity of Soul Care and leads workshops throughout the world on staying connected to God.She's the director of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference and a board member of the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association. She and her husband Kirk have been married for 40+ years and raised three sons. They live in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and can often be found hiking—with Edie clinging to the edge of a precipice for the perfect camera angle and Kirk patiently carrying her camera bag and tripod.Welcome to Your Best Writing Life, an extension of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference held in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mts of NC. I'm your host, Linda Goldfarb. Each week, I bring tips and strategies from writing and publishing industry experts to help you excel in your craft. I'm so glad you're listening in. During this episode, you'll learn 23 Best Writing Practices. Please welcome Edie Melson to Your Best Writing Life. It's great to have you here, my friend.Download the episode giveaway for 23 Things below.Edie MelsonThe Write Conversation Blog for WritersListener giveaway PDF Link for 23 Things to Do for Your Writing SelfBlue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference Scholarship InfoBest Writing Life Life January Tip Sheet for WritersVisit Your Best Writing Life website.Join our Facebook group, Your Best Writing LifeAbout your host - Linda GoldfarbAwarded the Spark Media 2022 Most Bing-Worthy PodcastAwarded the Spark Media 2023 Fan Favorites Best Solo PodcastVisit Your Best Writing Life website.Join our Facebook group, Your Best Writing LifeYour host - Linda Goldfarb#1 Podcast in the "Top 50+ Must-Have Tools and Resources for Christian Writers in 2024". Awarded the Spark Media 2022 Most Binge-Worthy PodcastAwarded the Spark Media 2023 Fan Favorites Best Solo Podcast

Welcome to Boostly Podcast Episode 752. stayfi.com/boostly Discount code: BOOSTLY  https://www.hostfully.com/boostly/ In this episode of the Boostly podcast, Liam interviews Dominique Hart. She is an International Visual Branding Strategist, Dynamic Speaker, Serial Entrepreneur, CEO and founder of Dynamik Endeavors, and six-figure Real Estate Investor — all by the age of 30. Now she's empowering entrepreneurs worldwide how they can elevate their business through the power of dynamic brand design. As a first generation American with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Advertising from Temple University concentrating on Art Direction, and an Executive Certification in Brand Management from Cornell University's SC Johnson College of Business, and a Masters in Professional Studies from the Masters in Branding Program at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, Dominique doesn't just follow trends, she merges her corporate background and entrepreneurial insight to teach visionaries all over the world how they can bring their ideas to life for a long-term mission of impact that balances both design and strategy. As featured on GoDaddy, Fox34, CBS, NBC, the Women's Speakers Association, among others, Dominique is on a mission to show businesses everywhere how they can leverage their visual identity to push the envelope, showcase their unique voice, and deeply resonate with the people they were called to influence and transform. To learn more information about how Dominique can elevate your business, or to book her to speak at your upcoming conference, workshop or specialized corporate training, contact her team at DominiqueHart.com. https://www.LavishandLive.com https://www.linkedin.com/company/lavishandlive https://www.facebook.com/lavishandlive https://www.instagram.com/lavishandlive https://www.twitter.com/lavishandlive Personal Brand: https://www.DominiqueHart.com https://www.linkedin.com/company/dominiquehart https://www.facebook.com/dominiquehart https://www.instagram.com/meetdominique https://www.twitter.com/meetdominique For my agency: https://www.DynamikEndeavors.com https://www.linkedin.com/company/dynamikendeavors https://www.facebook.com/dynamikendeavors https://www.instagram.com/dynamikendeavors https://Boostly.co.uk https://Boostly.co.uk/5steps https://instagram.com/boostlyuk https://Boostly.co.uk/podcast

Author, speaker, educational consultant, and editor–KatherineHutchinson-Hayes, Ed. D. has had her hand in leadership formany years. She loves speaking to groups and deliveringmessages with a quick wit and real-life stories. Katherine is afreelance writer/content editor, a content editor/writing coachfor Iron Stream Media, and a sensitivity reader for SensitivityBetween the Lines.She is a review board member and contributor to Inkspirations (an online magazine for Christianwriters), and her writing has been published in Guideposts. Her work in art/writing isdistinguished by awards, including the New York Mayor's Contribution to the Arts, OutstandingResident Artist of Arizona, and the Foundations Awards at the Blue Ridge Mountains ChristianWriter's Conference (2016, 2019, 2021). She is a member of Word Weavers International andserves as an online chapter president and mentor. She belongs to FWA (Florida WritersAssociation), ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers), CWoC (Crime Writers of Color),AWSA (Advanced Writers and Speakers Association), and AASA (American Association ofSchool Administrators). She serves on the board of the nonprofit organization Submersion 14and is an art instructor for the nonprofit organization Light for the Future. Katherine hosts thepodcast Murder, Mystery & Mayhem Laced with Morality. She has authored a Christian Biblestudy for women and is currently working on the sequel to her first general market thriller novel.To request additional review copies or an interview with Dr. Katherine Hayes, please contact MickeyMikkelson at Creative Edge Publicity: mickey.creativeedge@gmail.com

The Practical Faith Academy Podcast from Cecil Taylor Ministries presents guests who have important things to say about putting your faith into practice. Cecil interviews each guest to understand their life stories and their ideas for living a seven-day practical faith. Linda Evans Shepherd is an acclaimed author, speaker, and ministry leader. Shepherd has written almost 40 books, including the best-selling Praying Through Every Emotion and When You Don't Know What to Pray. She has extensive speaking background at significant Christian events. Shepherd is the founder and CEO of the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association and the creator of the P.O.W.E.R. Speaker Certification Program. Among other organizations and ministries, she is the head of Leading Hearts Magazine. Highlights of the podcast: 0:51    Why we should pray 2:41     What key themes people should take into their prayer life 4:34     How Linda prayed to release her fear over wildfires approaching her home 7:20     A model for how to fully give your fears to God 9:50     Why we should pray for small stuff 12:19   Linda's prayer capability grew during a time of tragedy and stress 15:27   A vision of walking with Jesus and how our trials are “miracle seeds” 17:31   The miraculous story of how her daughter came out of a year-long coma 20:30   Her go-to prayer 21:04   A seven-day practical faith is living each moment of every day in conversation with God 22:55   The hardest part about putting faith into practice 23:45   Her best tip for living and maintaining a seven-day practical faith 26:33   Cecil and Linda discuss how the Spirit can speak to us in the night, revealing wisdom     You can learn more about and benefit from Linda Evans Shepherd and her ministries in the following ways: Receive a blessing as Linda prays over you in video and in print by visiting MyPrayerGift.com. Find Linda's books and prayer articles at GotToPray.com. Linda also has a YouTube show called The Prayer Investigator. Cecil Taylor is an author, speaker, podcaster, blogger, and provider of Instant Content to churches and small groups. You can learn more about Cecil and what he offers at https://www.CecilTaylorMinistries.com, at https://www.facebook.com/ceciltaylorministries ,  https://www.linkedin.com/in/ceciltaylor/ , and the Cecil Taylor Ministries YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHP_khu3r77ubl5jvHsf5-w . Cecil is now a Chicken Soup for the Soul author! He is a contributor to “Tales of Christmas,” a Chicken Soup for the Soul book available on Oct. 15. By registering for Cecil's free monthly newsletter on the Cecil Taylor Ministries home page, you'll receive a free gift, which changes from time to time. Cecil has a new, free video lesson for small groups, churches, and individual learners, entitled “The With-God Journey: A Powerful Re-Imagining of Holy Relationship.” By registering for the video lesson and monthly newsletter at https://www.CecilTaylorMinistries.com/Request-With-God-Journey, you'll gain access to the video lesson (streaming, download, or DVD versions), a leader guide, and a sermon guide. It's a great way to try out Cecil's Instant Content or just fill a gap in your small group programming. For more free content from Cecil Taylor Ministries, visit https://www.CecilTaylorMinistries.com/free-content. Cecil's books and video studies can be found and purchased through https://www.CecilTaylorMinistries.com. Every video study's first lesson can be seen for free via the Free Content link above by clicking on “Sample Lessons.” Cecil's Instant Content portfolio of books and video studies includes: - “From Comfort Zone to Trust Zone: How Jesus Urges Us to Take Leaps of Faith for His Kingdom” (book available now; six-week video study and guides available in June 2024). Cecil explores a dozen Bible studies of Jesus inviting people out of their comfort zones into their trust zones and how to apply these stories to our lives today. You'll uncover your own comfort zones and learn how to deepen your faith by getting uncomfortable for Jesus. - “The Next Thing: A Christian Model for Dealing with Crisis in Personal Life” (book, five-week video study, Leader Guide, and Participant's Guide). “The Next Thing” supplies a four-part model for dealing with crisis. You'll find the model to be flexible and applicable to many crises. - “Live Like You're Loved: Living in the Freedom and Immediacy of God's Love” (book, five-week video study, Leader Guide, and Participant's Guide). “Live Like You're Loved” affirms that God loves you, forgives you, sends you, and walks with you in eternal relationship. You'll learn how to embed each of these scriptural truths into your daily life. - NEW: “Unison Parenting: The Comprehensive Guide to Navigating Christian Parenthood with One Voice” (book available now from Store.CecilTaylorMinistries.com and available in Sep. 2024 at booksellers online and in stores; workbook available in Sep. 2024; first video study available in early 2025).

Guest: Linda Evans ShepherdOrganization: Right to the Heart Ministries, of which the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association (AWSA) is an extensionPosition: CEOTopics: Golden Scroll Awards and Christian Market Book Awards + book: Praying Through Hard Times: How to Give Your Worries to God and Rediscover HopeInterview Location: Christian Product Expo Summer 2024 Show in Ft. Wayne, INWebsites: gottopray.com, awsa.com

Guest: Linda Evans ShepherdOrganization: Right to the Heart Ministries, of which the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association (AWSA) is an extensionPosition: CEOTopics: Golden Scroll Awards and Christian Market Book Awards + book: Praying Through Hard Times: How to Give Your Worries to God and Rediscover HopeInterview Location: Christian Product Expo Summer 2024 Show in Ft. Wayne, INWebsites: gottopray.com, awsa.com

What did you think of this episode?If you're a new writer, today's episode will clarify some social media myths you need to quit believing. Welcome to Your Best Writing Life, an extension of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference held in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mts of NC. I'm your host, Linda Goldfarb. Each week, I bring tips and strategies from writing and publishing industry experts to help you excel in your craft. I'm so glad you're listening in.My industry expert is…Edie Melson. Edie Melson is a woman of faith with ink-stained fingers who is observing life through the lens of her camera. As a popular speaker, Edie encourages and challenges audiences on the necessity of Soul Care and leads workshops throughout the world on staying connected to God. Her numerous books, including the award-winning Soul Care series, reflect her passion for helping others develop the strength of their God-given gifts and apply them to their lives. Since 2017, Edie's industry blog, The Write Conversation, has been recognized as a Writer's Digest Top 101 Sites for Writers. She's the director of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference and a board member of the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association. She and her husband Kirk have been married for 40+ years and raised three sons. They live in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and can often be found hiking and enjoying life together—Please welcome Edie Melson to Your Best Writing Life. It's great to have you here, my friend.Today, we are covering:If social media doesn't sell books, it has no valueI'm the one responsible for the reach of my wordsListener giveaway – PDF the ABCs of Social Media for WritersAs we wrap up – You can find out more about … in our show notes.Be sure to check out Part 1 of our Common Social Media Myths New Writers Need to Quit Believing series. The link is also in the show notes.Visit Your Best Writing Life website.Join our Facebook group, Your Best Writing LifeAbout your host - Linda GoldfarbAwarded the Spark Media 2022 Most Binge-Worthy PodcastAwarded the Spark Media 2023 Fan Favorites Best Solo Podcast

What did you think of this episode?Welcome to Your Best Writing Life, an extension of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference held in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mts of NC. I'm your host, Linda Goldfarb. Each week, I bring tips and strategies from writing and publishing industry experts to help you excel in your craft. I'm so glad you're listening in. During this part one episode, you'll learn about three of the top five… Common Social Media Myths New Writers Need to QUIT BelievingMy industry expert is Edie Melson. Edie is a woman of faith with ink-stained fingers who is observing life through the lens of her camera. As a popular speaker, Edie encourages and challenges audiences on the necessity of Soul Care and leads workshops throughout the world on staying connected to God. Her numerous books, including the award-winning Soul Care series, reflect her passion for helping others develop the strength of their God-given gifts and apply them to their lives. Since 2017, Edie's industry blog, The Write Conversation, has been recognized as a Writer's Digest Top 101 Sites for Writers. She's the director of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference and a board member of the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association. She and her husband Kirk have been married for 40+ years and raised three sons. They live in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and can often be found hiking and enjoying life together—Please welcome Edie Melson to Your Best Writing Life.Here are the myths we bust today!Social media sells books!If I don't have a book, I don't have anything valuable to share.I can build my social media after I write/publish the book.Is Social Media Still a Wise Investment? PDF DownloadEdie Melson, Social Media Coach - write Social Media Coaching in the subject lineBe on the lookout for Part Two of our Common Social Media Myths New Writers Need to QUIT Believing series.Visit Your Best Writing Life website.Join our Facebook group, Your Best Writing LifeAbout your host - Linda GoldfarbAwarded the Spark Media 2022 Most Binge-Worthy PodcastAwarded the Spark Media 2023 Fan Favorites Best Solo Podcast

Are you receiving proper writing critiques?  In this encore episode, Dr. Katherine Hayes shares how to maximize critique effectiveness.Welcome to Your Best Writing Life, an extension of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference held in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of NC. I'm your host, Linda Goldfarb. Each week, I bring you tips and strategies from experts in the writing and publishing industry to help you excel in your craft.My industry expert is Dr. Katherine Hayes. Katherine is a freelance writer/content editor, artist, speaker, podcaster, and sensitivity reader. She's a member of Word Weavers International and serves as an online chapter president and mentor. She belongs to FWA (Florida Writers Association), ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers), CWoC (Crime Writers of Color), AWSA (Advanced Writers and Speakers Association), and AASA (American Association of School Administrators). She has authored a Christian Bible study for women and is working on the prequel to her first general-market thriller novel. 1)     Why is it vital to have your work professionally and peer critiqued? 2)     Why is it vital to be able to give others a well-rounded critique 3)     Where are the best places to find professional editors? 4)     Where are the best places to find quality peer critiques? 5)     What are the basic components of a literary critique? LINKSDr. Katherine HayesTool Kit  - Giving and Receiving Writing Critiques PDFAll links mentioned in the show are in Katherine's Tool Kit download.Murder, Mystery, and Mayhem Laced with Morality PodcastVisit Your Best Writing Life website.Join our Facebook group, Your Best Writing LifeAbout your host - Linda GoldfarbAwarded the Spark Media 2022 Most Binge-Worthy PodcastAwarded the Spark Media 2023 Fan Favorites Best Solo Podcast

Christian Historical Fiction Talk is listener supported. When you buy things through this site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Become a patron and enjoy special perks and bonus content.Jocelyn Green returns to the podcast after a bit of an absence, so it was great to catch up with her and talk about her new book, The Hudson Collection. We discussed how she drew such rich and layered characters, how Flaco the Owl in Central Park inspired her while writing the book, and why you don't want to tango with crows. Patrons get to hear about her favorite writing pants and where you can pick up a pair. The Hudson Collection by Jocelyn GreenStep into the beguiling world of 1926 New York and discover the power of resilience, friendship, and love from award-winning author Jocelyn Green. Elsa Reisner's lifelong dream of working as an ornithologist at the American Museum of Natural History is fading as the job begins to drain her passion. But fate takes an unexpected turn when she is assigned to catalog the bequest of a recently deceased patron whose Gothic country mansion holds secrets and treasures waiting to be discovered.As Elsa delves into her task, she forms an unlikely bond with the estate's delightful gardener and her daughter, as well as an architectural salvage dealer who still bears scars from the Great War. Together, they embark on a thrilling treasure hunt for a missing relic intended to safeguard the servants' futures before the estate is sold. At the same time, Elsa's body seems to betray her with new symptoms from a childhood disease that isn't through with her yet.With the brooding veteran and her handsome colleague joining the search, Elsa must navigate the tangled web of secrets and hidden motives along with the changing state of her health. As her deadline looms ever closer, will she be able to secure a new life for her friends before the estate slips from their grasp?Get your copy of The Hudson Collection by Jocelyn Green.Jocelyn Green inspires faith and courage as the award-winning and bestselling author of numerous fiction and nonfiction books, including The Mark of the King; Wedded to War; and The 5 Love Languages Military Edition, which she coauthored with bestselling author Dr. Gary Chapman. Her books have garnered starred reviews from Booklist and Publishers Weekly, and have been honored with the Christy Award, the gold medal from the Military Writers Society of America, and the Golden Scroll Award from the Advanced Writers & Speakers Association. She graduated from Taylor University in Upland, Indiana, with a B.A. in English, concentration in writing. She loves Mexican food, Broadway musicals, pie, the color red, and reading with a cup of tea. Jocelyn lives with her husband Rob and two children in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Visit her at www.jocelyngreen.com. 

Warning signs to unveil toxic writers. Welcome to Your Best Writing Life, an extension of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference held in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mts of NC. I'm your host, Linda Goldfarb. Each week, I bring tips and strategies from writing and publishing industry experts to help you excel in your craft. I'm so glad you're listening in. During this episode, you'll learn nine warning signs to unveil toxic writers in your life. My industry expert is…Edie Melson. Edie Melson is a woman of faith with ink-stained fingers observing life through the lens of her camera. As a popular speaker, Edie encourages and challenges audiences on the necessity of Soul Care and leads workshops throughout the world on staying connected to God. Her numerous books, including the award-winning Soul Care series and Unruffled, Thriving in Chaos (co-authored with Rhonda Rhea) reflect her passion to help others develop the strength of their God-given gifts and apply them to their lives. Since 2017, Edie's industry blog, The Write Conversation, has been recognized as a Writer's Digest Top 101 Sites for Writers. She's the director of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference and a board member of the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association. She and her husband Kirk have been married for 40+ years and raised three sons. They live in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and can often be found hiking—with Edie clinging to the edge of a precipice for the perfect camera angle and Kirk patiently carrying her camera bag and tripod. Please welcome Edie Melson to Your Best Writing Life. It's great to have you here, my friend.Nine signs of a toxic writer.1. Writers who only talk about writing but never produce anything of their own.2. Writers who always have an excuse for not producing anything.3. Writers who always gossip about other writers.4. Writers who cannot accept honest critiques.5. Writers who put others down to build themselves up.6. Writers who legalistically follow the rules.7. Writers who insist that there is only one correct way to write.8. Writers who are more interested in a life support group or relationship than in encouraging each other to write.9. Writers who put themselves above others after success. Linkshttps://ediemelson.com/ https://ediemelson.com/books/ More info on toxic writersVisit Your Best Writing Life website.Join our Facebook group, Your Best Writing LifeAbout your host - Linda GoldfarbAwarded the Spark Media 2022 Most Bing-Worthy PodcastAwarded the Spark Media 2023 Fan Favorites Best Solo Podcast

Today, we share ten tips to streamline your writing life. Some you may already do, and some you may not have considered. Just take a look at the list with an open mind and see if there's anything on it that can make your life easier.  Welcome to Your Best Writing Life, an extension of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference held in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of NC. I'm your host, Linda Goldfarb. Each week, I bring tips and strategies from writing and publishing industry experts to help you excel in your craft. I'm so glad you're listening in. Today's industry expert is…Edie Melson. Edie Melson is a woman of faith with ink-stained fingers observing life through the lens of her camera. As a popular speaker, Edie encourages and challenges audiences on the necessity of Soul Care and leads workshops throughout the world on staying connected to God. Her numerous books, including the award-winning Soul Care series and Unruffled, Thriving in Chaos (co-authored with Rhonda Rhea) reflect her passion to help others develop the strength of their God-given gifts and apply them to their lives. Since 2017, Edie's industry blog, The Write Conversation, has been recognized as a Writer's Digest Top 101 Sites for Writers. She's the director of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference and a board member of the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association. She and her husband Kirk have been married for 40+ years and raised three sons. They live in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and can often be found hiking—with Edie clinging to the edge of a precipice for the perfect camera angle and Kirk patiently carrying her camera bag and tripod. Please welcome Edie Melson to Your Best Writing Life. Simplify Your Writing Life 1. Take a look at your goals. 2. Evaluate how much time you're spending on social media. 3. Let go of your expectations. 4. Determine when you are most creative in a 24-hour period. 5. Come up with a way to schedule your time. 6. Commit to quit talking negatively to and about yourself. 7. Take care of yourself physically. 8. Build in regular breaks. 9. Surround yourself with encouraging writers. 10. Engage a prayer team.LINKShttps://ediemelson.com/ https://ediemelson.com/books/ Tips to Make Writing a Priority Visit Your Best Writing Life website.Join our Facebook group, Your Best Writing LifeAbout your host - Linda GoldfarbAwarded the Spark Media 2022 Most Bing-Worthy PodcastAwarded the Spark Media 2023 Fan Favorites Best Solo Podcast

EVENING TEATIME February 29th, 7 pm EST with Miss Liz joining for a T-E-A is Author Dr. Katherine Hayes bringing you a flavour of leading with the heart for leadership and her book, speaking and more. JOIN US FOR THE LIVE SHOW WHERE YOU CAN BRING YOUR QUESTIONS, COMMENTS AND SUPPORT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE TOGETHER. WITH A QUICK SUBSCRIPTION TO MISS LIZS YOUTUBE CHANNEL BELOW: https://youtube.com/@misslizsteatimes?si=5eu0--BgowGVVHKMEET MY GUEST: Author, speaker, educational consultant, and editor–Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes, Ed. D. has had her hand in leadership for many years. She loves speaking to groups and delivering messages with a quick wit and real-life stories. Katherine is a freelance writer/content editor, a content editor/writing coach for Iron Stream Media, and a sensitivity reader for Sensitivity Between the Lines. She is a review board member and contributor to Inkspirations (an online magazine for Christian writers), and her writing has been published in Guideposts. Her work in art/writing is distinguished by awards, including the New York Mayor's Contribution to the Arts, Outstanding Resident Artist of Arizona, and the Foundations Awards at the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writer's Conference (2016, 2019, 2021). She is a member of Word Weavers International and serves as an online chapter president and mentor. She belongs to FWA (Florida Writers Association), ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers), CWoC (Crime Writers of Color), AWSA (Advanced Writers and Speakers Association), and AASA (American Association of School Administrators). She serves on the nonprofit organization Submersion 14 board and is an art instructor for the nonprofit organization Light for the Future. Katherine hosts the podcast Murder, Mystery & Mayhem Laced with Morality. She has authored a Christian Bible study for women and is currently working on the sequel to her first general market thriller novel. As a trainer of trainers, Katherine believes there are many ways to do things well but only one way to do God's will right. Katherine flourishes in educational and Biblical discipleship. Her sweet spot or zone of genius has evolved from a career spanning 20 years in education and both children's and women's ministry; Katherine morphed and transitioned into an educational consultant for charter schools, home school programs, and churches that led up program development; growth facilitating and public relations. Quickly identifying holes and problem areas in these projects, developing strategic planning and team building, Katherine combines over 20 years of experience into her current consulting business. Katherine provides executive-level accountability so you and your organization get the attention to detail they deserve and you start excelling in a healthy, productive work environment.Social Media Links:Website: https://www.drkatherinehayes.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/khutch0767Personal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/katherine.hutchinsonhayesAuthor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authordrkatherinehayes/Books: https://www.amazon.com/Gods-Little-Black.../dp/1365056163LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/.../dr-katherine-hutchinson.../Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.kathy.hayes/Podcast (Apple): https://podcastsconnect.apple.com/.../ade5f5bb-6cbf-4722...Podcast (Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/show/4zWmZckdnPsYG9CUAKkv1p#teatimewithmissliz#misslizsteatime#makingadifference#LeadershipJourney#consultant#speakerlife#freelancewriting#nonprofit#podcastshow#JoinUs#LikeFollowShare#livestreaming

Welcome to Your Best Writing Life, an extension of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference held in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mts of NC. I'm your host, Linda Goldfarb. Each week, I bring tips and strategies from writing and publishing industry experts to help you excel in your craft. I'm so glad you're listening in. During this episode, you'll learn 15 Reasons to Fall in Love with WritingMy industry expert is…Edie Melson. Edie Melson is a woman of faith with ink-stained fingers observing life through the lens of her camera. As a popular speaker, Edie encourages and challenges audiences on the necessity of Soul Care and leads workshops throughout the world on staying connected to God.Her numerous books, including the award-winning Soul Care series and Unruffled, Thriving in Chaos (co-authored with Rhonda Rhea) reflect her passion to help others develop the strength of their God-given gifts and apply them to their lives. Since 2017, Edie's industry blog, The Write Conversation, has been recognized as a Writer's Digest Top 101 Sites for Writers. She's the director of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference and a board member of the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association. Edie and her husband Kirk have been married for 40+ years and raised three sons. They live in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and can often be found hiking—with Edie clinging to the edge of a precipice for the perfect camera angle and Kirk patiently carrying her camera bag and tripod. Please welcome Edie Melson to Your Best Writing Life. It's great to have you here, my friend.LINKSEdie MelsonBlue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference15 Reasons to Fall in Love with Writing PDF Visit Your Best Writing Life website.Join our Facebook group, Your Best Writing LifeAbout your host - Linda GoldfarbAwarded the Spark Media 2022 Most Bing-Worthy PodcastAwarded the Spark Media 2023 Fan Favorites Best Solo Podcast

DiAnn Mills- bestselling author - our guest at Courageous Leadership with Virginia Prodan Podcast. DiAnn Mills is a bestselling author who believes her readers should expect an adventure. She weaves memorable characters with unpredictable plots to create action-packed, suspense-filled novels with threads of romance. DiAnn believes every breath of life is someone's story, so why not capture those moments and create a thrilling adventure? Her titles have appeared on the CBA and ECPA bestseller lists; won two Christy Awards, Golden Scroll, Inspirational Readers' Choice, and Carol award contests. DiAnn is a founding board member of the American Christian Fiction Writers, an active member of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers, Advanced Writers and Speakers Association, Mystery Writers of America, the Jerry Jenkins Writers Guild, and International Thriller Writers. DiAnn continues her passion of helping other writers be successful. She speaks to various groups and teaches writing workshops around the country. DiAnn has been termed a coffee snob and roasts her own coffee beans. She's an avid reader, loves to cook, and believes her grandchildren are the smartest kids in the universe. She and her husband live in sunny Houston, Texas. DiAnn is very active online and would love to connect with readers on: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Goodreads, BookBub, YouTube, LinkedIn or her website: diannmills.com We love to hear your comments, questions or what you have learned from this podcast. We are here to encourage, motivate and help you. -- Subscribe for free to Courageous Leadership with Virginia Prodan Podcast on: Edifi: https://edifi.app/podcasts/courageous-leadership-with-virginia-prodan-26927/ Or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7kHPeoAgbkAHCg2C6RApEZ - to hear encouraging & inspiring messages‬. ----- Order your autographed copy(s) of #SavingMyAssassin by Virginia Prodan- directly here: https://virginiaprodanbooks.com/product/book/ ------ Invite Virginia Prodan to speak at your events -: https://virginiaprodanbooks.com/invite-virginia/ ----- Donate to Virginia Prodan Ministries - here: https://www.virginiaprodan.com/donate/ Subscribe to our Youtube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/VirginiaProd    We suggest you watch also our Youtube video - we prepared for you - to be encouraged even more : Know Yourself to conquer the world: https://youtu.be/IPSRIhzNks8?si=-wRivzX_DsacSVUu We love to hear from you; your comments, or questions. Please share what you have learned from this YouTube videos and any of our podcasts.

Author, speaker, educational consultant, and editor–Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes, Ed. D. has had her hand in leadership for many years. She loves speaking to groups and delivering messages with quick wit and real-life stories. Katherine is a freelance writer/content editor, a content editor/writing coach for Iron Stream Media, and a sensitivity reader for Sensitivity Between the Lines. She is a member of Word Weavers International and serves as an online chapter president and mentor. She belongs to FWA (Florida Writers Association), ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers), CWoC (Crime Writers of Color), AWSA (Advanced Writers and Speakers Association), and AASA (American Association of School Administrators). She serves on the board of the nonprofit organization Submersion 14 and is an art instructor for the nonprofit organization Light for the Future. Katherine hosts the podcast Murder, Mystery & Mayhem Laced with Morality. She has authored a Christian Bible study for women and is currently working on the sequel to her first general market thriller novel.https://drkatherinehayes.com

While the New Year holds much promise and excitement, there will also be difficult times. Today's guest helps us prepare for these challenges by developing healthy writing practices.Welcome to Your Best Writing Life, an extension of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference held in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mts of NC. I'm your host, Linda Goldfarb. Each week, I bring tips and strategies from writing and publishing industry experts to help you excel in your craft. I'm so glad you're listening in. During this episode, you'll learn 23 Best Writing Practices.  Welcome Edie Melson. Edie is a woman of faith with ink-stained fingers observing life through the lens of her camera. As a popular speaker, she encourages and challenges audiences to understand the necessity of Soul Care and leads workshops throughout the world on staying connected to God. Her numerous books, including the award-winning Soul Care series and Unruffled, Thriving in Chaos (co-authored with Rhonda Rhea), reflect her passion for helping others develop the strength of their God-given gifts and apply them to their lives. Since 2017, Edie's industry blog, The Write Conversation, has been recognized as a Writer's Digest Top 101 Sites for Writers. She's the director of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference and a board member of the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association. She and her husband Kirk have been married for 40+ years and raised three sons. They live in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and can often be found hiking—with Edie clinging to the edge of a precipice for the perfect camera angle and Kirk patiently carrying her camera bag and tripod. Please welcome Edie Melson to Your Best Writing Life. It's great to have you here, my friend. Download the episode 23 Things below.Edie MelsonThe Write Conversation Blog for WritersListener giveaway PDF Link for 23 Things to Do for Your Writing Self  Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference Scholarship Info Best Writing Life Life January Tip Sheet for WritersVisit Your Best Writing Life website.Join our Facebook group, Your Best Writing LifeAbout your host - Linda GoldfarbAwarded the Spark Media 2022 Most Bing-Worthy PodcastAwarded the Spark Media 2023 Fan Favorites Best Solo Podcast

I am so excited for you to hear today's episode with my friend, Tina Yeager. We talk about her journey through an eating disorder and how becoming pregnant saved her life. We also talk about how to walk out each part of our journey through life and the times that threaten to break us. She talks about how we can struggle with God as we walk through things and how that is okay and how we can be there for people as they are going through their own grief. I know this episode will resonate with you as we enter a time of the year that is difficult for so many people. We both pray this episode encourages you as you walk through this holiday season. Bio: Award-winning author, inspirational speaker, and life coach, Tina also hosts the Flourish-Meant podcast and publishes Inkspirations Online, a weekly devotional for writers. She has won over thirty writing awards,including a 2020 Golden Scroll Award and 2013 FCWC Writer of the Year. Her fiction and nonfiction strive to clarify how we might relate better to others, to ourselves, and to God. Licensed as a counselor since 2005, she has over twenty years of experience teaching parenting to at-risk families, writing skills, communications, inner healing, and spiritual growth. She has counseled and taught adults, teens, and children in academic, clinical, and faith-based settings. Tina enjoys working with diverse populations and has practiced in community mental health settings and private practice since 2000. She specializes in ADHD, stress management, purpose definition, abuse recovery, and esteem-building, and currently runs an online life coaching practice, Divine Encouragement, LLC. Yeager holds a BA in creative writing and an MA in counseling. Yeager serves on the board of the Christian Authors Network, as head mentor with Word Weavers International, and as an active member of Advanced Writers and Speakers Association and Christian Women in Media Association. Her courses on Subdue Stress and Anxiety, Psyched Characters and Kindle your Creative Spark are available online. Though currently a life coach, author, speaker, and podcast host, Yeager is also familiar with shame's oppression at a personal level. Tina wrestled with isolation from peers, body image, and low self-esteem issues, even trending into eating disordered behavior. The Lord sustained Tina through a desert-like journey of character transformation, training, and effort. Anchor Verse: Philippians 4:6-7 Connect with Tina: Website: https://www.tinayeager.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/@TinaYeager FB: https://www.facebook.com/tyeagerwriting IG: https://instagram.com/tina.yeager.9 LINKTREE: @tina.yeager.9 | Linktree ***This podcast is a proud member of the Spark Network! It is a network of Christian podcasts that cover so many different topics!  Head over to: https://www.sparkmedia.ventures/spark-network#/ to find more amazing podcasts!!***

Author, speaker, educational consultant, and editor–Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes, Ed. D. has had her hand in leadership for many years. She loves speaking to groups and delivering messages with a quick wit and real-life stories. Katherine is a freelance writer/content editor, a content editor/writing coach for Iron Stream Media, and a sensitivity reader for Sensitivity Between the Lines. She is a review board member and contributor to Inkspirations (an online magazine for Christian writers), and her writing has been published in Guideposts.Her work in art/writing is distinguished by awards, including the New York Mayor's Contribution to the Arts, Outstanding Resident Artist of Arizona, and the Foundations Awards at the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writer's Conference (2016, 2019, 2021). She is a member of Word Weavers International and serves as an online chapter president and mentor. She belongs to FWA (Florida Writers Association), ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers), CWoC (Crime Writers of Color), AWSA (Advanced Writers and Speakers Association), and AASA (American Association of School Administrators). Women want to be spiritually stylish, but wearing the armor of God sounds clunky and unattractive. In "Gods' Little Black Dress for Women: How to Put on the Full Armor of God Without Losing Your Femininity", we discover how God tailor-makes a "little black dress of truth" that is battle ready for every occasion.Each of the 12 chapters is followed by a "Teaching Highlights" and "Participants' Guide" complete with memory verse and prayer focus scriptures. Also included is an excellent "Leaders' Discussion Guide", "Small Group Leadership Guidelines", "The ABC's of a Small Group Covenant" and much more! Don't miss the "Memorable Quotes" on page 179!http://drkatherinehayes.comPROMO CODE: COLEMAN2023The Douglas Coleman Show now offers audio and video promotional packages for music artists as well as video promotional packages for authors.We also offer advertising. Please see our website for complete details.http://douglascolemanshow.com If you have a comment about this episode or any other, please click the link below.https://ratethispodcast.com/douglascolemanshow Please help The Douglas Coleman Show continue to bring you high quality programs like this. Go to our Fundrazer page. https://fnd.us/e2CLX2?ref=sh_eCTqb8

DiAnn Mills is a bestselling author who believes her readers should expect an adventure. She combines unforgettable characters with unpredictable plots to create action-packed, suspense-filled novels. DiAnn believes every breath of life is someone's story, so why not capture those moments and create a thrilling adventure? Her titles have appeared on the CBA and ECPA bestseller lists; won two Christy Awards; and been finalists for the RITA, Daphne Du Maurier, Inspirational Readers' Choice, and Carol award contests. You can download a list of her published titles by clicking here. DiAnn is a founding board member of the American Christian Fiction Writers, a former director of Blue Ridge Christian Writers, and a member of Advanced Writers and Speakers Association, Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and International Thriller Writers. She shares her passion for helping other writers be successful by teaching writing workshops around the country. DiAnn has been termed a coffee snob and roasts her own coffee beans. She's an avid reader, loves to cook, and believes her grandchildren are the smartest kids in the universe. She and her husband live in sunny Houston, Texas. DiAnn is very active online and would love to connect with readers on any of the social media platforms listed at diannmills.com. Make sure to connect with DiAnn on Instagram @diannmillsauthor You can listen to the podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, or visit my website www.drkatherinehayes.com

Linda Evans Shepherd, the CEO of Right to the Heart Ministries, of which the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association (AWSA) is an extension, visited Faith Radio/Meeting House Media Central at the Summer 2023 Christian Product Expo in Lexington, KY to discuss the Golden Scroll Awards, presented by AWSA, as well as her book, Make Time For Joy: Scripture-Powered Prayers to Brighten Your Day. You can find her at gottopray.com. The AWSA website is awsa.com. 

Linda Evans Shepherd, the CEO of Right to the Heart Ministries, of which the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association (AWSA) is an extension, visited Faith Radio/Meeting House Media Central at the Summer 2023 Christian Product Expo in Lexington, KY to discuss the Golden Scroll Awards, presented by AWSA, as well as her book, Make Time For Joy: Scripture-Powered Prayers to Brighten Your Day. You can find her at gottopray.com. The AWSA website is awsa.com. 

Welcome to Fierce Calling! In this episode, Finding Hope: Navigating Dysfunction and Difficulties in Life with Dr. Mel Tavares, Dr. Mel opens up about her personal journey, filled with difficult choices, challenging relationships, and health issues. Despite these hardships, Dr. Tavares has dedicated her life to supporting and empowering women facing similar struggles. Growing up in a dysfunctional environment, Dr. Tavares understands the weight of making tough choices. She shares her experience of navigating an arduous 25-year marriage that eventually ended in divorce. As a single mom herself, Dr. Tavares has a sincere heart for women in difficult situations, providing guidance and encouragement along their own journeys. Drawing from her personal battles with health issues, Dr. Tavares finds passion in bringing hope to those battling chronic illnesses and difficult diagnoses. Her ministry extends to helping prodigal children and those seeking to rediscover their faith, where her own experiences provide invaluable insight. Dr. Tavares firmly believes that God has a purpose for everyone, even in the midst of challenging circumstances. As someone who works in the counseling and coaching fields, she actively encourages mental health awareness, seeking to erase the stigma that surrounds it, particularly within the church. In collaboration with the American Association of Christian Counselors, Dr. Tavares is actively engaged in educating churches about mental health. I know what Dr. Mel shares will encourage, inspire, and challenge you, so listen in while Doris has a chat with Dr. Mel Tavares. Key Themes Covered in Finding Hope: Navigating Dysfunction and Difficulties in Life with Dr. Mel Tavares 1. Overcoming challenges and finding purpose 2. Stigma around mental health in churches 3. Balancing technology and mental well-being 4. Importance of a firm foundation in faith 5. Preventative measures for mental health crisis 6. Disconnect and disconnection in families 7. Impact of technology on children's mental health 8. 21 Days to Improved Mental Well-Being Grab The Book ... 21 Days to Mental Well-Being More About Dr. Mel ... Mel Tavares is an accomplished award winning author, speaker/teacher, and coach and counselor both in ministry and in her career. She has invested decades in equipping women from all walks of life to thrive in the midst of their circumstances. Mel holds a Doctorate of Ministry, is a Board Certified Mental Health Coach, a Certified QPR Suicide Prevention Instructor, a member of the AACC (American Association of Christian Counselors), AWSA (Advanced Writers and Speakers Association). She will soon add ‘Professional Life Coach' to her certifications. She authors books, is a contributing author to several books, writes for multiple ministries, including the Word of Life Global Youth Ministries and Arise Daily Online Devotions. She teaches digitally and in person, conducts Facebook Live series, and is a frequent media guest. Mel is a wife, mom to seven, and grandma to ten. You can find her materials and learn more about her ministry at her website: drmeltavares.com Grab My Book ... Surrender the Joy Stealers! Book Doris to Speak at Your Next Woman's Event! Now Booking for 2024! Doris can help your ladies find their joy and walk in their Fierce CallingTM 2023 Event: The Joy Jesus Gave Us https://www.womenspeakers.com/florida/edgewater/speaker/doris-swift Transcript for Finding Hope: Navigating Dysfunction and Difficulties in Life with Dr. Mel Tavares Doris [00:01:56]: Welcome back. Today I'm excited to welcome my friend Dr. Mel Tavares. She is an accomplished award winning author. She's a speaker and a teacher and coach, and she's a counselor both in ministry and in her career, which I love. She has invested decades in equipping women from all walks of life to thrive in the midst of their circumstances.

Dr. Katherine Hayes and I had a deep conversation on the podcast. The conversation was refreshing, and it gave the opportunity to express ourselves. Dr. Katherine Hayes is an author, speaker, educational consultant, and editor. Dr. Katherine Hayes has had her hand in leadership for many years. She loves speaking to groups and delivering messages with quick wit and real-life stories. Katherine is a freelance writer/content editor, a content editor/writing coach for Iron Stream Media, and a sensitivity reader for Sensitivity Between the Lines. She is a review board member and contributor to Inkspirations (an online magazine for Christian writers), and her writing has been published in Guideposts. Her work in art/writing is distinguished by awards, including the New York Mayor's Contribution to the Arts, Outstanding Resident Artist of Arizona, and the Foundations Awards at the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writer's Conference (2016, 2019, 2021). She is a member of Word Weavers International and serves as an online chapter president and mentor. She belongs to FWA (Florida Writers Association), ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers), CWoC (Crime Writers of Color), AWSA (Advanced Writers and Speakers Association), and AASA (American Association of School Administrators). She serves on the board of the nonprofit organization Submersion 14 and is an art instructor for the nonprofit organization Light for the Future. Katherine hosts the podcast Murder, Mystery & Mayhem Laced with Morality. She has authored a Christian Bible study for women and is currently working on the sequel to her first general market thriller novel. As a trainer of trainers, Katherine believes there are many ways to do things well, but only one way to do God's will right. Katherine flourishes in educational and Biblical discipleship. Her sweet spot or zone of genius has evolved from a career spanning 20 years in education and both children's and women's ministry; Katherine morphed and transitioned into an educational consultant for charter schools, home school programs, and churches that led up program development; growth facilitating and public relations. Quickly identifying holes and problem areas in these projects, developing strategic planning and team building, Katherine combines over 20 years of experience into her current consulting business. Katherine provides executive-level accountability so you and your organization get the attention to detail they deserve, and you start excelling in a healthy, productive work environment. Katherine does have some fun facts, just naming a few. She is a black belt in taewondo, she loves watching TV and watching her superheroes, which we spoke about our favorite superheroes, and she likes cooking gourmet meals, there are so many other great fun facts about Katherine. She is an amazing person with great energy. If you would like to follow Katherine on her social media links, you can follow at: Website: https://www.drkatherinehayes.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/khutch0767 Personal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/katherine.hutchinsonhayes Author Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authordrkatherinehayes/ Books: https://www.amazon.com/Gods-Little-Black-Dress-Women/dp/1365056163 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-katherine-hutchinson-hayes-3b5a3254/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.kathy.hayes/ Podcast (Apple): https://podcastsconnect.apple.com/my-podcasts/show/murder-mysterymayhem-laced-with-morality/ade5f5bb-6cbf-4722-a421-9874b24fa49d Podcast (Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/show/4zWmZckdnPsYG9CUAKkv1p If you want to interview her, please contact Mickey Mikkelson Publicist Creative Edge-Co-Owner: Top Shelf Magazine Creative Edge Publicity - Home (creative-edge.services) 403.464.6925 - Thank you for listening to and supporting the podcast. Please follow me on Instagram @mscaramellucas or email me at mscaramellucas@gmail.com to interview or book me or to be on my podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caramel-lucas/message

Christian Historical Fiction Talk is listener supported. When you buy things through this site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Become a patron and enjoy special perks and bonus content.Jocelyn Green stopped by the podcast this week to chat about her new book, The Metropolitan Affair. It's a fabulous book with a female Egyptologist set in New York City in the roaring 20s. We had such a fun talk discussing everything she learned about Egyptology, the real places in New York City that make an appearance, and our mutual love for the Great British Bake Off, including why she'd never attempt a recipe from the show. Patrons also get to hear which is her favorite Broadway show and why. We threw in lots of laughs along the way! The Metropolitan Affair by Jocelyn GreenBestselling author Jocelyn Green sweeps you away in a dazzling novel of secrets, betrayal, and romance within one of New York City's most esteemed museums.For years her explorer father promised Dr. Lauren Westlake she'd accompany him on one of his Egyptian expeditions. But as the empty promises mounted, Lauren determined to earn her own way. Now the assistant curator of Egyptology for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Lauren receives two unexpected invitations.The first is her repentant father's offer to finally bring her to Egypt as his colleague on a new expedition. The second is a chance to enter the world of New York's wealthiest patrons who have been victims of art fraud.With Egyptomania sweeping the city after the discovery of King Tut's tomb, Detective Joe Caravello is on the hunt for a notorious forger preying on the open wallets of New York's high society. Dr. Westlake is just the expert he needs to help him track the criminal. Together they search for the truth, and the closer Lauren and Joe get to discovering the forger's identity, the more entangled they become in a web of deception and crime.Get your copy of The Metropolitan Affair by Jocelyn Green.Jocelyn Green inspires faith and courage as the award-winning and bestselling author of numerous fiction and nonfiction books, including The Mark of the King; Wedded to War; and The 5 Love Languages Military Edition, which she coauthored with bestselling author Dr. Gary Chapman. Her books have garnered starred reviews from Booklist and Publishers Weekly, and have been honored with the Christy Award, the gold medal from the Military Writers Society of America, and the Golden Scroll Award from the Advanced Writers & Speakers Association. She graduated from Taylor University in Upland, Indiana, with a B.A. in English, concentration in writing. She loves Mexican food, Broadway musicals, pie, the color red, and reading with a cup of tea. Jocelyn lives with her husband Rob and two children in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Visit her at www.jocelyngreen.com.

Searching for someone to critique your writing project? Linda and Dr. Katherine Hayes give you top tips for giving and receiving critiques. Welcome to Your Best Writing Life, an extension of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference held in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mts of NC. I'm your host Linda Goldfarb, each week I bring you tips and strategies from experts in the writing and publishing industry to help you excel in your craft.My industry expert is Dr. Katherine Hayes. Katherine is a freelance writer/content editor, artist, speaker, podcaster, and sensitivity reader. She's a member of Word Weavers International and serves as an online chapter president and mentor. She belongs to FWA (Florida Writers Association), ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers), CWoC (Crime Writers of Color), AWSA (Advanced Writers and Speakers Association), and AASA (American Association of School Administrators). She has authored a Christian Bible study for women and is working on the prequel to her first general-market thriller novel. 1)     Why is it vital to have your work professionally and peer critiqued? 2)     Why is it vital to be able to give others a well-rounded critique 3)     Where are the best places to find professional editors? 4)     Where are the best places to find quality peer critiques? 5)     What are the basic components of a literary critique? LINKSDr. Katherine Hayes Tool Kit  - Giving and Receiving Writing Critiques PDF *Special Gift Code for a limited time: LINDAROCKS23 (Expires 7/1/23) Go to www.drkatherinehayes.com and use your code to download your free mini e-book. All links mentioned in the show are in Katherine's Tool Kit download.Murder, Mystery, and Mayhem Laced with Morality PodcastIf you enjoy Your Best Writing Life's content- consider a monthly donation through Patreon. Support Your Best Writing Life podcastAbout your host - Linda GoldfarbBesides hosting Your Best Writing Life, Linda Goldfarb is a multi-published award-winning author, audiobook narrator, international speaker, board-certified Christian life coach, co-owner, co-founder of the LINKED® Personality System, and co-author of the LINKED® Quick Guide to Personality series. Linda also hosts the Staying REAL About Faith & Family podcast - Check it out!Visit Your Best Writing Life website.Join our Facebook group, Your Best Writing LifeAbout your host - Linda GoldfarbSponsored by Access More!

Your talents and business are powerful, and they deserve to be presented as such! Learn the tips, tools, and tricks you need to FULLY operate in the DYNAMIK brand that you already possess, not the discounted, marked-down, and subpar version of its greatness. Dominique Hart is an International Visual Branding Strategist, Dynamic Speaker, Serial Entrepreneur, CEO and founder of Dynamik Endeavors, and six-figure Real Estate Investor — all by the age of 30. Now she's empowering entrepreneurs worldwide by showing them how they can elevate their businesses through the power of dynamic brand design. As a first generation American with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Advertising from Temple University concentrating on Art Direction, and an Executive Certification in Brand Management from Cornell University's SC Johnson College of Business, Dominique doesn't just follow trends, she merges her corporate background and entrepreneurial insight to teach visionaries all over the world how they can bring their ideas to life for a long-term mission of impact that balances both design and strategy. As featured on GoDaddy, Fox34, CBS, NBC, the Women's Speakers Association, among others, Dominique is on a mission to show businesses everywhere how they can leverage their visual identity to push the envelope, showcase their unique voice, and deeply resonate with the people they were called to influence and transform. Connect with Dominique: Dominique Hart: https://www.facebook.com/DominiqueHart https://twitter.com/meetdominique/ https://www.instagram.com/meetdominique https://www.youtube.com/dominiquehart https://www.linkedin.com/company/Dominique-Hart https://www.tiktok.com/@thedominiquehart Dynamik Endeavors: https://www.facebook.com/dynamikendeavors/ https://www.instagram.com/dynamikendeavors/ https://twitter.com/dynamikendeavor https://www.youtube.com/dynamikendeavors https://www.linkedin.com/company/dynamik-endeavors ▼ ▼ You can connect with/follow Talking with the Experts: Support the podcast and Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rosesdavidson Become a patron https://www.patreon.com/talkingwiththeexperts Leave a Google review: https://g.page/r/CaXk7K3UlEhzEBI/review Leave a review on Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/talking-with-the-experts-1491692 Email: guest@talkingwiththeexperts.com Website: https://rose-davidson.com/ LinkedIn: Rose Davidson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rose-davidson/ Talking with the Experts: https://www.linkedin.com/company/talkingwiththeexperts/ Facebook Page: [Rose Davidson] https://www.facebook.com/onlineeventmanagerandpodcasttrainer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosedavidson_speakersupport/ SoundCloud: [Follow] https://soundcloud.com/talking-with-the-experts YouTube: [Subscribe] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkM5n5QJhnNAmUiMzii73wQ #business #entrepreneur #learnpodcasting #podcastepisode #podcastguest #podcasting #podcastinterview #podcastplaylist #podcasts #podcastskills #podcastshow #rosedavidson #smallbusiness #talkingwiththeexperts #video #vodcast

“During travel I would never take out my frustrations on another human being. It isn't their problem it's mine” Roxanne Kaufman Our guest today is Roxanne Kaufman who is a certified Virtual presenter and a member for the National; Speakers Association and also credentialed by eSpeakers. She leads RoxTalks which is a division of ProLaureate Ltd. She is comfortable on a massive stage as I am speaking virtually to a small group. In her dynamic life Roxanne had moved 22 times before she graduated high school. She speaks today about the world of travel and how these experiences have impacted her life. Traveling sometimes maybe stressful but changing your view of the whole experience can make your trips feel exciting and less stressful. Listen to this and so much more in the episode; petermargaritis.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Mike and Sarah talk with authors Crystal Bowman and Michelle Lazurek about their new book, Who God Wants Me to Be. This empowering picture book features a diverse cast of little girls dreaming of all the things they can be when they grow up and exploring how they can serve God in all kinds of careers. I'll keep trusting God, and then I will see exactly who He wants me to be.   An artist, a teacher, a doctor, a stay-at-home mom—there are so many things a girl might want to be when she grows up. And even if she changes her mind as she cultivates new passions and skills, that's okay! The important thing to remember is that she will discover the talents and desires given to her by God as she grows and learns. Whether she becomes a protector, healer, builder, or creator, she can use her gifts to share God's love with others!   Join Haley, Isabela, Lexi, and Ashley as they explore different careers and encourage all girls to trust God and who he created them to be! Crystal Bowman is a bestselling, award-winning author of over 100 books for children, women, and families. Her books have sold more than three million copies worldwide; received four Selah Awards, a Logos Bookstore Award, and five Golden Scroll Awards; and twice been named an ECPA finalist. Crystal is also active as a speaker, teacher, and grandma to her eight grandchildren. She and her husband reside in West Michigan.  Michelle S. Lazurek is a multi-genre award-winning author, literary agent, certified writing coach, speaker, pastor's wife, and mother living in Coopersburg, Pennsylvania. She has won two Golden Scroll Children's Book of the Year awards, Article of the Year, and the Enduring Light silver medal, among many other honors. She is also a member of the Christian Author's Network and the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association.

The River Betty Rodgers-Kulich pt 2 If you've been listening to this program for any length of time, you know I'm an avid reader. That is one reason I enjoy interviewing authors. Amen!  Well, fasten your seat belts because today, we have the blessed pleasure of interviewing Betty Rodgers-Kulich about her award winning book, “The River.” “The River: A Spiritually Transforming Journey” is book one of what is now becoming a trilogy. Betty describes this book as a cross between “The Shack” and a modern day “Pilgrim's Progress” type of book!” Amen!  We'll find out more about that in a minute… This book won the 2021 Christian Indie Publisher Award and is great book that has now become book one of a trilogy in the making! Praise God! Betty is an ordained minister and serves as an Associate Pastor, along with her husband Rick of 47 years, at the Redeemer's Church in Columbus, Ohio. She has been teaching and preaching since 2003. Betty also serves as a Women's Conference Director for Harvest Preparation International Ministries (HPIM.ORG), a non-profit Biblical ministry that trains and impacts leaders globally. She travels internationally doing women's conferences, teaching, developing and mentoring other women. Prior to being in ministry full time, Betty was a high school teacher for 30 years and holds a Master's degree in Family and Consumer Sciences and Early Childhood Development. She is also an “Advanced Writers & Speakers Association” certified speaker! AMEN! This is part two of a great two part interview! Did you keep the characters from book one? Are we like, following them, on their quest? How far along are you with book two? You and your husband, Rick, are trying to make people aware of the complacency that has been adopted these past few years in the American Church. How does this book help you to do that? You are not only a fiction writer, but a non-fiction writer as well. Your book, “When the Light Grows Dim” is in reference to the modern American church. Can you share a little about that? You are also a writer of devotionals, correct?  Can you tell us about bit about that? How did you get into that aspect of writing? You also recently came back from a trip to Mexico where you were at a conference. Share with us about your work and travels… Betty, this is all so fascinating.  How can someone obtain a copy of your book, “The River: A Spiritually Transforming Journey?” Is it on Amazon? What about the Trilogy? When will that be released? If someone wanted to reach out to you to ask a question, maybe to invite you to a conference of maybe even do an interview such as this, how can they do that? How can someone get in touch with you? I'll put links to all of this in the show notes below. Folks, this book is one that you will not put down when you begin to read it. Betty Rodgers-Kulich has crafted this book under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit and it will hold you until you finish… Then you're going to going on line and looking for book two and wondering why it's not released yet! Praise God! At the time of this recording, Christmas is just around the corner!  You should definitely invest in...

The River Betty Rodgers-Kulich pt 1 If you've been listening to this program for any length of time, you know I'm an avid reader. That is one reason I enjoy interviewing authors. Amen!  Well, fasten your seat belts because today, we have the blessed pleasure of interviewing Betty Rodgers-Kulich about her award winning book, “The River.” “The River: A Spiritually Transforming Journey” is book one of what is now becoming a trilogy. Betty describes this book as a cross between “The Shack” and a modern day “Pilgrim's Progress” type of book!” Amen!  We'll find out more about that in a minute… This book won the 2021 Christian Indie Publisher Award and is great book that has now become book one of a trilogy in the making! Praise God! Betty is an ordained minister and serves as an Associate Pastor, along with her husband Rick of 47 years, at the Redeemer's Church in Columbus, Ohio. She has been teaching and preaching since 2003. Betty also serves as a Women's Conference Director for Harvest Preparation International Ministries (HPIM.ORG), a non-profit Biblical ministry that trains and impacts leaders globally. She travels internationally doing women's conferences, teaching, developing and mentoring other women. Prior to being in ministry full time, Betty was a high school teacher for 30 years and holds a Master's degree in Family and Consumer Sciences and Early Childhood Development. She is also an “Advanced Writers & Speakers Association” certified speaker! AMEN! First question I always ask is this. Other than that brief information which I just shared, can you tell us in your own words, “Who is Betty Rodgers-Kulich? Now, why did you write this book “The River,” to begin with? What motivated you to write this type of book? How long did it take you to write this book? Explain for us this, “Cross between “The Shack” and a modern day “Pilgrim's Progress” type of book.” What does that mean? You also developed a work book to go with this book, correct? How is the work book used in conjunction with a fictional book? When did you decide to make “The River” into a trilogy, with this as book one? What is the theme behind the trilogy? Folks, this book is one that you will not put down when you begin to read it. Betty Rodgers-Kulich has crafted this book under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit and it will hold you until you finish… Then you're going to going on line and looking for book two and wondering why it's not released yet! Praise God! And, at the time of this recording, Christmas is just around the corner!  You should definitely invest in purchasing this book for yourself and, if I may hint a little bit, possibly get two or three copies for friends that you know will enjoy this book also. Amen! CONTACT INFORMATION: Email:   bkulich@usa.net Website:   https://transformed-image.com/ Book: 

What a privilege to welcome to the show licensed counselor, author, and entrepreneur Tina Yeager. Tina is the founder of the Upcycle platform, and uses the gift of crafting to remind us that it's not the material, it's the Creator that makes true art!We also dive into tips and strategies to employ during the joyous but inevitably stressful family gatherings that occur during the Holidays.Here's a bit of what you'll hear in today's episode:-How Tina's passion for crafting and using it to make an impact in her world came about...05:55-It's not the material (our self), it's the Creator that determines our value...08:30-The 3 key factors of a mosaic, and how they relate to our communion with God...10:00-Practical tips to retaining our health among people that are less than compatible with our own tastes...12:45-How to survive when "trapped" with toxic people, particularly relatives...17:35-Laughter is the #1 stress-management technique...22:15-See yourself the way God sees you when confronted with an abundance of food...24:35-Tina shares her own struggle with and recovery from eating disorders...27:00-Founding origins of Tina's new book, and who will benefit from it...31:15-Helpful tips for thriving when you have ADHD...34:40-And much more!Resources mentioned:Tina's Flourish-Meant PodcastUpcycled: Crafted for a Purpose by Tina YeagerTina's websiteConnect with today's guest!Tina Yeager is an award-winning author, inspirational speaker, and life coach. Tina also hosts the Flourish-Meant podcast and publishes Inkspirations Online, a weekly devotional for writers. She has won more than thirty writing awards, including a 2020 Golden Scroll Award and 2013 FCWC Writer of the Year. Her fiction and nonfiction strive to clarify how we might relate better to others, to ourselves, and to God.Licensed as a counselor since 2005, she has more than twenty years of experience teaching parenting to at-risk families, writing skills, communications, inner healing, and spiritual growth. She has counseled and taught adults, teens, and children in academic, clinical, and faith-based settings. Tina enjoys working with diverse populations and has practiced in community mental health settings and private practice since 2000. She specializes in ADHD, stress management, purpose definition, abuse recovery, and esteem-building, and currently runs an online life coaching practice, Divine Encouragement, LLC. Yeager holds a BA in creative writing and an MA in counseling. Yeager serves on the steering committee of Advanced Writers and Speakers Association, as director of traditional groups with Word Weavers International, and as an active member of the Christian Authors Network and Christian Women in Media Association. Her courses on Subdue Stress and Anxiety, Psyched Characters and Kindle your Creative Spark are available online. Though currently a life coach, author, speaker, and podcast host, Yeager is also familiar with shame's oppression at a personal level. Tina wrestled with isolation from peers, body image, and low self-esteem issues, even trending into eating disordered behavior. The Lord sustained Tina through a desert-like journey of character transformation, training, and effort.For life coaching tips or to book her as an event speaker, check out tinayeager.com

DiAnn Mills is a bestselling author who believes her readers should expect an adventure. She combines unforgettable characters with unpredictable plots to create action-packed, suspense-filled novels. DiAnn believes every breath of life is someone's story, so why not capture those moments and create a thrilling adventure? Her titles have appeared on the CBA and ECPA bestseller lists; won two Christy Awards; and been finalists for the RITA, Daphne Du Maurier, Inspirational Readers' Choice, and Carol award contests. DiAnn is a founding board member of the American Christian Fiction Writers, a former director of Blue Ridge Christian Writers, and a member of Advanced Writers and Speakers Association, Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and International Thriller Writers. She shares her passion for helping other writers be successful by teaching writing workshops around the country. DiAnn has been termed a coffee snob and roasts her own coffee beans. She's an avid reader, loves to cook, and believes her grandchildren are the smartest kids in the universe. She and her husband live in sunny Houston, Texas. DiAnn is very active online and would love to connect with readers on any of the social media platforms listed at: diannmills.com Connect with her on Instagram: @diannmillsauthor You can listen to the podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, or visit my website www.drkatherinehayes.com

What does it mean to surrender all? In this week's episode, When Struggles Teach Us What It Means to Surrender All, author, literary agent, and certified writing coach, Michelle Lazurek, shares openly about her struggles with mental health and what her journey taught her about true surrender. As a pastor's wife, she provides insight into how the church can provide a supportive community where it's okay to be real and ask for help. She offers practical tips for navigating life's hard seasons and the importance of listening to our own souls. Hear the stories behind her book I Surrender All (Sort Of): Laying Down Your Plans So God Can Do the Impossible and the new children's book she co-authored with friend Crystal Bowman Who God Wants Me to Be: A Picture Book I know what Michelle shares will encourage, inspire, and challenge you, so listen in while I have a chat with Michelle Lazurek. Fierce Calling is on the Spark Network, which can be found on the Edifi App! Fierce Calling is one of many Christian podcasts available on the Edifi app. To listen to this podcast and other amazing Christian podcasts, go to the Apple or Google Play stores and download the app today! You can also find amazing Christian podcasts on Access More! Favorite Quotes from When Struggles Teach Us What It Means to Surrender All "When we actually lay down the areas of our lives that we really can't control, and the areas of our lives where we want to fight for and hold onto so tightly, when we can open our palms ... is when God really does work in our lives.""Some of the best prayer times I've ever had, and the best prayers I've ever prayed are ones that just say, 'Help,' or 'Lord, I can't do this on my own.""... we are His branches, He is the Vine--apart from Him we do nothing, and we always forget that part, it's like all this and Jesus too." --Michelle Lazurek Connect with Michelle! She invites you to reach out to her to talk more about the topics covered in the show. You can also let her know how this week's episode, When Struggles Teach Us What It Means to Surrender All, blessed you! Connect with Michelle at michellelazurek.com and grab her books mentioned in the show! Michelle Lazurek Michelle Lazurek has an M.A. in Counseling and human relations from Liberty University. She is a multi-genre award winning author, a literary agent and a certified writing coach. She is a member of the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association and Christian Authors Network. Michelle is a sought- after writers' conference speaker. She has received nine awards including being a two- time Children's Book of the Year award winner. Michelle lives in Coopersburg, PA with her husband and two children, her three biggest awards to date. Connect with Doris! I'd love to hear how Fierce Calling has blessed you! Leave me a message on my contact page at dorisswift.com. Scroll down and grab my free resources, and when you do, you will also receive my free monthly newsletter with more encouragement! Love Fierce Calling? By following, rating, and leaving a review over at Podchaser, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts you can help others discover the show too! Do You Need a Speaker for Your Next Women's Event? Check out my speaking page, grab my flyer, and let's talk about me speaking at your next women's event... I love speaking God's truth into the lives of women! Free Gifts for You... Grab one of my free downloads by scrolling down to the bottom of the page! Love & God's Perfect Peace to You!

Linda Evans Shepherd, CEO of Right to the Heart Ministries, of which the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association is an extension, visited Faith Radio/Meeting House Media Central at the Summer 2022 Christian Product Expo to discuss the Golden Scroll Awards, presented by AWSA, as well as her book, Prayers For Every Need. You can find her at gottopray.com.  The AWSA website is awsa.com.

Linda Evans Shepherd, CEO of Right to the Heart Ministries, of which the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association is an extension, visited Faith Radio/Meeting House Media Central at the Summer 2022 Christian Product Expo to discuss the Golden Scroll Awards, presented by AWSA, as well as her book, Prayers For Every Need. You can find her at gottopray.com.  The AWSA website is awsa.com.

Guest Bio:Tess Scott, former black sheep turned “Jesus Girl” is mom of 8 boys and spunky “Grami with a heart above the i” to a whole slew of adorable grandkids. She began the Listen Sister- Encouragement for Women ministry in 2020 where you can find her blog posts at tessscott.com and her Listen, Sister pages on Facebook and Instagram. She continues to live her life of hilariously awkward moments in Sarnia Ontario to the ongoing embarrassment of her family.Get the Book: Listen Sister, Finding Hope in the Freakshow of Life: https://amzn.to/3q6a1hIConnect with Tess: https://tessscott.comHost Bio:Teresa Janzen, M.Ed., ignites a passion for abundant living through radical service. She is an international speaker, author, and podcast host. Her experience in leadership and global ministry drives her to share inspiring stories with wit and insight. Her candid and personable style is sure to capture the heart of any audience.Teresa is a Board-Certified Christian Master Mental Health Coach (BCCMMHC), oral Bible study trainer, and professional life coach helping people experience God's amazing abundance in life, work, and relationships. Her credentials include a Master in Education from West Texas A&M, a graduate certificate in Bible Exposition from Liberty University and a certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. Teresa also serves as a mentor to presidents of Word Weaver's International online writing groups and facilitates a Mastermind group for the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association.Connect with Teresa: https://teresajanzen.comSupport the show

Stacy Leicht is an award-winning author. Today she shares a terrifying experience with a stalker that ended up being a source of spiritual growth and the inspiration of her upcoming novel, Teacher, I'm Watching You.Stacy won a 2022 Golden Scroll award for her children's book, Good One, God. Get the book: https://amzn.to/3R5hqZZAbout Stacy Leicht:Stacy Leicht is an Award Winning Author. Stacy writes both children's books and adult fiction. She has been an educator for over 26 years and currently works at UNC-Greensboro in the Elementary Education Department. Stacy lives with her husband and rescue dog, Bella, and has two grown children. She also enjoys spending time with her two grandchildren. Stacy loves to spend time at the beach, baking and reading romantic suspense novels.Connect with Stacy at https://stacyleicht.comAbout your host, Teresa Janzen:Teresa Janzen, M.Ed., ignites a passion for abundant living through radical service. She is an international speaker, author, and podcast host. Her experience in leadership and global ministry drives her to share inspiring stories with wit and insight. Her candid and personable style is sure to capture the heart of any audience.Teresa is a Board-Certified Christian Master Mental Health Coach (BCCMMHC), oral Bible study trainer, and professional life coach helping people experience God's amazing abundance in life, work, and relationships. Her credentials include a Master in Education from West Texas A&M, a graduate certificate in Bible Exposition from Liberty University and is certified in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. Teresa also serves as a mentor to presidents of Word Weaver's International online writing groups and facilitates a Mastermind group for the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association.Currently residing in sub-Saharan Africa, Teresa and her husband, Dan, frequently travel back to North America for speaking engagements and to visit their growing gaggle of grandchildren.Connect with Teresa at https://teresajanzen.comSupport the show

In its 2.5 years on the market, sixty-four countries from five continents have hopped onboard the B.E.S.T Self Podcast.  We welcome back Georgetown, Delaware as well as Ensfield, Ensfield to the show!Highly engaging and energetic clarity strategist Debbie Peterson, joins host Brad Dalton today on the B.E.S.T Self Podcast.  After years of feeling stuck, frustrated, and miserable in her corporate America job, Debbie discovered her thinking and attitude were here biggest hurdles, holding her hostage.   She made the decision to create clarity and direction in her career, shifting long held beliefs to propel her forward and become one of the worlds leading experts on clarity.  In the last ten years, Debbie has presented to thousands of employees, leaders, and clients at various sized companies and organizations.   She is a professional member of the National Speakers Association and Women's Speakers Association  Her book, Clarity: How Smart Professionals Create Career Success on Their Terms  is available on AmazonThe best investment made today will be the investment in YOU.  Your Best Self will never disappoint.  If you feel the show is worthy, please feel free to share with those you care about as it encourages others to be the their best selves.  We can all be 1% better today.=====The #1 Best Seller,  DNA Of A Winner:  8 Steps to Building The Soulprint Of A Winner is on the market.  Grab your copy on Amazon searching the title or at www.braddaltongroup.comBrad is an elite coach inside the most powerful Empowerment coaching program in the world and is currently accepting candidates and companies that are a good fit.  These are not the programs for you if you're looking for free, easy, short and quick.  These are for the mission driven individuals, teams and organizations ready to live abundantly and ready to put their foot on the gas in the departments of increased income, impact and influence.  Click here for a conversation or text "Best Self" to  208-353-0657.  Greater is coming for you!=====

About the guest: Growing up between two refugee camps, Nyajuok and her family lived at the limited generosity of the United Nations (U.N). Shortly after her family moved to the United States of America, Nyajuok found herself in another war when her family forced her into an arranged marriage at 14 years old. Hoping for a better future, she broke cultural norms and practices to pave a better future for herself and future generations despite what her family or her community thought. With three children, a failing marriage, health problems, and a doomed career, Nyajuok became hopeless and contemplated ending her life. Luckily, her Christian upbringing saved her when she was on the verge of suicide. Nyajuok realized that her lifelong struggles and unrelenting will to succeed could be a survival guide for someone in their darkest moments. As difficult as it was to relive these moments making this book come to life, she knew her experiences were not only for her but for those who might be walking a similar path. After putting her misfortunes down on paper, Nyajuok learned her ultimate life purpose. She became a champion of resilience.In this captivating memoir, Nyajuok illustrates her life story unapologetically despite coming from a patriarchal society in an East African country. Her life is a true testimony that no matter where we come from or what we have faced, the American Dream is alive and available to anyone willing to work for it. Get the book: Get the book: https://amzn.to/3NUXW9aAbout the host: Teresa Janzen, M.Ed., ignites a passion for abundant living through radical service. She is an international speaker, author, and podcast host. More than twenty years in leadership and global ministry drive her to share inspiring stories with wit and insight. Her candid and personable style is sure to capture the heart of any audience.Teresa is a Board-Certified Christian Master Mental Health Coach (BCCMMHC), oral Bible study trainer, and professional life coach helping people experience God's amazing abundance in life, work, and relationships. She also serves as a mentor to presidents of Word Weaver's International online writing groups and facilitates a Mastermind group for the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association.Support the show

Visual Branding is the core branding element that your prospective audience sees when first interacting with your business. It's one of the main ways a potential client or customer decides if they want to continue to learn more about what you have to offer (or even purchase). This goes for both brands that purely exist in the real world or online (or both). So, understanding key principles that will enhance your visual brand design moving forward and upwards in your business is beyond important as a business owner or entrepreneur. Dominique Hart is an International Visual Branding Strategist, Dynamic Speaker, Serial Entrepreneur, CEO and founder of Dynamik Endeavors, and six-figure Real Estate Investor — all by the age of 30. Now she's empowering entrepreneurs worldwide on how they can elevate their business through the power of dynamic brand design. As a first-generation American with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Advertising from Temple University concentrating on Art Direction, Dominique doesn't just follow trends, she merges her corporate background and entrepreneurial insight to teach visionaries all over the world how they can bring their ideas to life for a long-term mission of impact that balances both design and strategy. As featured on GoDaddy, Fox34, CBS, NBC, the Women's Speakers Association, among other podcasts, and more, Dominique is on a mission to show businesses everywhere how they can leverage their visual identity to push the envelope, showcase their unique voice, and deeply resonate with the people they were called to influence and transform. To learn more information about how Dominique can elevate your business, or to book her to speak at your upcoming conference, workshop or specialized corporate training, contact her team at DominiqueHart.com. Connect with Dominiques: https://www.facebook.com/dominiquecreates/ https://www.dynamikendeavors.com/ Dominique Hart: https://www.facebook.com/DominiqueHart https://twitter.com/meetdominique/ https://www.instagram.com/meetdominique https://www.youtube.com/dominiquehart https://www.linkedin.com/company/Dominique-Hart https://www.tiktok.com/@thedominiquehart Dynamik Endeavors: https://www.facebook.com/dynamikendeavors/ https://www.instagram.com/dynamikendeavors/ https://twitter.com/dynamikendeavor https://www.youtube.com/dynamikendeavors https://www.linkedin.com/company/dynamik-endeavors ▼ ▼ You can connect with/follow Talking with the Experts: Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rosesdavidson Become a patron https://www.patreon.com/talkingwiththeexperts Leave a Google review: https://g.page/r/CaXk7K3UlEhzEBI/review Leave a review on Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/talking-with-the-experts-1491692 Email: guest@talkingwiththeexperts.com Website: https://rose-davidson.com/ LinkedIn: Rose Davidson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rose-davidson/ Talking with the Experts: https://www.linkedin.com/company/talkingwiththeexperts/ Facebook Page: [Rose Davidson] https://www.facebook.com/onlineeventmanagerandpodcasttrainer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosedavidson_speakersupport/ SoundCloud: [Follow] https://soundcloud.com/talking-with-the-experts YouTube: [Subscribe] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkM5n5QJhnNAmUiMzii73wQ #business #entrepreneur #learnpodcasting #podcastepisode #podcastguest #podcasting #podcastinterview #podcastplaylist #podcasts #podcastskills #podcastshow #rosedavidson #smallbusiness #talkingwiththeexperts #video #vodcast

About my Guest: She was recently awarded the "Global Business Strategist of the Year" by Global Powerhouse Group in London, England. In addition, she was named #3 in the "Top Ten Media Speakers You Need to Know" and awarded the "International Speaker of the Year" by the Public Speakers Association. As an award-winning Marketing & Media Strategist, International Speaker, Podcast Host, Magazine Publisher, 7 Figure Event Producer, and 5x Bestselling Author, Patty Farmer makes marketing and media PROFITABLE, NOT PAINFUL. Patty specializes in Marketing & Media Strategies and works with small business owners, entrepreneurs, and speakers to attract and convert their ideal clients so they can make a bigger impact in the world and even bigger deposits in their bank account. She has created a network of 100,000+ connections while teaching thousands of entrepreneurs to connect, collaborate and convert in less time and make more money while designing the lifestyle they want to live. Patty has been seen on the covers of magazines such as Accomplish, Unleash Your Bold, Be the Boss, Women Who Mean Business, and EXPERTpreneur. What we Discussed: - An Accidental Speaker - Overcoming being Sick before each speech for 18 months - The Speakers Association and her Awards - Making 100,000 Connections and having a sticking strategy - What Social Media Platform Should I be on - How to Market Your Events - Have Buyers & Not Butts in Seats - How to Support fellow Speakers & Podcasters - Her journey as a Radio Host - A Fantastic Way to Connect with Groups and more How to Contact Patty: https://pattyfarmer.com/ https://pattyfarmer.com/m3podcasts/ Linkedin: www.Linkedin.com/in/pattyfarmer Twitter: https://twitter.com/pattyfarmer Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PattyFarmerCEO/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pattyfarmerCEO/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/PattyFarmerCEO/ More About Speaking Podcast: All Episodes can be found at www.speakingpodcast.com All Social Media + Donations link https://bio.link/podcaster Sponsor : http://coolabulla.com Use Discount Code Speaking for a 20% Discount Our Facebook Group can be found at www.facebook.com/speakingpodcast All my 5 Podcast can be found at http://roycoughlan.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/roy-coughlan/message

Debbie Peterson runs a speaking and coaching business to help her audiences and clients develop a focused mindset for fulfilling professional results by harnessing the power of their thoughts. Her audiences and clients have shared that they experience more clarity of career direction, producing better self-aligning decisions; an increased focus for clearer, consistent action; and more momentum, keeping them motivated and achieving the next level of success on their terms. Debbie has 25+ years in Corporate with experience in Administration, Project Management, and Investor Relations. She is a certified Trainer of NLP at the Master Practitioner level and has spent over 10 years studying, designing, and delivering keynotes, workshops, and corporate trainings using Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP) as a foundation. Debbie has presented to thousands of employees, leaders, and clients at various sized organizations. Debbie is the creator of Career Success Circle Mastermind, and The Way Forward in Career and Life Mastery Program, for women leaders and emerging leaders who want to create next level success without the sacrifice. She is a professional member of the National Speakers Association, Women's Speakers Association, and an author with her book, Clarity: How Smart Professionals Create Career Success on Their Terms, released in 2019. Debbie has long been an advocate for professional women, and in 2015 she stepped on to the board of ATHENA International, a global organization committed to supporting, developing and honoring women leaders. She is also a member of the International Women's Forum, Women's Business Collaborative, and Network of Executive Women. LINKS: Debbie Peterson website Debbie Peterson Linkedin Debbie's book -- Clarity: How Smart Professionals Create Career Success Debbie's YouTube Channel Schedule time with Debbie

Today I'm sharing a conversation with Jocelyn Green about her newest novel, Drawn by the Current, which is the #1 New Release in Religious Historical Fiction on Amazon. It's also the final installment of her fantastic Windy City Saga trilogy. Jocelyn Green inspires faith and courage as the award-winning and bestselling author of numerous fiction and nonfiction books, including The Mark of the King, Wedded to War, and The 5 Love Languages Military Edition, which she coauthored with bestselling author Dr. Gary Chapman. Her books have garnered starred reviews from Booklist and Publishers Weekly, and have been honored with the Christy Award, the gold medal from the Military Writers Society of America, and the Golden Scroll Award from the Advanced Writers & Speakers Association. She loves Mexican food, Broadway musicals, strawberry rhubarb pie, the color red, and reading with a cup of tea. Jocelyn lives with her husband Rob and two children in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Purchase Drawn by the Current on Amazon (affiliate). Purchase Drawn by the Current on Bookshop (affiliate). Purchase the entire Windy City Saga on Amazon (affiliate). Find out about the Windy City Saga Tour coming up in April! Check out Jocelyn's website, Facebook, and Instagram. Join my community and help support the show on Patreon! Join the Historical Fiction: Unpacked Podcast Group on Facebook! Be sure to visit my Instagram, Facebook, and website. Follow the show on Instagram! Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you click them and make a purchase, you help support my work without paying any more for the product. Thank you for your support!

About Debbie Peterson: Debbie Peterson is the creator of “Clarity Success Circle Mastermind” and the “The Way Forward in Leadership & Life Breakthrough Weekend,” for women leaders and emerging leaders who want to create next-level success without the sacrifice that usually comes with it.She is the host of the Getting to Clarity Podcast for busy women leaders who want to create MORE Success with Less Sacrifice in their life, and also the creator of The Clarity Community, launching soon!She is a professional member of the National Speakers Association, Women's Speakers Association and an authorwith her book, Clarity: How Smart Professionals Create Career Success on Their Terms.Debbie has long been an advocate for professional women leaders and aspiring leaders. In 2015 she stepped onto the board of ATHENA International, a global organization committed to supporting, developing, and honoring women leaders.In this episode, Chabidaye and Debbie discuss:Getting hit with the need for clarityThe journey of clarityAsking the right questionsFreedom from limiting beliefsKey Takeaways:The need for clarity is often magnified when you hit a wall. Don't chase an abstract cloud, focus on getting clarity in your identity, purpose and desire. Getting clarity isn't a one and done deal, it's not a destination. Getting to clarity is a journey that one takes on purpose. Setting yourself on the path towards clarity starts with curiosity - how can you be curious with where you want to be and what is one thing that would bring you joy? Setting yourself towards clarity involves asking yourself the right questions - but even knowing what questions to ask can be just as hard as answering them. Coaching can help speed up and smoothen this process. Limiting beliefs are the lies that you tell yourself. At one point, they might have helped you, but they're hindering your growth now and it's important to release yourself from that. "Clarity allows you to say yes to the right opportunities… When you have clarity and you have that sense of knowing, it allows you to step out of your comfort zone. You have that trust in yourself and in what you're doing that allows you to move forward." —  Debbie PetersonGet The Roadmap to YOUR Next Level of Career & Leadership Success for free by clicking on this link: www.5daycareerclaritychallenge.com Connect with Debbie Peterson:Website: https://www.debbiepetersonspeaks.com/the-clarity-community/Podcast: Getting to Clarity https://www.debbiepetersonspeaks.com/podcast/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GettingToClarityTwitter: https://twitter.com/Getting2ClarityInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/getting2clarity/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debbiespeterson/  CONNECT WITH CHABIDAYE:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chabidaye.ramnath.3Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadandlift/Website: https://leadandlift.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chabidayejaglalramnath/ Show notes by Podcastologist: Justine TallaAudio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

 Patricia Durgin is the founder of ‘Marketers On A Mission,' training Christian writers and speakers to become change catalysts for the Kingdom. She's a recognized expert in both the online marketing field, and Facebook Live programs. Patricia has hosted over 500 (60-minute) interviews with Christian writers and speakers, and is a Certified Writers and Speaker coach with Advanced Writers and Speakers Association. She's also a contributing author in the just released book by Deb DeArmond, We May Be Done But We're Not Finished: Making the Rest of Your Life the Best of Your Life. She's a regular faculty member for Christian writers & speakers conferences across the country, as well as a monthly columnist for “Almost an Author” blog and “The Write Life”, both serving Christian writers. Social Media LInks: Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/MarketersOnAMission Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MarketersOnAMissionENGAGE YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/PatriciaDurginCMC/ Your Host as Always:              Dawn Scott Damon is known as the BraveHearted Mentor; Coaching for women over 40. She is a speaker, podcast host, mentor, and award-winning author. Dawn is a favorite keynote conference speaker and an engaging communicator who inspires her audience to maximize their God-given purpose and potential in Christ. Dreams are ignited as Dawn uses sound biblical teaching, personal stories, and humor to awaken gifts and callings found in everyone.  Dawn's Latest Book The Freedom Challenge: 60 days to Untie the Cords that Bind You The Freedom Challenge is about ridding your mind and soul of toxic, negative, and destructive thoughts that keep you captive and create destructive behavior. By 60 days in daily immersion of truth—God's Word, your mind will begin to find freedom from the harmful internal narration and instead begin to speak nourishing, inspiring, and motivating truths. You'll find freedom and powerful life changes as you your mind is freed from thought-toxins. http://www.Amazon.com/author/dawnscottdamon (www.Amazon.com/author/dawnscottdamon) http://www.dawnscottdamon.com (www.dawnscottdamon.com) https://ariseesther.com (https://ariseesther.com) https://twitter.com/DawnScottDamon (https://twitter.com/DawnScottDamon) https://www.instagram.com/dawn_damon/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/dawn_damon/?hl=en)

This one is a hot potato! Yet, It's our heart to have a conversation about Women in Biblical Ministry. What does God have to say about it? In this 3-part series, I (Dawn Damon) along with my 2 Co-hosts Julie Coleman and Dena Dyer, take an in-depth look at the Word of God to see what the Bible truly teaches. We invite you, with fresh eyes… less bias and an open heart to join us. In this 3 part series- We are going to ·     Consider Jesus and his interaction with women. ·     Look at tough questions and scriptures, Was Paul really against women? ·     How Patriarchy has influenced the church and the lens through which we view things. ·     Offer a mini-summit to go deeper. Julie Coleman helps others to understand and know an unexpected God. A popular conference and retreat speaker, she holds an M.A. in biblical studies. Julie is the managing editor for Arise Daily, an online devotional by members of the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association. When she is not glaring at her computer, she spends time with her grandchildren, gardening, or walking her neurotic dog. More on Julie can be found at unexpectedgod.com and Facebook. http://www.denadyer.com/ (Dena Dyer) loves Jesus, her family, all things literary, coffee, and British television. She's an author of ten books and many articles, a professional speaker, and a book proposal coach who's been married to her hubby Carey for 23 wonderful years (and a couple they don't talk about). They have two young adult sons, Jordan and Jackson, and in 2020 the family was “rescued” by their Maltese pup, Sully. Her passion is sharing words of humor and hope with wounded and weary people, and she enjoys singing on the praise team at the church where her husband is the worship pastor. She spends too much time online or in the fast food drive-through--but she and the Lord are working on it. Connect with her: http://www.denadyer.com/ (website), http://www.instagram.com/denadyer (Instagram) or http://www.facebook.com/denadyerauthor (Facebook). Dawn Scott Damon is known as the BraveHearted Mentor; Coaching for women over 40. She is a speaker, podcast host, mentor, and award-winning author. Dawn is also an ordained Pastor, who has served the Church as the Sr. Pastor for the last 7 years. Dawn Damon is a favorite keynote conference speaker and an engaging communicator who inspires her audience to maximize their God-given purpose and potential in Christ. Dreams are ignited as Dawn uses sound biblical teaching, personal stories, and humor to awaken gifts and callings found in everyone.

This one is a hot potato! Yet, It's our heart to have a conversation about Women in Biblical Ministry. What does God have to say about it? In this 3-part series, I (Dawn Damon) along with my 2 Co-hosts Julie Coleman and Dena Dyer, take an in-depth look at the Word of God to see what the Bible truly teaches. We invite you, with fresh eyes… less bias and an open heart to join us. In this 3 part series- We are going to ·     Consider Jesus and his interaction with women. ·     Look at tough questions and scriptures, Was Paul really against women? ·     How Patriarchy has influenced the church and the lens through which we view things. ·     Offer a mini-summit to go deeper. Julie Coleman helps others to understand and know an unexpected God. A popular conference and retreat speaker, she holds an M.A. in biblical studies. Julie is the managing editor for Arise Daily, an online devotional by members of the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association. When she is not glaring at her computer, she spends time with her grandchildren, gardening, or walking her neurotic dog. More on Julie can be found at unexpectedgod.com and Facebook. http://www.denadyer.com/ (Dena Dyer) loves Jesus, her family, all things literary, coffee, and British television. She's an author of ten books and many articles, a professional speaker, and a book proposal coach who's been married to her hubby Carey for 23 wonderful years (and a couple they don't talk about). They have two young adult sons, Jordan and Jackson, and in 2020 the family was “rescued” by their Maltese pup, Sully. Her passion is sharing words of humor and hope with wounded and weary people, and she enjoys singing on the praise team at the church where her husband is the worship pastor. She spends too much time online or in the fast food drive-through--but she and the Lord are working on it. Connect with her: http://www.denadyer.com/ (website), http://www.instagram.com/denadyer (Instagram) or http://www.facebook.com/denadyerauthor (Facebook). Dawn Scott Damon is known as the BraveHearted Mentor; Coaching for women over 40. She is a speaker, podcast host, mentor, and award-winning author. Dawn is also an ordained Pastor, who has served the Church as the Sr. Pastor for the last 7 years. Dawn Damon is a favorite keynote conference speaker and an engaging communicator who inspires her audience to maximize their God-given purpose and potential in Christ. Dreams are ignited as Dawn uses sound biblical teaching, personal stories, and humor to awaken gifts and callings found in everyone.

This one is a hot potato! Yet, It's our heart to have a conversation about Women in Biblical Ministry. What does God have to say about it? In this 3-part series, I (Dawn Damon) along with my 2 Co-hosts Julie Coleman and Dena Dyer, take an in-depth look at the Word of God to see what the Bible truly teaches. We invite you, with fresh eyes… less bias and an open heart to join us. In this 3 part series- We are going to ·     Consider Jesus and his interaction with women. ·     Look at tough questions and scriptures, Was Paul really against women? ·     How Patriarchy has influenced the church and the lens through which we view things. ·     Offer a mini-summit to go deeper. Julie Coleman helps others to understand and know an unexpected God. A popular conference and retreat speaker, she holds an M.A. in biblical studies. Julie is the managing editor for Arise Daily, an online devotional by members of the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association. When she is not glaring at her computer, she spends time with her grandchildren, gardening, or walking her neurotic dog. More on Julie can be found at unexpectedgod.com and Facebook. http://www.denadyer.com/ (Dena Dyer) loves Jesus, her family, all things literary, coffee, and British television. She's an author of ten books and many articles, a professional speaker, and a book proposal coach who's been married to her hubby Carey for 23 wonderful years (and a couple they don't talk about). They have two young adult sons, Jordan and Jackson, and in 2020 the family was “rescued” by their Maltese pup, Sully. Her passion is sharing words of humor and hope with wounded and weary people, and she enjoys singing on the praise team at the church where her husband is the worship pastor. She spends too much time online or in the fast food drive-through--but she and the Lord are working on it. Connect with her: http://www.denadyer.com/ (website), http://www.instagram.com/denadyer (Instagram) or http://www.facebook.com/denadyerauthor (Facebook). Dawn Scott Damon is known as the BraveHearted Mentor; Coaching for women over 40. She is a speaker, podcast host, mentor, and award-winning author. Dawn is also an ordained Pastor, who has served the Church as the Sr. Pastor for the last 7 years. Dawn Damon is a favorite keynote conference speaker and an engaging communicator who inspires her audience to maximize their God-given purpose and potential in Christ. Dreams are ignited as Dawn uses sound biblical teaching, personal stories, and humor to awaken gifts and callings found in everyone.

God has given us a powerful supernatural gift, a precious Counselor and Friend, able to guide us through any situation, grant us peace in the most challenging circumstances, and lead us from potential dangers. The Holy Spirit, the third Person of the Trinity, is our ever-present help who gives us everything we need to live as God desires and do all He's asked. He is speaking, and He invites us to cultivate a listening ear. This episode's guest Linda Shepherd is an award-winning author who has written over 35 books, including the best-selling When You Don't Know What to Pray. She's an internationally recognized speaker and is the founder of Right the Heart ministries, the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association. Find Linda: https://www.gottopray.com https://www.facebook.com/LindaEvansShepherdAuthor https://www.instagram.com/linda_evans_shepherd/ Her book: When You Need to Move a Mountain Find Jennifer: https://jenniferslatterylivesoutloud.com https://www.facebook.com/JenSlatte https://www.instagram.com/slatteryjennifer/ Find Wholly Loved, at: https://www.WhollyLoved.com Join the private Faith Over Fear Group Here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/442736966614671 Group Discussion Questions: 1. How would you describe the Holy Spirit? 2. How would you describe your interactions with the Holy Spirit? 3. How often or readily do you sense His presence? 4. What are some ways He speaks to us? 5. How do you most tend to hear Him? 6. What are some things that can challenge our ability to hear Him? 7. What are some ways you discern whether or not a thought or impression came from the Holy Spirit? 8. When learning to hear from God, why is it important we read Scripture? Episode Image Credit: Getty/Malte Mueller

The CEO of Right to the Heart Ministries, of which the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association is an extension, Linda Evans Shepherd, visited Faith Radio/Meeting House Media Central at the Fall 2021 Christian Product Expo to discuss the Golden Scroll Awards, presented by AWSA, as well as her book, Praying Through Every Emotion: Experiencing God's Peace No Matter What. You can find her at gottopray.com.  The AWSA website is awsa.com.

Episode Summary: We all experience a wide range of emotions. Emotions in and of themselves are not bad—they are God given. But some emotions can be a stumbling block to our relationships, prayer life and our walk with the Lord. In this episode, my guest, Linda Evans Shepherd, and I dive a bit deeper into our emotions to share how to use Scripture to pray through difficult emotions. Quotables from the episode: God created our emotions, and we can turn to him whenever we are struggling with both the word and with prayer. God cares about our emotions—He gave us the fruit of the spirit which includes love, joy, peace, etc. We have to yield our emotions to God and trust Him to see us through them. The Word of God is the solution to every problem. Praying Scriptures that deal with emotions transform those who pray them with the power of the Holy Spirit. We have to be willing to look for the blessing in the midst of every trial—there we will find the unexpected miracles. Scripture References: Psalm 145:18-19 GWT The Lord is near to everyone who prays to him, to every faithful person who prays to him. He fills the needs of those who fear him. Psalm 145:18–20 GWT He hears their cries for help and saves them. The Lord protects everyone who loves him. Psalm 16:8 NLT I know the Lord is always with me. I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me. Jeremiah 29:11 NIV “For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Job 13:15 NIV “Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him…” 1 Peter 5:7 GW Turn your anxiety over to God because he cares for you. Isaiah 41:10 NIV So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Matthew 6:25-26 ESV Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you of more value than they? Proverbs 3:5-6 NLT Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. Recommended Resources: Praying through Every Emotion: Experiencing God's Peace No Matter What by Linda Evans Shepherd www.EmotionPrayers.com Praying God's Promises: The Life-Changing Power of Praying the Scriptures by Linda Evans Shepherd Experiencing God's Presence: Learning to Listen While You Pray by Linda Evans Shepherd When You Need to Move a Mountain: Keys to Praying with Power by Linda Evans Shepherd When You Need a Miracle: How to Ask God for the Impossible by Linda Evans Shepherd When You Don't Know What to Pray by Linda Evans Shepherd Free Download: How To Fight Fearful/Anxious Thoughts and Win Breaking Anxiety's Grip: How to Reclaim the Peace God Promises by Dr. Michelle Bengtson Breaking Anxiety's Grip Free Study Guide Free 7-Day YouVersion Bible Reading Plan for Breaking Anxiety's Grip Hope Prevails: Insights from a Doctor's Personal Journey Through Depression by Dr. Michelle Bengtson, winner of the Christian Literary Award Reader's Choice Award Hope Prevails Bible Study by Dr. Michelle Bengtson, winner of the Christian Literary Award Reader's Choice Award Social Media Links for Host and Guest: To connect with Linda Evans Shepherd: Arise Esther / Leading Hearts / Arise Daily / AWSA / Facebook / Twitter / Pinterest For more hope, stay connected with Dr. Bengtson at: Order Book Breaking Anxiety's Grip / Order Book Hope Prevails  /  Website  /  Blog  /  Facebook / Twitter (@DrMBengtson)  /  LinkedIn  /  Instagram / Pinterest / YouTube Guest: Linda Evans Shepherd is a speaker and bestselling author of over 36 books including Praying Through Your Every Emotion, Praying God's Promises, and When You Need to Move a Mountain. She founded Right to the Heart Ministries, Arise Esther, the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association, Leading Hearts Magazine, and the Arise Daily devotional. Hosted By: Dr. Michelle Bengtson Audio Technical Support: Bryce Bengtson  

Marketing beyond your book is the key to success. Radio veteran, Debb Hacket provides tips for your next interview and writing press releases.Today, Linda and her guest are sharing How to Market Your Words, with my industry expert from across the pond, Debb Hackett - Debb is a military wife, and mom to two medium-sized girls. After a twenty-year radio career, she's focusing on writing contemporary romance and was an ACFW Genesis finalist last year. Debb is also one of the co-coordinators of the Blue Ridge Reader Connections website and a regular devotional writer for the Advanced Writer's and Speakers Association blog, Arise Daily. Debb it is a privilege to have you here today...Debb explains the term, using your other writer's voice as a marketing tool.Whether you are an introvert or an extrovert, you can do this.How to get booked for interviews before you are a bestselling author.Writing press releases for fantastic interviews.LINKSDebb HackettBlue Ridge Reader Connections FacebookWrite Well Sell Well BookPress Release Basics PDF DownloadRemarkable Interviews DownloadGive Us the Code Word - Your Best Writing LifeDownload the June Writing Tips & Soul Care for Writers PDFVisit our website Your Best Writing Life PodcastJoin fellow writers on our Facebook page, Your Best Writing Life Visit the website of our host, Linda Goldfarb

Do you ever feel like you don't have enough faith to do what God asks you to do? Or that God isn't big enough to help you? If you answered yes to either question, you're not alone. Even Abraham and Noah also struggled when God gave them instructions!   We need to remember that it's not about having faith in ourselves. God isn't interested in the amount of faith we have when we start, but it is the faith we place in God that matters. Faith in ourselves doesn't impress the Lord.   Throughout scripture, God commends people who obeyed Him despite their lack of faith. We start our race, and as we obey, our faith in God grows.   Read the full shows notes of Connie's conversation with Debbie W. Wilson and get links to the resources mentioned in this episode: https://conniealbers.com/big-god/   About Debbie W. Wilson Drawing from her personal walk with Christ, 24 years as a Christian counselor, and decades as a Bible teacher, Debbie W. Wilson helps people—especially overachievers—give themselves a break and live in God’s grace so they can enjoy fruitful and fulfilling lives.   She is the author of and Little Faith, Big God. She and her husband Larry founded Lighthouse Ministries, a nonprofit ministry offering counseling, life and relationship coaching, and Bible studies. She is an Advanced Writers and Speakers Association certified speaking and writing coach. Her ministry assignments have taken her across the USA and overseas. Debbie enjoys exploring new places, reading a good mystery, eating dark chocolate, and laughing at the antics of her two standard poodles.

Episode Summary: If you have ever felt overwhelmed, worn out, or overcome by holiday pressures, then today is the perfect show for you. Today we’re going to be talking about soul care: how to reduce anxiety with tips on tending to your soul and remaining unruffled during the chaos of the holidays. Whether we have a lot of time or a little time, our Heavenly Father delights in spending time with us. When we spend time with Him, we can rid ourselves of worry, fear, and anxiety, and remain in His peace. When we think about Jesus’s three years of ministry, he walked into the most chaotic environments but brought His peace with Him. So we can walk into any situation, allowing God’s peace to dominate us, and then it will spread outward. As believers with the Holy Spirit, we do carry God’s peace with us, but too often we forfeit that peace by becoming consumed by the chaos around us. Peace is not the opposite of chaos, it comes from inside so it’s not dependent on our circumstances. We need to look at situations from God’s vantage point. We are all capable of bringing His peace to our situations but we have to be more deliberate and less easily influenced by our circumstances. Anxiety comes from looking at our circumstances rather than up at our heavenly Father. We lose our peace when we’ve gotten our focus wrong. We never see the entire situation, but He can because He’s already gone before us. So often we become consumed by focusing on the details when He wants us to leave the details to Him and trust Him with the big picture. Try to make time for family, friends, and memory making. Be sure to make sure you are already plugged into God, before the chaos takes over. Taking time at the end of the day to still our thoughts and give God our cares of the day can help us sleep more peacefully and wake up unruffled the next morning. By looking over the plans of the next day, we can wake up prepared instead of in a panic about the day. Understand that your wellbeing is paramount to God, as well as the wellbeing of those around you. You cannot get water from an empty well. It’s just not possible to pour out when we ourselves are dry and empty. He wants us to be taking care of our own soul, and taking care of our physical body so that it doesn’t give out on you. Quotables from the episode: “Find your voice, live your story.” Edie Melson Whether we have a lot of time or a little time, our Heavenly Father delights in spending time with us. When we think about Jesus’s three years of ministry, he walked into the most chaotic environments but brought His peace with Him. Scripture References: John 14:27 “I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.” Philippians 3:16 “Only let us live up to what we have already attained.” Recommended Resources: Soul Care When You’re Weary by Edie Melson Soul Care for Writers by Edie Melson Unruffled: Thriving in Chaos by Edie Melson and Rhonda Rhea Free Download: How To Fight Fearful/Anxious Thoughts and Win Breaking Anxiety’s Grip: How to Reclaim the Peace God Promises by Dr. Michelle Bengtson Breaking Anxiety’s Grip Free Study Guide Free 7-Day YouVersion Bible Reading Plan for Breaking Anxiety’s Grip Hope Prevails: Insights from a Doctor’s Personal Journey Through Depression by Dr. Michelle Bengtson, winner of the Christian Literary Award Reader’s Choice Award Hope Prevails Bible Study by Dr. Michelle Bengtson, winner of the Christian Literary Award Reader’s Choice Award Social Media Links for Host and Guest: To connect with Edie Melson: Website / Bold Vision Books / Instagram / Twitter / Facebook For more hope, stay connected with Dr. Bengtson at: Order Book Breaking Anxiety’s Grip / Order Book Hope Prevails  /  Website  /  Blog  /  Facebook / Twitter (@DrMBengtson)  /  LinkedIn  /  Instagram / Pinterest / YouTube / Podcast Guest: Edie Melson is a woman of faith with ink-stained fingers experiencing life through the lens of her camera. No matter whether she’s talking to readers, fellow creatives, or writers, her first advice is always “Find your voice, live your story.” As an author, blogger, and speaker she’s encouraged and challenged audiences across the country and around the world. Her numerous books reflect her passion to help others develop the strength of their God-given gifts and apply them to their lives. Edie has this to say about her heritage, “I’m creative out of self-defense. As the daughter of an artist-mother and musician-turned-photographer-father, I’d have been a disgrace if I hadn’t been true to my own creativity.” Edie’s a popular speaker and a board member of the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association, the director of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference, and the social media director of Southern Writers Magazine. Connect with her on her website, www.EdieMelson.com and through Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. She and husband Kirk have been married 38+ years and raised three sons. They live in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in SC where they love to hike and wander the mountains. Hosted By: Dr. Michelle Bengtson Audio Technical Support: Bryce Bengtson  

Keep your soul sparkling with humor and inspiration by connecting with Beth and Rhonda at the following sites:http://fix-her-upper.com/https://www.rhondarhea.com/https://www.facebook.com/groups/faithpump AND, for those of you who love the twinkling inspiration shared by these AWESOME authors and speakers, I'd love to offer you an opportunity to join a brand new movement!WELCOME TO THE ARISE ESTHER MOVEMENTJust as the beautiful Queen Esther was called to arise and take a stand to save her people, God is calling us to arise to take a stand to save our homes, our families, our children, our grandchildren, those who are lost, and those who are hurting.Welcome to an event that will prepare you, train you, encourage you to both discover, and follow through with all God has called you to do. This is not just a conference, this is a movement, a movement that will rock the world.This conference is a gift of love from 600 Christian women authors of the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association. We came together 20 years ago to become a sisterhood who encourages and trains one another in love, and now we bring that encouragement and love to you.We open with a Night of Laughter with comedian Kerri Pomarolli because after all we’ve been through, we need to laugh together!We also have wonderful keynotes with bestselling author Stormie Omartian, Linda Evans Shepherd, Yolanda Powell, Karen Porter, Rosalinda Rivera, and recording artists Babbie Mason and Sharon Tedford.Plus we have 53 speakers, workshops, and panels you can choose from regarding:Emotions and Spiritual GrowthMinistry TrainingWriting, Speaking, CommunicatingSocial IssuesHome and FamilyParticipate in our small interactive online groups for prayer and meet women from around the country for conversation and fellowship.We hope you will join us at our first conference – The Arise Esther Virtual Conference – this coming February 21 – 26, 2021 during Purim, the festival that celebrates the heroic acts of Queen Esther.Now it’s your turn. Will you join us? www.AriseEstherConference.com

My Guest Today: Julie Coleman helps others to understand and know an unexpected God. A popular conference and retreat speaker, she holds an M.A. in biblical studies. Julie is the managing editor for Arise Daily, an online devotional by members of the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association. When she is not glaring at her computer, she spends time with her grandchildren, gardening, or walking her neurotic dog. More on Julie can be found at unexpectedgod.com and Facebook. Julie's first book, “Unexpected Love: God's Heart Revealed through Jesus' conversations with Women” answers the question, Does the Bible depict women as second-class citizens of the Kingdom? Jesus didn't think so. Unexpected Love takes a look at the encounters that Jesus had with women in the gospels. You will fall in love with the dynamic, beautiful, and unexpectedly personal Jesus. Now she is working on her latest book, "Equal." This biblical look at what scripture really says about Women in the Ministry will set you free from false religious trappings and erroneous teachings. https://www.facebook.com/juliezinecoleman http://www.juliecoleman.org/?fbclid=IwAR29nqumPIuo43Y_L3GgPVbaWG0OltCU8FboNSAoIfPf_-NkX1O7OyS_nLA (http://www.juliecoleman.org/) Your Host as Always:  Dawn Scott Damon is a pastor, speaker, podcast host, Freedom Coach, and award-winning author. An ordained minister with the Wesleyan Church and Lead Pastor of the multi-cultural Tribes Church in Rockford, MI. Dawn and her husband Paul are committed to reaching people for Jesus while sharing the beauty of God's Mosaic.  Dawn is a favorite keynote conference speaker and an engaging communicator who inspires her audience to maximize their God-given purpose and potential in Christ. Dreams are ignited as Dawn uses sound biblical teaching, personal stories, and humor to awaken gifts and callings found in everyone. Dawn, also known as “Your Freedom Coach” is the podcast host of the FreedomGirl Sisterhood podcast, and serves as an authority on sexual abuse and trauma, and a regularly featured contributor to Salem Radio's Life!Line with Craig Roberts San Francisco drive time talk show, featured in the nation's 4th largest radio market. Dawn and Paul Damon, have a full family of 3 married children, 2 single sons, and 11 grandchildren.   Dawn's Latest Book The Freedom Challenge: 60 days to Untie the Cords that Bind You The Freedom Challenge is about ridding your mind and soul of toxic, negative, and destructive thoughts that keep you captive and create destructive behavior. By 60 days in daily immersion of truth—God's Word, your mind will begin to find freedom from the harmful internal narration and instead begin to speak nourishing, inspiring, and motivating truths. You'll find freedom and powerful life changes as you your mind is freed from thought-toxins. http://www.Amazon.com/author/dawnscottdamon (www.Amazon.com/author/dawnscottdamon) http://www.dawnscottdamon.com (www.dawnscottdamon.com) http://www.freedomgirlsisterhood.com (www.freedomgirlsisterhood.com) https://www.facebook.com/freedomgirlsisterhood (https://www.facebook.com/freedomgirlsisterhood) https://ariseesther.captivate.fm/ (https://ariseesther.captivate.fm/) https://twitter.com/DawnScottDamon (https://twitter.com/DawnScottDamon) https://www.instagram.com/dawn_damon/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/dawn_damon/?hl=en) BOOKS Dawn has written 5 books and can be found on Dawnscottdamon.com and amazon.com/author/dawnscottdamon www.Amazon.com/author/dawnscottdamon When A Woman You Love was Abused: A Husband's Guide to Helping HIs Wife Overcome Childhood Molestation When the Woman Abused Was You: A Complete Guide to Thriving After Sexual Trauma Telling: A Guide to Finding Healing by Telling Your Abuse Story  The Freedom Challenge: 60 Days to Untie The Cords That Bind You   The Mindset of an overcomer. Victim or victor—our choice! Overcome the effects

Corporate Executive To Professional Speaker James Taylor interviews Dr Shirley Davis and they talked about going from Corporate Executive To Professional Speaker In today's episode Dr Shirley Davis they talk about going from Corporate Executive To Professional Speaker Dr Shirley Davis is an accomplished international keynote speaker, corporate executive, President of SDS Global Enterprises and a master of reinvention. She has over 20 years of business experience and has worked at five Fortune 50 and 100 companies in various senior and executive leadership roles. Most recently, she was the Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion and Workplace Strategies for the Society of Human Resource Management, the world's largest HR association. She's been featured and quoted in NBC's The Today Show, USA Today, the Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. Shirley is a Board Member of the National Speakers Association and holds a Bachelor's in Pre-Law; a Master's in HR Management; and a PhD in Business and Organization Management. What we cover: Transitioning from a corporate job to full-time professional speaker Diversity at events Positioning as a business strategy Resources: Dr Shirley Davis Dr Shirley Davis LinkedIn Please SUBSCRIBE ►http://bit.ly/JTme-ytsub ♥️ Your Support Appreciated! If you enjoyed the show, please rate it on YouTube, iTunes or Stitcher and write a brief review. That would really help get the word out and raise the visibility of the Creative Life show. SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW Apple: http://bit.ly/TSL-apple Libsyn: http://bit.ly/TSL-libsyn Spotify: http://bit.ly/TSL-spotify Android: http://bit.ly/TSL-android Stitcher: http://bit.ly/TSL-stitcher CTA link: https://speakersu.com/the-speakers-life/ FOLLOW ME: Website: https://speakersu.com LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/JTme-linkedin Instagram: http://bit.ly/JTme-ig Twitter: http://bit.ly/JTme-twitter Facebook Group: http://bit.ly/IS-fbgroup Read full transcript at https://speakersu.com/corporate-executive-to-professional-speaker-sl082/ James Taylor Hi, it's James Taylor, founder of SpeakersU. Today's episode was first aired as part of International Speakers Summit the world's largest online event for professional speakers. And if you'd like to access the full video version, as well as in depth sessions with over 150 top speakers, then I've got a very special offer for you. Just go to InternationalSpeakersSummit.com, where you'll be able to register for a free pass for the summit. Yep, that's right 150 of the world's top speakers sharing their insights, strategies and tactics on how to launch grow and build a successful speaking business. So just go to InternationalSpeakersSummit.com but not before you listen to today's episode. Hey there, it's James Taylor, and I'm delighted today to be joined by Dr. Shirley Davis. Dr. Shirley Davis is an accomplished international keynote speaker, corporate executive president of SDS, global enterprises, and a master of reinvention. She has over 20 years of business experience and has worked at five of Fortune 50 and 100 companies in various senior and executive leadership roles. Most recently, she was the Global Head of diversity and inclusion and workplace strategies for the Society of Human Resource Management as the world's largest HR organization. She's been featured and quoted in NBC, as D show USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post, surely is a board member of the National Speakers Association, and holds a bachelor's in pre law, a master's in HR management, and a PhD in business and organization management. And it's my great pleasure to have today. And I feel incredibly under qualified now that I've just got to read all your incredible quote, you're so so share with me show everyone what was going on in your world, just now what's happening Dr. Shirley Davis is a lot happening. As I am mentioning to you, I'm heading out on a six city tour over the next seven days, I'll be there delivering seven speeches, I do have the absolute pleasure to one of those stops will be at the Les Brown speakers Institute. And I will be one of the speakers there. I traveled with les for about five years. He is one of my mentors, my coaches and certainly a friend of mine. And so he's asked me to come in train some other speakers. So that's one of the things going on. Another great opportunity that's happening is my business has really expanded in a way that I wasn't anticipating. But with all of the revelations and a lot of the conversations going on now with me too. And Time's up. My HR background has really catapulted me into an opportunity now to start doing a lot more work with organizations around how to build more harassment free, respectful and inclusive workplaces. So James Taylor that's really taken off. And so we're gonna come into that and a little bit as well, because I really want to start talking about especially as it relates to the world of word of speaking in events. But before I do, how did you get started in this this world of speaking, I mentioned earlier, you have this very strong corporate American America kind of background. How did you end up in the in the world of being a professional speaker, Dr. Shirley Davis professional speaker is one thing, but I actually have been speaking since I was about six years old. My very, very first public speech, was as valedictorian of my kindergarten class and my teachers actually saw something in me early on before I even knew that this is what I was going to be called to do. But professionally, actually, I think it's just it's been a calling for me. I have been working, as you mentioned, corporate America, but in human resources, and much of what I've done in addition to corporate training and development and leadership development, has been speaking on behalf of the company. So I've done everything from media interviews to keynotes to their clients and customers, to just doing training every day for our staff and our leaders and executives. And that's really what prepared me to ultimately then you know, move out on my own and be doing this full time for James Taylor my business. And as you started taking those first steps to moving from from the corporate world to becoming a professional speaker, who were those early mentors or guides for you who the people that maybe you mentioned, les, Les Brown there as well, but with with other people that can take you under their wing to help you can support you in that journey. Dr. Shirley Davis Yeah. Les Brown, obviously, was one that I've been following for years anyway, but I actually had been following early on the zigzag colors. I followed the Jolo stains and the TD Jakes because there they are worldwide ministries, and that's that was important to me. They're great, motivational, inspirational speakers as well. So those have been some of my mentors, obviously, I tracked you know, Del Toro McNeal, he's one of my friends as well as a colleague in this business. Simon T. Bailey is a great example of some of those. And then I just I study a lot of different speakers, Tony Robbins, obviously, always looking at who's the best at the top of their Echelon, and what can I learn from them. James Taylor Now, we have this kind of romantic notion of if you come from the corporate world, and you want to become a speaker of kind of going in there on Monday morning and handing in your notice and say, that's it. I'm going to be an author. I'm going to be a speaker. This is who I am. I'm going to go I'm going to go out there. Is that what it's like in real life. I don't come from the corporate world, but I can have it My imagination like in the movies, that's kind of the speaker's journey going from corporate to there. What was your journey? Did it have anything in resemblance to that? Dr. Shirley Davis No, actually, it was a journey, because I actually, for me, had to work an exit strategy. So it took me three years to get up the courage to actually put the infrastructure in place to really build the kind of business that I wanted to have before I started. So I literally planned for it over a three year period, while I was still working in corporate America, timing for me is everything. So what I knew was time for me was whenever I started getting more and more requests to come into organizations, and to corporations, to do separate speeches from what I was doing, when I was working at the Society for human resource management, I was getting a lot more of those requests. When I went to talk to General Counsel, about you know, is this something I can do with my five weeks of vacation, and you know, do some of this on my own time? And they said, No. So I thought, okay, so I feel like I'm a little bit confined and limited here. And I really can't live my dream because I'm confined by job description. So I literally worked a three year exit strategy. And during that time, I had to reaffirm my what I had to lay out my business plan my three to five year business plan, I had to get my family on board and get all the moral support and build my network, I had to get my finances in order. And then I had to, like I said, build the infrastructure and get the right resources in place. So I plan to succeed, and I plan to be in this thing for a long time. James Taylor So it must have been quite a nerve wracking time as well. I mean, going from having that regular paycheck that's coming in, and health insurance, and all those kind of things that go with that as well, to going into a world of really kind of entrepreneurship, as a speaker. Was was that, you know, was there like a particularly dark time in that period, when you were kind of going through those changes where you felt? I just don't know if I can I can do this, if I've got the stuff to be able to make this happen? Or are we all Have you always been this kind of confident type of person? Dr. Shirley Davis Not at all? Not at all. So that's again, why I said it took me three years, because part of that was building up courage and building up my faith and, and praying and asking, okay, is this really, really what I'm supposed to be doing on my own? And is this the right time. So that's what took me some time to do that. And during that time, is when I was saving up money, I was saving up my bonus checks, I was saving up my vacation of unpaid leave, I was saving up, you know, tax refunds. And so I literally when I left my corporate job, I had a year's worth of salary saved up so that just in case things didn't work out, I had a backup plan to at least pay my bills. So it really was important. And for me, I think having that plan in place. And having thought this through and I talked to so many speakers and business leaders to find out what it was that they did to succeed. But what are the things that they learned in order not to fail, that really helped me but I was very afraid. And that steady paycheck and a six figure income and, and having the benefits and all of that being lost was one of the reasons why I put in place having a backup of having my own one year salary saved up now. James Taylor You get to speak all over the world now. And you and I were going to be speaking in event together in Singapore coming up soon as well. You and You speak to lots of different industries. So what I'm interested in what strikes you about how the global workforce is changing? Because you're talking to lots and lots of different countries across lots of different industries? What are you seeing the trends there? Dr. Shirley Davis Absolutely. That's actually one of the sweet spots. For me, that's where companies called me and as their resident expert, and as a global thought leader on the changing workforce, about the fact that not only today, but in the next 15 years. So by 2020, and I talked about inclusion and workforce 2030 is that the world now has become more global and diverse and virtual and mobile, and hyper connected. And also working in a gig economy where people have their side hustles they got other jobs, they're working full time, but they've got online businesses, they're working Uber or Lyft. And they've got you know, Bed and Breakfast is through a lot of those online, you know, rental property. So it's a lot of those changes that we're saying I call it this era of disruption, and the workforce is being disrupted as well, too. So a lot of my work is helping CEOs of these major fortune 100 and fortune 50 companies to revamp their strategy around how they get great talent, how do they engage that talent? How do you develop and grow that talent? And how do you use that talent to build greater inclusion and innovation and, and be more competitive and stay relevant and build a long term business success? James Taylor You mentioned inclusion, I'm thinking I was actually listening to something today just saying here in the UK, they've been making a lot of changes in terms of having more diverse boards, because there's there was a big study I think was Credit Suisse came out the big study saying those those You know, one of the reasons we went through some, some terrible economic crashes recently was because there was lots of people in the room that look the same had same backgrounds. And so so I can see that's happening within boards, and it's obviously happening within organizations. When it comes to the speaking world, it sometimes feels like that message hasn't quite got through yet, you know, a lot of energy go to. And I mean, I've seen a speaking event recently, and I looked at the number who was speaking. And, frankly, there was a lot of people that looked like me that were there were male and pale. And that was predominantly kind of what it was. So what you see from, from your perspective, in terms of someone that you speak in all these different types of is it changing? Is it? Is it finally starting, that transition is finally starting to happen? Or is it something that we need to be doing just as as speakers and actually speaking up a bit more if we see that lineup in terms of coming through being actually coming forward? A little bit more, we already been booked for it? What can we be doing as speakers? Dr. Shirley Davis Yeah, that's a great point, James. And it's a, it's a business issue. It's a business strategy. And that's a long term sustainability strategy. So when I was in corporate America, even as I was the Global Head of diversity, and inclusion and workforce strategies, I was working a lot with organizations who were dealing exactly with that. But what I was also finding is that companies, even conferences, were saying, we need to get more diversity, even on our big stage, because people who are coming to our conferences look different. They're from different companies, different cultures, different backgrounds, they're different races, different ethnicities, different genders, and they have different needs. And so they're recognizing that they've got to have a message that resonates with their changing clients and customers and members, as well as their staff. So even though the global marketplace and the global workforce is changing, so are our communities that are consumers, and our customers and members. So it is very critical. I see now that a lot more companies are calling on me, not only because I'm an expert at what I do in the global changing workforce, but also because I happen to be a woman of color, who can command the stage and who is a thought leader. So they get sort of the best of all of those worlds. But they are hearing that same feedback as well, is that they need to change up who is on that lineup of keynote speakers, because everyone tends to look the same. And yet, that's not who's in the audience all the time. So they're very important. You know, one of the point I wanted to hit on real quick was we talked about this global changing marketplace and workplace Think about this. Now we have 51% of the global workforce are women, that means consumers to women are consuming the largest amount of our consumer spending. They're the ones that are paying, you know, for products and services, they're the ones that are making most of the financial decisions, both in their homes, as well as in the communities and then you know, as a consumer. So we got to think about that you look at now there's five generations that are in the workforce, but they're also our consumers. And look what's happening with the drive of millennials, Millennials are changing policy. They're changing organizational strategies and structures. They're changing the way that we do business and the way that we work. So we also have to change the way that we service them as well. So we as leaders, have to know that 75% of the workforce by 2025 is going to be millennials. So think about how we need to change our messages and our format and the way that we communicate with them very differently than 20 years ago, and 10 years ago. James Taylor Yeah, I mean, that reminds me, I'm thinking now, I was recently involved in doing a some online summit, primarily for event professionals, meeting planners. And one of the things that came through the I'd never really thought of before, but came through very, very strongly said you have to do we're saying you have to remember now that many of the people that are coming into starting in organizations, and even getting into like that first level of management in the corporate world, they have been educated in different ways. The new you know, I don't I don't know when you were at school cause but when I was at school, college, you know, you had someone that was like in the front of the room, the sage on the stage, and they would blast information at you and hoped you would remember some of it. But now he said, so much of the teaching that goes on in the cloud, in classrooms, colleges and schools, is this flipped classroom where they receive a lot of their information online in other ways. So when the role of the teacher or the person in the classroom is to encourage debate and discussion and questions, and it's much more interactive than then something when I was at school, so if that's what's happening in the schools, that's all that's going to come so suddenly, that that person who's in like they're in their 20s is coming into that event, and then suddenly seeing that speaker that's like just blasting information at them for 60 minutes or 90 minutes. It kind of feels a bit old fashioned now, Dr. Shirley Davis it definitely is very archaic and you're not going to keep people really fully engaged every seven minutes. You really need to be changing up how you're presenting. So my keynotes Not lectures, my keynotes are very interactive, very engaging, very provocative. And I have found over the last seven to 10 years, for me, I've gotten a greater level of response. When I have been, you know, I've now incorporated polling I've incorporated, you know, tweeting, I've incorporated for them to do, you know, conversations with each other, share your experiences, get them more engaged in talking. And as a part of my, you know, my presentation, so you got to keep it changed up, you can't just stay the same and expect that people are going to, you know, and again, as I said, we're in a virtual mobile workforce, but that also means that's who your clients are. And that's probably who your audience participants are. So you've got to be continuously engaging and upgrading. And as a James Taylor woman of color that's going into speak at these different organizations. What what biases do you do you encounter? And how do you how do you deal with those biases, because I think this is a hard thing, you know, to make myself that is kind of difficult for me to get because, you know, I'm, I am who I am. And I'm not a woman. And so and there are there's the when you go in to speak organizations you can talk to in a certain type of way. So when you come across those those biases, I'm sure you definitely come across those biases and organizations, how do you deal with them, especially when you're talking, you know, and have that conversation with that CEO, that decision maker in the organization, Dr. Shirley Davis James, we only have 30 minutes for this. So I can't go into my life story. But that's actually as a woman of color, I absolutely have dealt with that. And so I mean, everything from being marginalized to being devalued to being invisible to being at the table, but being assumed to be the one to take the notes or being excused or letting my ideas be shared only for them to be dismissed, and someone else to share that same idea A few minutes later, and everyone thinks it's the best thing since cornflakes, right. So a lot of those things I've experienced, I also now still today, go into organizations, and you know, I'm waiting to meet with someone. And they don't necessarily know that I am the one that's the keynote speaker, if I'm with a colleague of mine, I've got a team of people, sometimes who will go with me, if they are my white or Caucasian colleagues, they will assume that it's one of them that they must be, you know, coming out to meet and I must be the executive assistant or the support person. So I still get a lot of those, I can come off of a stage even now. And I'll have people come up to me and say, Wow, that was awesome. You're very articulate. But you don't say that to white men, right. So it hidden in that are some biases up, I didn't expect you to be that great, or I didn't expect you to be that articulate, or I didn't expect you to be that intelligent. And so I still deal with those. But I've turned those into teachable moments. And because I work with diversity and inclusion and work with leadership coaching all the time. Those are opportunities for me now to excuse the biases, but use it as an opportunity to teach them how they can certainly be much more respectful and sensitive and culturally aware of sometimes the things that they say and do that can minimize a person's value. And what about James Taylor the hidden biases, because I was thinking the other day about so much of this industry is one of referrals. So I'll get a call from maybe at the conference I spoke at last year, and they'll say this, this the theme of this one is this theme. Who would you recommend? And and so so I'll automatically go. And I'll say Usually, it's probably often the last speaker I had a conversation with on that particular topic. But it has made me think now, when someone I have that conversation with someone that I might I might recommending that person, because they're like me, and that is why I'm recommending that person? And is that just perpetuating something so that that person gets booked for that. And it just happens time and leave? So and bearing in mind we're This is to our community of speakers. What can we be doing as speakers to make changes? Dr. Shirley Davis I think it's it's twofold, right? So part of your role and responsibility is to be more culturally competent and more sensitive that the workforce, the workplace, our society is becoming much more diverse. So make an intentional decision to broaden your network of people of other cultures and backgrounds and races and genders that you don't traditionally relate to. So for someone like me, on the flip side of that my role and responsibility is to also build relationships that are broad, broad reaching, and of course, as a woman of color, I've learned how to do that anyway, because that's one of the ways to get to the top or to be successful is to, you know, partner with and to get to know and build relationships with those who have the power those who have the position. So I have done that. And I have found by doing that, that I've gotten more referrals from some of my white counterparts. I've gotten referrals from people from different cultures and different countries because I have made an intentional decision to broaden my network, but it has to be To fold as well. James Taylor So you are now on the board of the National Speakers Association. And, and I remember going to my first Speakers Association mean, not the National Speakers Association, not another speaker Association. I went I went to I went to one in one country, that's not my home country. And and, and I felt a certain kind of thing. And it was very open and very people. And it was very diverse, actually, the people in the room, and I went to another one. And it felt very, it felt quite male, a lot of a lot of blazers, blue blazer type type vibe, and it felt a bit uncomfortable. Even, you know, for me, and I'm like, is this really the kind of group I want to be kind of part of is this really my values and everything? So I know, this is a subject you're really passionate about, you know, your role now, as a leadership role, the NSA, the NSA, that the organization and the membership can more reflect the world, you know, what's going to what's going to the diversity of in organizations in the world, what some of the things, some of the major projects, the ideas that you have, in terms of changing things there. Dr. Shirley Davis Yeah, actually, I'm one of many on the board. But I really appreciate the fact that that was a priority for last year's board was to make sure that they were being much more reflective and considerate of the fact that their membership is changing, as well as the world around them. And they've got to learn to be more relevant and that they've got to reflect that in their membership and in their products, their programming their services, as well and walk the talk. I'm like it when I first walked in to my first annual conference, and even to chapter meetings, I felt the same way I didn't feel like I belonged. I didn't feel a part of I didn't see a lot of people who look like me, it was very cliquish, sort of that old boy network, right. And so I felt like, okay, now I'm in diversity and inclusion, I understand this. So I can either be a change agent, or I can just walk away. And you know, and go and do something else with my life. But I felt like there was a role that I could play that, you know, with my business experience, and background with my corporate experience, and having worked in a membership Association, I thought, wow, I can really add some value here by helping them helping the leaders to be much more understanding and aware and sensitive of how the workforce is changing, and help them put in some strategy. So everything from making sure that our programming now reflects more diversity of our society, make sure that we're looking at technology in different ways, and multiple channels of how we can deliver to so many people who have different learning styles and thinking styles and ways of communicating to looking at our chapter strategies, and how can we make sure that our chapters are being much more inclusive and appealing and attractive to diverse talent in their communities as well. So those are some of the things that I can do. It's going to take a while, you know, I'm going to be on the board for three years or more. But it will take a while but at least I'm glad to see that we're focusing on that now. James Taylor And in your speaking career, this this journey you've had, was there a key aha moment or lightbulb moment where you went? Okay, this is direction I want to go with my speaking or this is a type of type of organization or type of client, you want to do really speak to Dr. Shirley Davis Yeah, my topic because I'm talking about the global changing workforce? And how do you build an inclusive and high performance, workplace culture? And how do you build the best talent? And how do you, you know, have leaders that are walking the talk and leaders of excellence. So that is a topic that is actually universal? Many people are looking at that, because I can tell you, there's so many more people that work for bad bosses. And they work for toxic cultures or cultures that are static or complacent or rigid, or risk averse. So I'm helping them to shift and make those transitions. So I think for me, I I've had my aha moments as I was going out and doing more training and just seeing people saying, Wow, the way that you present this and position this as a business strategy as a long term, sustainable strategy and business model and the way that you make it practical and relevant, this is something that we need. And so those have been my aha is probably about seven years ago, I realized, gosh, there's a real need for this. And people that look like me aren't out there speaking about it and talking about it in a way that doesn't make people feel offended or insulted or they feel like they've you know, gone through the wringer because of the training. I'm talking to them from the terms of how do you make sure that you are, you know, appealing to an attractive to great talent, loyal customers, great members? And how does this contribute to your bottom line? So positioning it as a business strategy has been a real eye opener and a long term business strategy for me. James Taylor And I think that's probably the reason why, I mean, sometimes, you know, some of these things get put very easily in the breakout session space. And, and you don't do that you are the keynote speaker, you are that person at opening, you know, because it's also setting a tone for an entire organization or an association as well. So I think I really commend you for, for being able to do that because that's a hard thing I think to do to be able to, either it's not just on this topic, there's lots of subjects we can think of which can If not careful, then get ready to get moved to the the breakout session space. Dr. Shirley Davis Yeah. I mean, I'm not afraid to do breakouts. But I found that over the last four or five years, they've wanted me as the keynoter because I appeal to a broad audience. Now, I will tell you that I'm speaking to manufacturing environments, I'm speaking to architects, I'm speaking to engineers, I'm speaking to scientists, and I'm speaking to a majority white male audience, but they resonate with me because I'm talking their language. And because I diffuse a lot of the stereotypes and the myths, and I think I'm able to relate to them in a very personable way, but in a way that's practical, that they can take it back and make a change in a difference, where they haven't walked away feeling like they've been, you know, completely insulted James Taylor to do my practicalities you're about to hit on the road, you've got a big speaking to happening just now. What is in that speaker bag? What isn't that bag that you carry with these two, all of your speaking engagements, you'd never leave home or the office without Dr. Shirley Davis in my speaker bag, I've always got to have my presentations on my USB flash drive. So I always have a USB flash drive, just in case something happens with the computer, it doesn't work technology is broke down. There's always someone that has an extra extra laptop there. And if they don't, I always have my presentation in a hardcopy so that I can refer to it most of the time, I don't need it, I can get up and speak this stuff like that, you know, like I drink water. I also always have backup cords, I have HDMI and I find that some companies I go into their technology is not up to date. So I've always got a backup for making sure that my my chords work with their, their their technology, I always have peanut butter crackers, because when I'm traveling so much I need energy. And I need that fiber and protein to keep me going because there are days where I am like on a plane right after I speak, I don't have time to eat. And so that gives me a little bit more energy to go. And I always have my square because you never know when there's going to be a great opportunity to sell something so James Taylor Oh, awesome. And then what about when it comes to? You mentioned square? That's kind of one an app or two? Are there any other online resources or apps or tools you find really useful for yourself as a speaker? Dr. Shirley Davis Yeah, I do. I mean, obviously, I think all of us use TripAdvisor. That's that's very, very important. I stay a lot on social media. So I'm always kind of looking at what's going on I love are we that we have a CSP link. I'm constantly looking at opportunities there that people are using. But I think for me, I stay mostly in tune to just some of the social media, whether it's YouTube or Vimeo or LinkedIn or Instagram that keeps me up to date on what's going on. And I can find anybody anywhere that way. And then what James Taylor about a book if there was, I want you to imagine maybe there's someone watching this just now that was in that position that you were in a number of years ago. They're working in a corporate job, they maybe really enjoy their job, but it's it's not necessarily fulfilling. They know that there's something more there and they want to make that transition want to make that journey and they want to do it in quite a deliberate way. Is there any books that you would recommend to them to kind of switch their mind to this or even just going to help them get started on that journey? Dr. Shirley Davis Yeah, there's a couple I really love a good friend, my good friend, Delatour McNeil has a great book called caught between a dream and a job. And that's really all about how to make that exit from your full time job that you're getting a paycheck at, but it's not your dream. And so how do you sort of make that shift in that change? I love this great book by Myles Munroe called passing it on. And it's all about why we do what we do in life, having a purpose and making sure that whatever we do that it's adding impact wherever we go. There's a third book I really love by Simon Simon, that called start with y. So always just kind of understanding why you're doing something and ensuring that you're asking those right kinds of questions before you take that leap and jump out and do it. And then certainly I think for any speaker, joining the NSA is a great opportunity and great resources there but paid to speak book, more business all those are great books to get started as well. That's great, some amazing resource, they will put as many of these on the on the show notes here as possible as well. And kind of final question for you. I want you to imagine you woke up tomorrow morning, and we'll let you choose where you wake up which city which country you wake up in, but you've got all the skills you've acquired as a speaker over the years, but no one knows you, you know no one you have to restart. What would you do? How would you restart your career? You know, I would restart it the way that I started this one I would started deliberately, slowly, intentionally and with the strategy, but I will also start like what I did when I jumped out I didn't immediately just quit my job. And then the next day I was open for business. I actually quit my job as I told you over three years and then when I gave them my notice I gave them a six month notice I gave it to them in January and I didn't leave till July. But I also partnered with Les Brown, so I started speaking with him going to speakers training and then traveling with him around the globe. We did five different countries, over a five year period and then certainly all Around the US. So that would be one of the things that I would say do is get with someone else who's already doing this and use them as your mentor, use them as an opportunity to train you and to grow and you know, be able to learn more about what to do, don't just do it by yourself. And don't just start that, you know, just from scratch, you got to be out there and partnering with someone while you're building your business. I think that's such great advice. I mean, of all this, of all the speakers I've been talking with, is that one of the thing that keeps saying out, which is the importance of having some kind of mentorship as well, in the fight, you had Les Brown, like one of the greatest speakers of the world is pretty, pretty amazing as well. So I'm going to be really interested in in the years to come watching you be a mentor, for other speakers that are coming through as well. And I think if this summit still exists in in a few years time, I'm looking forward to interviewing those women, those men who have come through and have you've mentored and helped them as well. So that's, that's, that's something I'm sure we're gonna definitely see. I love that I actually have a mastermind group specifically on helping you launch a profitable consulting and speaking business. And I've got a great number of people learning just like that, how do you do this? And so I'm teaching them so I'd love for you to do that. Well, that's great. So if people want James Taylor to learn about that, and they want to learn more about you and your speaking, maybe the they're getting that call from that, that meeting planner saying Who should we get this year and they want to refer you and where should they go? What's the best place for them to go to Dr. Shirley Davis absolutely go directly to DrShirleydavis.com. Or you can definitely go to my LinkedIn profile. You can also find me on LinkedIn learning I'm an author there launched a new course called inclusive leadership. And you'll hear some of my personal stories about my journey of becoming a speaker as well as a leader. So there's a number of ways that you can find me but Dr. Shirley Davis calm James Taylor Well, she's been a pleasure as always speaking to you I'm really looking forward to getting to meet in person when we're in Singapore at that event together. And I would I wish you all the best on your on your speaking to the you're just about to embark on Dr. Shirley Davis thank you I wish you all the best to thanks again for the opportunity. James Taylor Today's episode was sponsored by speakers you the online community for speakers and if you're serious about your speaking career then you can join us because you membership program. 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Collaborate To Accelerate James Taylor interviews Mia Liljeberg and they talked about how to Collaborate To Accelerate In today's episode Mia Liljeberg talks about how to Collaborate To Accelerate. Mia Liljeberg is a trusted adviser and speaker but could be best described as a change catalyst. Based in Sweden, she travels the world helping leaders and their organizations to upgrade to the next level through small calibrations. To date, Mia has visited over 100 countries, worked in 20 countries, and lived in 10 of those on 5 continents. As a TEDx speaker and Certified professional facilitator, she gives her customers unique experiences. Her 20 years of managing change in different industries and countries have given her the tools and insights to ignite, accelerate, and guide her customers with great results. What we cover: Moving from a competition to a collaboration mindset Going from consumer to contributor Results from surveying 8,000 speakers Resources: Mia Liljeberg Website Mia LinkedIn Please SUBSCRIBE ►http://bit.ly/JTme-ytsub ♥️ Your Support Appreciated! If you enjoyed the show, please rate it on YouTube, iTunes or Stitcher and write a brief review. That would really help get the word out and raise the visibility of the Creative Life show. SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW Apple: http://bit.ly/TSL-apple Libsyn: http://bit.ly/TSL-libsyn Spotify: http://bit.ly/TSL-spotify Android: http://bit.ly/TSL-android Stitcher: http://bit.ly/TSL-stitcher CTA link: https://speakersu.com/the-speakers-life/ FOLLOW ME: Website: https://speakersu.com LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/JTme-linkedin Instagram: http://bit.ly/JTme-ig Twitter: http://bit.ly/JTme-twitter Facebook Group: http://bit.ly/IS-fbgroup Read full transcript at https://speakersu.com/collaborate-to-accelerate-sl075/ James Taylor Hi, it's James Taylor, founder of SpeakersU. Today's episode was first aired as part of International Speakers Summit the world's largest online event for professional speakers. And if you'd like to access the full video version, as well as in depth sessions with over 150 top speakers, then I've got a very special offer for you. Just go to InternationalSpeakersSummit.com, where you'll be able to register for a free pass for the summit. Yep, that's right 150 of the world's top speakers sharing their insights, strategies and tactics on how to launch grow and build a successful speaking business. So just go to InternationalSpeakersSummit.com but not before you listen to today's episode. Hey there, it's James Taylor and I'm delighted today to be joined by Mia Liljeberg. Mia is a trusted advisor and speaker but could be best described as a Change Catalyst. Based in Sweden. She travels the world helping leaders and their organizations to upgrade to the next level through small calibrations. Today, Mia has visited over 100 countries works In 20 countries and lived in 10 of those on five continents. As a TEDx speaker and Certified Professional facilitator, she gives her customers unique experiences. Her 20 years of managing change in different industries and countries have given her the tools and insights to ignite, accelerate, and guide her customers with great results. And it's my great pleasure to have Mia join us today. So welcome, Mia. Thank you. So share with everyone what's going on in your world just now. Mia Liljeberg Currently, I'm on around the world trip for 18 weeks. I'm currently in Lima, Peru, after been to Europe, Asia and Oceania. Wow. So now we have four weeks left before we are heading back to Sweden. James Taylor So you I think you you traveled to New Zealand as well for the global speaker summits you'd been there. So you're making a big trip as part as part of the speaking or is it a mixture of speaking vacationing or how's it working for you? Mia Liljeberg Yeah, that makes I go for the mix. So it's both mix. So speaking facilitation, writing on the next book, And a lot of vacation as well. So how did you get started as a James Taylor speaker? Where did it all begin for you? Mia Liljeberg I started off as a consultant management consultant helping a lot of large companies with change. And then I wrote a book five years ago about communicating with the images, how it really can cross makes it so much easier to cross cultural boundaries and language boundaries. So that's how I got into speaking. So before I was just a consultant, doing facilitation workshop, advising, and then I got into the whole speaking business. James Taylor And when you started making that transition from the consulting world, who were those early mentors, and who do you find it Who are some of your mentors today that could have helped you? Mia Liljeberg Five years ago, I didn't have any mentors. So it was very tough. And then 2014 we started the National Speakers Association in Sweden, and that's when it was then that's when the whole world opened up for me with the mentors both in Sweden and all around the world. James Taylor And whether any particular names there was was there any any speakers that kind of took you under their wing? Or was it more than the fact that there were speakers that you you'd seen on stage? And you can you thought, actually, that's kind of where I want to, I want to get to I want to get there with my my speaker business. I want to get there in terms of that level of craft and speaking. Mia Liljeberg Yeah. So it's like, five years ago, when I started, it was like, I saw this huge gap between me and everyone else. And then when we start the association, and we start connected, like, you saw that they were all like you. So I mean, for the Karen, who is the initiator of the Swedish speaker Association. I mean, he and his twin brother to her and those are the ones who, who came up with the idea about what do you think about collaborating instead of competing is like, haven't thought about that? So that was a big mind shift, August 2014. James Taylor And then you're originally an engineer before you got into Nigeria. You're an engineer by trade, I understand. So with without any skills, you able to have tried to move across from the world of, of engineering into the world of speaking. Mia Liljeberg Yes, as I've been working as in five different continents with a lot of both logistics and management projects. I mean, the whole planning the management and the thing about working internationally about dealing with different cultures and communicating across barriers, that has been really, really helpful. And also like, I love to travel. So it's like, I love to, to see new cultures meet new people and, and I think that's part of my strange brain. I, I wasn't on the TV show for the smallest in Sweden. And my husband's done with that one. And that's, that's part of my engineering brain is like, I see so many connections, I see the patterns and I see when there is a pattern and I can connect patterns where people can't see patterns, but I also see With a patent is missing. And that is so valuable within change management to really see you don't have to do lot of big changes. You just have to find the small things to calibrate. And that's when you get exponential growth. James Taylor So I'm interested, you're traveling, you're in Peru and in Lima today as well. Because we have so many attendees on this. Previous we've had 6000 attendees on this summit and for all 120 countries. Are there any other any countries on your hit list? Any countries Maybe someone's watching this just now they're a speaker, and there's maybe country or country you haven't yet spoken and you haven't traveled to? The maybe if you were to mention just now you might have someone here saying Actually, I'm basically I could I can help bring you over. Mia Liljeberg And that is so fun, because as I've been to over 100 countries, and I've worked in so many countries like Canada. I still haven't been to Canada. It's like, how come I haven't into Canada. James Taylor And one of the things that I noticed that you've done which I thought was really Interesting you'd like a survey together, you'd serve it over 8000 speakers, specifically about collaboration? What What did you learn from that? Well, first of all, what what was it the thinking behind creating that, that that survey in the first place? What was your your purpose in doing that? And what were some of the key results that you found from that, Mia Liljeberg as I mentioned about how we started the Swedish Association to do the mind shift going from speakers or competing to speakers could collaborate, to share the pie. And that is, as I mentioned, I was speaking at the global speaker summit in Auckland, New Zealand in February, and I was the Swedish representative there. That was my topic was really about collaboration because that is what I've seen from being a member and also being one of the founding board members of an association is really that people join an association and they want the referrals. So okay. I'm a member with With my referrals, but it doesn't work that way, you know that? Will not. So it's like, but there's like, there should be a method, there should be a pattern. What is it? And that's when that's when I thought, well, the best way I think I have grasped a pattern, a method. But why don't I just ask everyone else. So that's when I went out with a survey to all the speaker associations in the world that are connected to the global speaker Federation to make sure that we got the views from everyone. And they really confirmed all that I thought from the beginning. So there are 8000 preferred speakers around the world that are members of associations. And out of those, not everyone. That's how it is. But the ones who answered us gave really good input, for example, that just by being a member and being able to collaborate, they've gained a lot of value, like some made over 50,000 you US dollar just from collaboration. And that is that is quite interesting considering that we think that speaking business is quite alone some business that you are not collaborating, you're competing. But if you're really collaborating, you're really helping each other. And so OSI seed is, it's a, I see this mount, as I see in pictures, I see it as a mountain, the mountain of value of collaboration. So it's like, at the bottom, everyone, like being everyone who's listening to this, to this summit is the consumer. Anyone who becomes a member of an association is the consumer. They are there to get information. And that's the easy pass away. But that's not how you really get the real value out of it. You get a lot of value. From this summit, you get tons of value. But in order to get even more value, and get the things that people say and people say, Oh, we I want the reverse. I want the referrals, how I get the referrals. Well then the next step is connecting, you have to take this first step out first active step. And that is about Connecting, Connecting with other speakers being open and interested in other speakers being being generally interested in other people. And that is a good step. But there's a lot of people who have connected with me and that I have connected with, but I wouldn't refer them. That is not good enough. Because the next thing is, we have so many connections, but what we really want is the contributors, the people who are really contributing, because when you're contributing, you get visibility, and you get credibility. And that's how you become top of mind. For other speakers to really refer you because there's so many speakers out there. It's a tough market. James Taylor Yeah, it reminds me a little bit I remember when having company Chemistry and we're actually twice Swedish, just like Spotify, for example, there was a funny stage before Spotify, where we had Napster and a lot of peer to peer things going on. Yeah. And if any, if anyone ever used any of those things to be able to illegally to get music, so imagine and one of the things you always had you had the, you had the kind of the exact terminology you had the people that would put things up when they were the ones that were very active to contribute. And then you had this other group and they were actually called the leeches if I think you remember that was a term that with leeches, so they never contributed anything. It was always about taking something from it as well. And I thought it was an interesting, interesting, I mean, you you told me this, this idea of going from really going from being a consumer of it to actually getting from collaboration. And it feels that this is one of those industries where, for historical reasons or whatever reasons. There's a lot of lone wolves in this in this in this business and maybe because of how it's you know, it's started maybe that that's, Mia Liljeberg I definitely James Taylor see a trend changing especially the younger speakers coming up who I'm thinking people wonder like Frederick I've collaborated with Frederick on things, Gil Peter sale, you know from Russia as well as now in Singapore. And all that content is all about collaboration, how can we help, you know grow the pie? How can we collaborate on each with each other as well? What example Have you seen recently of a really interesting ways that speakers have collaborated with each other to create something new and novel that's very interesting and adds value in the market? Mia Liljeberg I mean, I would say like, what are you putting on now with international speaker summit? That is fabulous way to collaborate, and also what the Gil and Frederick Heron was doing when they did, she had keynote. So I mean, to be able to invite other speakers you have to lose in your fare. Your state presence. And I think that that's the core of it, like the speakers who are confident in themselves are the ones that are willing to let go of that fear and to trust other people. So I mean, I've seen so many different ways of I mean, it's I mean, you have collaboration where people are collaborating and going to towards a common target market. That is really good way to see that okay, we can complement each other, we can make a bigger offer. And then you have the ones where people are standing in for each other when they are, if they're sick, or if they are and a transportation issues you have where we are really contributing to each other to really make each other better on stage. That is also one I mean, that there's so many different dimensions. So it's like when people get into To this speaking business, they, they believe that okay, I want I want to get my, I want to get it for referrals I want to get on stage, I want to get the high fees, but it's like, that is just the quantitative measurements that you are looking for. Yeah, behind that one. That's the top of the iceberg. underneath. It's all of these different connections that you can see that well, when I spoke and connected to that person over there. That one, I was invited. I did a guest blog post on that one. Someone saw that one and they they thought I should be on stage there when I was on stage there that I mean, it's a snowball. Yeah, I mean, when I'm, when I'm trying to track back how I got, how I got the referrals. It always started with a smooth, smooth, smooth connection and contribution. And someone saw it. James Taylor I think one of the ways I think about collaboration is I'm a obviously this summit is you said is a perfect is an example of collaboration. This is kind of what we're doing. I'm collaborating with Lots of other speakers have been creating something that wouldn't have existed without all of us coming together. You know, it's I could not I could not create a summit with just me because it would be boring. So, you know, I have to bring all these great minds together and, and it doesn't. I feel that we're all able to learn from each show. And I think the other ways I've seen that in the speaking world worked very well. And sometimes it's talked about and sometimes it's, I think it's quite under the surface is mastermind, you know, I, I know a number I'm involved in to masterminds, and with others with other kind of speakers and groups, and one of those masterminds. We all speak some actually two of us speak on the same, pretty much the same topic. And the other ones to speak on a different topic. But the thing that all links us together, is we sat down, there's eight of us and we sat down and said we could essentially be eight years worth of keynotes for a conference, let's say a marketing conference because we all that's one of the things we all share in common. As we will come from different marketing backgrounds in one way or the other, so we just kind of sat down together. And we're like really diverse from different parts of the world. But we but we, we share we come together and different things. And also, it's not just referring work, okay, that's, you know, I do it this year, then sometimes I'll refer someone in the group. But I find the really interesting thing is then when you say, what can we create the hasn't even existed before together. So I know, I know, the seven strengths that I have in his weaknesses I have, and in one of my other members of my mastermind, she's an amazing workshop person. She is like, the best workshops I've ever seen. And that's not probably one of my key strengths. So we've we've started working on things like how can we collaborate, you know, because she's so good at that site, I'm, I'm a little bit better, especially some of the online things as well. And that's, I find that really creative because you can and you don't have to be saying well, I can only have that type of thing. Relationship with That person you can, you can do it internationally. And I've seen this happen, especially for the music industry again, we used to call them swaps. So you would you would bring a foreign artists in to your country. And you would do a tour together essentially you would do maybe six shows or 10 shows together. I've just a good friend of mine, his great guitar Swedish guitarist, kudos for Kenyans who work with Oscar Peterson. And so I would, you know, my peers, I bring him to work with a British artist, and he would go on tour and together around the UK and a really nice tour, and then offered organize a tour in Sweden, and then that as we go over there, and you can have so many of those different relationships, and it always is quite a good way to enter into a market because that speak in that place has real strength in that market has the connections already, but you have your strengths and where you are. So you can kind of do those those swaps as well. Mia Liljeberg Yeah, because what it comes down to is that there is already trust in that market from that person. Yes, it's like you get so so what's next I'm starting to realize that in order to collaborate efficiently, there needs to be a lot of trust. I mean, the trust, and that's why I'm talking about that there's a lot of consumers, that's where how everybody's starting consuming because there's so much to consume. But then you have to start to do the connections, and one study the connections, you can start to contribute. And when you start to contribute to each other, that is like a saying that I can help you polish on those skills. And you can help me polish on these these skills. We're not competing, we're just making each other better, stronger in all markets, or we could go together to a market so he's like, just contributing can be contribution can be done in so many different ways, especially just this fine tuning, calibrating the scales, so we become better on stage or in our whole business management. Because some people don't need referrals. I mean, some people just need to be able To say no to the low paid gigs, sharpen the skills to raise the fee to get less gigs. So it's all about making those movements. And James Taylor I guess one of the slight dangers of collaborations is they can, at times it can feel quite tactical. So you can have lots of different things kind of going on. And they're not necessarily particularly joined up or there's not an overarching strategy. You're not doing them in a, in a quiet, thoughtful way. And so is there any suggestions, any kind of guys to how, how to make that create a plan around that collaboration? And I think maybe more from a strategic level rather than just individual tactical relationships. Mia Liljeberg Yeah. And, of course, I mean, because I mean, we are humans and we are connecting to each other. So it's like we are connecting hands we are doing it but as you say, we do it without a plan. But if we have a plan for our speaking business, that is how we can start to collaborate with a purpose. Which means that when I go back to this value mountain, it's like consuming we are consuming but let's face it, as long as you are consuming, you're not contributing. So, it is it is a waste of money it is a waste of money and time, a lot of times because if it if it hinders you from contributing, well you will stay a consumer. So, it's more about connecting make thoughtful connection and honest connections with people but also contribute really be How can I contribute because I made a lot of speakers saying, Well, I don't have anything to contribute because my niche is so so special. So yeah, but thing is, you always have something to contribute. You can share your mistakes you can share to spare, share your mistakes, nobody has to do it like, like what I did, with my altitude sickness, never fly in from sea level to LA pass Bolivia. That is a very bad idea. Yeah, that I'm sharing to spam. But also it's like, what if, like, our business is so diverse? It's like, What? What are you really, really good at, but maybe someone is really good at Facebook ads and can share that one, although they have a topic that is very, very niche, or someone is very good at proposals, or someone is very good at just stage presence, like, we have those little hacks that we can really give away. But it's all about wanting to give away to really believe in collaboration and not believe in the competition. James Taylor And I think that I mean, if anyone's watching this just now I think that's the masterminds that could be really powerful or in speakers associations are the same as well, when you can, and I know in a lot of Speakers Association, they'll have kind of subgroups within the speaker's associations are focused on particular areas. And I think they could be incredibly powerful because We all have these different skills. I think sometimes that the hardest thing is to is to recognize the skills that you have, you mentioned that they like to recognize those skills that you have that you can contribute to the group and to other people. Because it, it feels so natural to you to do this, it feels natural to these Facebook ads, like okay, that's fine. Here's the natural to create, like a great trainers guide leaders guide for a workshop with me that would be like, Okay, how does that how does that work? You know? So So I think it's, as you can start to get into this world of collaboration. It's like having a mirror there people reflecting back to you saying, actually, I don't think you can decide I think it's like Frederick is brilliant at this, being that mirror and reflecting back to people saying, okay, you think this is the thing that you can actually but it's, it's actually this thing, that's where your that's where your genius that's where your your great contribution can go as well. And I'm guessing that's one of the benefits of being a member of our speakers Association because you have that ability to have that connection with The people that can reflect. And it's, it's difficult sometimes when you're in the world outside of that, if you're just in speaking to friends and family members, and they're going, what is it? You do? Like, how did what do you do again? Mia Liljeberg Yeah, they don't share the challenges and experiences. No. But it's like, would you say that it's like, doing those Facebook ads, it's like it can feel so natural to you. And it's like, and that's exactly what Frederick is about with his inner theme. And that is exactly why you speaker is so good on stage because like, because it's so natural to you. But that is what makes you unique. So it's like, what is unique to us? We don't see it. And that's what people don't think that oh, I don't have anything to contribute. It's like, but seriously, you're you're the best on this topic. It's like you can really give give me your nugget, can I pick your brain can you just share, share, to spare share to care. James Taylor So in your journey as a speaker as you made this, this move And then what you were doing in a consultancy, and then you know, becoming a speaker that you are doing traveling the world as a speaker? Was there a key insight moment, an aha moment a time when you went, Oh, okay. This is the direction I want to go with my speaking or this is who I want to serve with my speaking. Can you maybe talk to an aha moment like that? Mia Liljeberg When the first aha moment was the, the, when we founded this Swedish speaker Association? Because I really remember when I, when I went to, to that meeting at at TI or south, and I was like, talking to my friend Leanna. Another speaker in the car is like, what is going to happen? We're going to be 30 speakers over a week. And it's like, what is the what? And then afterwards was just pure love? It's like, wow, yeah, yeah, we so it was it was this mind shift. And as you say, that is probably what a lot of speakers outside associations cannot see. But once you're in an association, you can see that is the mind shift. But still still within associations. There's a lot of consumers And that is fine, because I mean, they pay their membership fees, and they get a ton of value. But if you really want to climb the mountain, can the mountain value, then you have to start to connect. And as you say, with the most amount, most of mine is a beautiful, deep connection, James Taylor I think, you know, one of the hacks I have, I've learned this in other other industries, other professions, and one of the things I was really keen to do early on in my speaking just as someone that were just kind of getting started was to find those those mentors, and yeah, because it's one of the quickest ways to transfer knowledge and to learn and also to provide value. And yeah, and I'm, I don't know, you're probably the same, really fortunate to have mentors that can support you. And it's, it's not like a it's like a where you're just consuming stuff with it with a mental relationship you're creating, how can I How can I be contributing to this this relationship as well, it's a bit is is a two and it's a real I, someone said to me the other day, he said, You should always have two mentors, you should have a mentor that's older than you to who has wisdom and a mentor this younger than you to basically be kicking up the backside to say, okay, you know, I've got this older generation that's coming up, they're coming up fast. Yes, they stay on top, stay on, stay on it. Mia Liljeberg Yeah, that's beautiful. Because, like you're saying, with mentors, in order to have a mentor. You have to really be able to ask for a mentor. You really have to be able to ask for advice. And that is I think, what can go against people when they are so in their mask and role of speaker because I am a speaker I am the confident the expert is like, but you're also a person who is on your journey to grow the business. So it's like to really be honest and vulnerable to to be available for feedback. Yeah, I mean, we have a in Sweden we have something that we call colleague listening wishes. Anyone can anyone ask? A member can invite the other members to watch them while they speak. And also ask for feedback. And say, I would like to have feedback. And you can be very specific, specific on it, like, I have just tried this new thing. So could you just give a feedback on that. And like, it's, it's beautiful. Because it's like, if you get really honest feedback from the person is like, and as with feedback, you can, you can take it as you want. And as there is no format for the feedback, it's very honest. And some people can go into length about really, really detailed feedback. I saw this and it's like, when you connect with this one, and you could really, you can really open the loop here and you could really prolong that one. And here, you really get the audience attention, but you will too fast is like that type of feedback you normally get when you hire a speaker coach, but you can never get it from the client. Because the client will always look at the content and the experience more more than the process and Then, and they craft something that is a really good way to grow as a speaker. James Taylor Yeah, I sometimes when when when I'm writing keynotes and working on keynotes, I, I'm almost writing them on three different levels, I'm breaking them. First of all, for the general the widest audience knows to one levels, I need to understand anyone that's maybe they're just starting an organization and have no knowledge of this topic that they're going to get. And I'm going to connect with them. And then I write to someone who is who really gets understands this maybe a senior leader in an organization. So it needs to work at that level. And then I also write it for my mic. Almost my colleagues and the speaker Well, yeah, because I know that if I if I'm going to put this on, I send my stuff by some videos which way you should film your things. I've, I send my videos to my speaker friends, and they'll come back with like real detailed notes and things. So I know if I'm going to do this, it's going to be it's going to be it has to work on all those three levels. Because if I just if I just couldn't go purely for the craft Then I feel like cuz sometimes like the, the emotional part to it and like the board, but then but at the same time, if I just go right to the broadest level and just purely speak to that, then Mia Liljeberg then you're not challenging yourself. You James Taylor don't challenge yourself and also you're not challenging the audience as well. Yeah. And it's like speaking down. I don't want to be speaking down to the audience. I'm treating trying to treat everyone in the audience. Like they're smart people that you know that they're in that room, they're in that room to learn and that's kind of part of my part, my job. What about you're on the road just now you're traveling from one country to the other? What is in your speaker bag, what is in that bag that you carry with you to all of your speaking engagements, cables, a lot of cables. Mia Liljeberg A lot of cables. What else? As I as I'm a facilitator, as well. I always bring a lot of things like a whiteboard markers and large prostitutes and tissue belts. I have the Hey Mike. Hey, Mick. Yeah, microphones? Yeah. Yes. Yeah. And selfie sticks. Yeah, that is in the small bag. But as I say, as I'm a workshop facilitate I have quite a huge workshop back. James Taylor You have to Morel. And then what about you mentioned like the haymakers that's one type of app. Is there any other apps or online tools or mobile apps, for example, that you find really useful for yourself as a speaker? Mia Liljeberg Well, yeah, that's that would be the CRM system to always have a CRM system, and I use Evernote a lot. James Taylor And what do you use for you? What do you use for your CRM system? Mia Liljeberg Currently, I'm using agile, agile CRM. James Taylor And then what about a book if you were to recommend one book to our audience? What would that book be? Mia Liljeberg This might sound a bit funny because it's a very old book, but it was one of the last one I read. It says Friedman's book about humor in speaking. And now I can't remember the name of it. James Taylor I'll find the link for and we've had Scott here is yes, I'm gonna find a link for that as well. And we're gonna, because I Mia Liljeberg met, I met Scott. We talked about it at the global speakers on it, and then I read it directly after it was like, and it was it was good. And then I offered I saw how old it was. But it is good. You see what James Taylor I think that's what every author wants to be able to read classic this read, you know, years and years in advance as well. Yeah. And I want to kind of give you a final and ultimate question here. Let's imagine you woke up tomorrow morning, I'm gonna let you choose any city in the world to wake up in. You have all the skills that you've acquired over the years, but you know, no one no one knows you. So you have to restart your speaking career. What would you do? How would you restart? Mia Liljeberg It would be too easy if there was a city with an association in it because then I would just to go to the association to stop make connection but otherwise it would probably be just to stop Connecting networking. Yeah, I would just start networking as I as I've been living in so many countries. I mean, I've been doing this several times, going to a new country, new cities like, okay, I don't know anyone here. I'm here to do my job. Okay. Yeah. And you get it. So it's, yeah. And it's so different from city to city country to countries like, yeah, in some countries, people are very open and you can talk to each other just when you're crossing the street. And in some countries, people don't talk to each other. So then you have to be James Taylor a bit more active. Any any kind of final things. Maybe there's was it was a one of your favorite ways to collaborate that you discussed in that in that guy that we're going to have a link to, Mia Liljeberg I would say, it's all about the mind shift to really go from competing to collaborating to really, really open up because it is about opening up and Trusting other people. And so I mean, once you start do that and start to give to give, because it will be quite obvious if you're just giving to get that is not really getting in exponential growth. But as soon as you start to give to give, there will be even if I said that collaborate with a purpose, this funny thing that happened is that, even if you're collaborating with purpose, things will come to you that you could never imagine. And you would never be able to see them before. But it's like, that's the snowball effect. It's, you're in for a surprise. James Taylor And if people want to connect with you, maybe they maybe they have an idea for a project to collaborate on. Or maybe there's, they want to invite you to meet with someone that's watching or listening to this in Canada just now. They want to bring you over to how we bring into Canada. where's the best place for them to go to to connect with you, and there will be in my whole year on LinkedIn. There's only three of us. So I'm the Swedish mealybug or at my homepage, me at my homepage. nillable calm Or just to connect with email at me@mealybug.com help me I feel pleasure speaking to you today I hope you get well soon because I know you've had these big variations in terms of where you've been traveling to as well. And I look forward to getting a chance to meet in person as well. Mia Liljeberg Yeah, great. Same to you. Thank you. James Taylor Today's episode was sponsored by speakers you the online community for speakers and if you're serious about your speaking career then you can join us because you membership program. I'll speak as you members receive private one on one coaching with me hundreds of hours of training content access to a global community to help them launch and build a profitable business around their speaking message and expertise. So just head over to SpeakersU.com to learn more. #speakersU #speakerslife

Public Speaking Tips from The Feisty, Focused And Fearless Speaker Public Speaking Tips: James Taylor interviews Pegine Echevarria; The Feisty, Focused And Fearless Speaker In today's episode Pegine Echvarria talks about Public Speaking Tips from The Feisty, Focused And Fearless Speaker. Be powerful! Be You! Make a positive impact! These are Pegine's calls to action. She goes by her first name, Pegine. Hey, if first names are good enough for Oprah, Beyoncé and Shakira it's good enough for her. Pegine is the only Latina and one of only eight women inducted into the 60-member Motivational Speaker Hall of Fame, others include Anthony Robbins and Jack Canfield. Her training company received the extremely rare US Department of Defence rating of EXCELLENT for quality, service and success for contracts over a million dollars. A former Bronx gang member kicked out of her first high school, she is a true American success story. Her life story and wisdom is featured in over 15 books on success including "The American Dream Revisited" by Gary Sirak and Powerful Self-Confidence: Developing Unshakeable Confidence (Made for Success) with Zig Ziglar. She's been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Forbes among others and is the author of 'Sometimes You Need to Kick Your Own Butt', Days' and 'I've Got the Power To Lead & Think Big' among others. What we cover: Seminal moments in a speakers career Power Women of NSA Chants, Mantras and Theme Songs Resources: Pegine's Website Tamsen's Free Gift For You: The Affirmation Book for PowerPlayers - Lead and Think Big Please SUBSCRIBE ►http://bit.ly/JTme-ytsub ♥️ Your Support Appreciated! If you enjoyed the show, please rate it on YouTube, iTunes or Stitcher and write a brief review. That would really help get the word out and raise the visibility of the Creative Life show. SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW Apple: http://bit.ly/TSL-apple Libsyn: http://bit.ly/TSL-libsyn Spotify: http://bit.ly/TSL-spotify Android: http://bit.ly/TSL-android Stitcher: http://bit.ly/TSL-stitcher CTA link: https://speakersu.com/the-speakers-life/ FOLLOW ME: Website: https://speakersu.com LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/JTme-linkedin Instagram: http://bit.ly/JTme-ig Twitter: http://bit.ly/JTme-twitter Facebook Group: http://bit.ly/IS-fbgroup Read full transcript at https://speakersu.com/public-speaking-tips-from-the-feisty-focused-and-fearless-speaker-sl071/ James Taylor Hi, it's James Taylor, founder of SpeakersU. Today's episode was first aired as part of International Speakers Summit the world's largest online event for professional speakers. And if you'd like to access the full video version, as well as in depth sessions with over 150 top speakers, then I've got a very special offer for you. Just go to InternationalSpeakersSummit.com, where you'll be able to register for a free pass for the summit. Yep, that's right 150 of the world's top speakers sharing their insights, strategies and tactics on how to launch grow and build a successful speaking business. So just go to InternationalSpeakersSummit.com but not before you listen to today's episode. Hey there it's James Taylor and I'm delighted today to welcome Pegine Echevarria. Be powerful be you make a positive impact. These are Perkins calls to action. She goes by our first name Peggy. Hey, it first things a good enough Oprah for Beyonce for Shakira, then it's good enough. patina is the only Latina One of only eight women inducted into the 16 member motivational speaker Hall of Fame including Tony Robbins, Jack Canfield, some incredible names. They're part of that grouping. Her training company received extremely rare US Department of Defense rating of excellent for quality, service and success for contracts over a million dollars. A former Bronx gang member kicked out of our first High School, she's a true American success story. Her life story and wisdom is featured in over 15 books on success, including the American Dream revisited by Gary sirak and powerful self confidence developing unshakable confidence that made for success by Zig Ziglar. She's been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and Forbes, among others and is the author of sometimes you need to kick your own butt days. And I've got the parrot to lead and think big amongst others. And it's my great pleasure to have begin joining us today. So welcome, Pegine. Pegine Echevarria I'm so excited to be with you. This is antastic I love it. People like you that take the spirit and say we're going to show it to the world and expand. So thank you for making an impact. This is fantastic. James Taylor So share with everyone what's happening in your world just now Pegine Echevarria just happening right now in my world. So yesterday I got to speak to a group of military buyers, federal government buyers, international buyers for large groups, plus small businesses that want to sell to them. And having been in that world, being able to get them to know something really important. So you and I are going to talk about chance. So the message yesterday was add his side and add of mine, I'll make sure you remember mine count off one, two. So imagine hundreds of people singing that because that's what we do is make it memorable. So that's been great in putting writing some books and doing coaching and opening a new membership site that just started for professional women's speakers. So I'm very excited. James Taylor So tell me how how did a Bronx gang member end up as probably one of the top keynote speakers in the world? What was take me through that journey? how you ended up, you know, getting on stage? Pegine Echevarria Well, I will tell you what, the one thing that got me on stage, not live this life. And I'll tell you a little bit about that. But really the the moment was I had been on Montel Williams, which is a famous talk show host had a big talk show on regular TV went all over the world. And I, he had heard about my life, and he had heard about my work. And I was on his show for 32 times. And one day he took me into the green room. And I was always on right. He took me in the green room and said, girl, why aren't you out there speaking? And I said, I don't know what you're talking about. You know, he could get really into your face and that's what he was like radios. You should be out there speaking nobody talks away. You talk you got to be out there. And I said, Montel, I don't know what you're talking about. And what it turns out is Montel had been a professional speaker in the youth market for years and years and years. And that is how he got his TV show. Before that he had been in the military and doing rallies, but for the military, but he didn't know that there was professional speaking until he left. So now he's passing it on to me, and you are passing it on to everybody else. Now, James, is somebody said, you can do this. And you've got to learn. And that day, he did two things for me. One, he signed me up. He paid for my union membership in the afternoon, which is the TV union to be on TV, talk TV, so I got paid, rather than doing it for free. And then the second thing that he did was tell me about the National Speakers Association. And that's really the beginning story of how I got into professional speaking mind you I had been president of direct sales company. I had been a national sales manager. I'm going backwards, right? I had been a Director of Operations for a company. I had sold two businesses in Spain. By the time I was 23, I had been a gang member, I had left the states to get out of the game. But in all those processes of my life, it never dawned on me that there was this that people would pay you to speak. And I did love to speak. You know, my, my BA is in children's theater, and theater and an improvisational theater, basically, because it was the easiest ba to get, you know, college degree. But all of those techniques that I learned then now I use my work, so I guess it was divine, that I was supposed to be doing this and it's actually James Taylor quite strange. I didn't realize the Montel Williams can But there's another connection that you and I have, because I'm very good friends with a gentleman who served with Montel, in the US Naval Academy in Annapolis. And so if I was with him last month and and we would actually, we were actually having a conversation because I just been speaking in Baltimore, and I was chatting to my friend who'd run the US Naval Academy band. And he said, Pegine Echevarria Oh, yeah, I said years ago that there was a guy that was here, James Taylor you know, and, you know, he was getting into speaking through the, through the military, he was going out and training and speaking in terms of promoting the work of the military and schools and colleges. And then he said one day, you know, I think I'm gonna do this more and it's a TV show. Nothing was his name is his name is Montel Williams. So you and I have that that little circuitous connection there as well. And that's because I've presented Pegine Echevarria at the Naval Academy several times they want me in to, to educate them to be you, right? I mean, uniquely you and to that the military is a diverse component of all people. And that's worldwide. Right? So it's so that's so funny. So that connection. So I love that. Exactly James Taylor as you were starting to build your, your, your speaking career your speaking business, who were those other key mentors for you people that maybe took you under their wing really can help support support you taught you the tricks of the trade and things to maybe to avoid and things to focus on? Pegine Echevarria Well, I mean, that's those are all awesome questions. And it was a combination. So I am very involved in the in it net National Speakers Association, which we call NSA, which is not the National Security Agency, but National Speakers Association. And there were a combination of courses that I took from two perspectives because I think that what happens with speaking industry is everybody thinks the business is the speaking That is true. But there is a larger part of the business than 90% of the business to get you on the stage, which is the business. So for me it was taking courses on entrepreneur ism, taking courses on sales, taking courses, even though I had a national salesperson, it is a little bit different to sell a something than it is to sell yourself. Because sometimes you don't realize how magnificent you are. Most times that's what I find from speakers. Most times they don't realize their true brilliance and what they bring to the stage and what they bring to to be able to make a difference in people, businesses and people. They love to speak but they don't love to sell. And honestly if you want to get paid for speaking you have to love to sell and learn to love To sell yourself, you know only and that's really an important piece. I think that for me, that's what I had to do is learn how to run the business. Right? Learn how to do the financials, learn how to do the sales, learn how to do the packaging, learn how to do the social media, and all of it is joyful. If it's not joyful, make a joyful because you live this stuff, you are a living brand, and I talk about that a lot. James Taylor So can you remember a time as you were building your speaking career? When things finally started to click, you know, they start you suddenly can Okay, this is it feels like it's happening now. A number of things are starting to come together was it was kind of seminal moment like that in your speaking career. Pegine Echevarria They're always seminal moments. Because what happens in the world of speaking, is you you start at what you have a level right and then suddenly go, Oh, look at that. I'm getting that level. It feels amazing. You know, that when I started going to libraries, and somebody was gonna pay me five hundred dollars to speak on the topic I was speaking was like, Oh, right. And I didn't realize what Montel was talking about was a whole different number. Right? And so then I was moved that I moved to the next level. And I realized that first time that I hit the five figures for a 30 minute speech. And that moment that I was like, Okay, what, here's a check what so amazing. So that was the firt. One of the seminal moments. A huge moment for me, of course, was when we closed million dollar deal, and I was able to bring it to my mother. And I had a copy of the check. And I bought her the copy and I framed it for her and that was like, a huge deal. A huge I don't mean what was a huge deal, but I mean, a huge amount. To say, Mom, this kid from the Bronx, this is what I was just paid for this event that we were doing, which is pretty extraordinary, right? But in through that I when I want to mean is I don't want people to think that it's always like that because it's not it's levels. So you have a seminal moment when you reach this level of fee, which was, every time I do it, it's extraordinary. When you raise up, there's a seminal moment in terms of the products that you produce. So your first book, your first membership, your first time that you're on a stage and and it's all lit up, and it's huge. And you're on the iMac, that's a seminal moment in the speaker's life. There's a seminal moment when you're amongst your peers. And they This is a seminal moment. This is a seminal moment for me, because here I am with you, and we're talking about the hundred speakers and it's like, I'm just doing My job doing what I was placed on this earth to be and to be amongst my friends, this is a seminal moment. The challenge if I can talk about the challenge, the challenge for a lot of speakers is sometimes we are growing and expanding and we don't realize that we are. So it's like if you get you were a little kid and you got a sneaker, and you started growing out of your sneaker and your mom buys you a slightly bigger sneaker so your foot can grow into it. And those first couple of days the sneaker is flopping around because it's too big. And then suddenly, one day you don't even notice that now the sneaker is too small for you and you have to expand. And sometimes we get professional speakers get stuck because we're wearing too small sneakers. It's time for us to expand. And we don't have a mom to tell us that it's more we need friends like you to say you need To change your sneakers, it's time to make it big. So James Taylor one of those groupings of obviously you can have coach coaches that can help you with that journey. But one of the things that you started was a grouping a community within a community for the National Speakers Association, which was the power woman of NSA, which is people have told me about this before and I have been limited. I didn't know too much about it. But some of my some of my friends who are members of it at Sydney got huge value from being in this group. And so first of all, tell us what was the reason for starting this group within a group? And then what does it really do for the members? And how does, how does it help those women? Say, tell them maybe one woman tell another woman Okay, you need to go into some bigger sneakers here. Pegine Echevarria Great question. So the reason I started the group was that there are issues that women's speakers don't get to talk about in the larger thing in when we're with men and women. A guy can go on and this is a Perfect example a guy go on camera in the morning, after he's worked out rain, the sweat is there, he's coming, he puts on a T shirt, he's just boom, he's on no problem. A woman doesn't get to do that. Because the moment that she does it, then somebody will say, you know, could have gotten your hair done could have had this stuff. That's just it's just different. It's just different. It's a perspective that goes on. So there's a little bit more things or things that we can talk about that we have to talk about that are not the kind of things you would want to talk about mixed company. James Taylor Tell me Give me an example then to that Pegine Echevarria Ross draws and where to put your, your lavell ear mic, for instance. Yeah, uh, being on a huge, huge camera and that day wearing a white bra but you're wearing a black shirt and there you just have two big white circles on this huge I'm egg It's, it's really deep. I mean, it sounds silly. No, I tell you that. James Taylor As you're saying this, it also reminds me of my days in the music industry when I used to manage bands and one band, well known band that took Platinum sellers, 6 million albums. And it was a it was a male and a female from people from persons. And I always felt bad concern for that for for her, because she felt like she had to deal with a lot more stuff. When we were kind of doing these shows, and it was you Yes, big screens, and it was a whole bunch of other things as well. So I, I can understand that. And also, my wife is a jazz singer. So as someone who is she's up on stage all the time. I also know I can get to see that behind the scenes stuff as well and her saying exactly the kind of things you were saying brahs and things of that Pegine Echevarria level. So So here's a great here's another example. So a lavalier mic, right that you clip on. Yeah. is made for men. Yeah. It's made for men. It's supposed to be on your tie to hit your Lauren. It's not So even it wasn't even made to be on your lapel it was made to put on your tie to capture your lonex well guess what we wear jewelry. We wear our our materials are more flimsy. So we have to wear headsets or other things because when we move around, you're hearing the jingle. That's a women's issue. The other piece that's fascinating is to create some vulnerability. We have some we have 800 890 women, experts, authorities, speakers, Olympians, New York Times bestselling authors, all of that. And so we look at how can we support them as females to be on the grander stage. There tends to be more men on the grand stage than women. Why is that? So I am. I help reporters. We have a dear friend who's a reporter from the Forbes man And he found out that while he wanted lots of women, he thought he had lots of women at being interviewed. When he really looked at the numbers, he only had 25% of his interviewees were women. And he was conscious, right? So we had a whole talk. And we found out that women need to be asked more. James Taylor So what so explain that because actually, this is a point of even doing this summit the very first time I ran this summit, and I just went out to people when people recommended other people, and then I looked at by the time we finalize the this would be I think, 60 in the first year. And I think I figured out it was like 30 or 35% women, and the rest were men and it was one of things I wanted to change. So it was more it was it was more even and I did kind of question is, I might do I have an unconscious bias that's kind of going on here. And as I start to drill into it, for me that felt like there was a number of reasons why I ended up not 5050 and we can go into can go into those Meet event organizer. I'd be interested to know from your perspective, why do you think that so many of these events panels and things ends up being is not? I'm not saying just male and female, but let's say it's not diverse. Pegine Echevarria Absolutely. I mean, heck, hey, as a Hispanic woman, I'm like one of the rare out there and part so I've learned a long time I can change people places, things or situations. I can only change myself in that and and educate people about what the changes that I've had to do to be more of a player to be more there and to be more bold and I think that's a speaker bureau the other day said something really interesting. She said, You're one of three women that I know that boldly promote themselves boldly put themselves out there, you know, and I think that's one of the the bigger pieces. So you here you had this international summit, I would guarantee that you got lots of guys emailing you put me on put me on. I'm a great speaker to write. I would guarantee that if you looked at all the people that asked that weren't even big speakers weren't even, you would see, you would see tons of guys saying, Pick me Pick me Pick me, I want to be here. I want to be here and you would see very few women doing that. That's very few women saying, me, me, me, Pick me Pick me. And this is part of something that we've learned, you know, you go to school, remember the guys in class? That would be I know the answer. I know the answer. I know the answer. And you rarely and sometimes you got a girl doing that. I got the answer. And everybody who thought thought she was a nerd, right? Because she knew the answer, but she wasn't held in high esteem about it, right? That kind of taught we we think about that. I don't want to be too pushy. I don't want to be too brash. I don't want to be too bold. I want to know, you know, if I'm good enough, you will notice me. And that is not how it happens in this world of both speaking and sales right? There is no guardian angel that's gonna go you're not going to James, you're going to not have the time and effort for yourself to go and keep on asking the same people over and over. It really takes a lot of effort to say, I want women. All right, who knows woman? Nope. Don't want you guy. But can you recommend me women? Nope. Don't want you but recommend a woman. And so from a network perspective, do the people that you ask have a network of strong women? That's one of the reasons that I did pw NSA. So people like you and everything? No, these are vetted women who are professional speakers who get paid to speak, live by ethics, and call us up because we have somebody to fit your need. So an easy way for people to reach out to us. We're not a speaker's bureau. We don't get any commission boundaries. We're just helping out right. The second thing is to educate women to pitch your proposals, so If, if anybody's out there and they're looking for women to be interviewed, we will. I will post in our group saying here's some people that are looking for women to be interviewed. And I become a little bit of a mosquito and an egg. I do I do to my group, you know, did you submit Did you submit right now for NSA there's this thing submit two minutes of your best tip well I know that there's been tons of guys has not been to tons of women so I become a nag I'm holding you up. Come on, girls. You've just submitted don't start complaining. You've got to submit two minutes. You are brilliant. You are smart. You all have you run magnificent business. Share your two minutes. It's got to be now so that is what does James Taylor that mean? That's great. I mean, one of the cuz I have no in some way. I have no vested interest creating this. This summit is not affiliated with any particular Speakers Association, or CPP or anything. So one of the things I I can do in this business is I can sometimes ask uncomfortable questions of things because I don't have to, to align something. So one of the ones I was thinking like, one of the questions that no one is asking about this industry. And for me coming in as an outsider, I can quite happily asked what seemed as a dumb questions because I'm a newbie, you know, new person kind of coming into it. So I can ask those questions, because these are questions I want to know. But one of the ones I've been thinking about a lot recently, and I don't if it's gonna be a dirty little secret in this business, but if I look, let's say the music industry, I come from all the entertainment industry, the film industry, there's been big seismic changes in the past two years, in terms of pay for men and women actors, it could be on the same film, the woman could be actually the face the star of the movie, but the guy ends up getting paid more than that. Now thinking about the speaking business. The speaking business is also one of those industries which is not transparent when it comes to what people earn what people make on To speak of fees. So is there any way of being able to kind of like drill down? Because I do wonder if I look at if I'm speaking at a conference, and I'm the closing keynote speaker, and there's a woman, that's the opening speaker of how it is? Am I getting paid less? assuming we're on the same level in terms of speaking careers? Am I getting paid the same as that person? I mean, is she getting paid the same as me? And is any way of drilling into that? Pegine Echevarria So here's a really great, the best way I can say so I have referred. I'll get asked my clients, you know, my clients by our very large companies, right? And they'll ask me, you know, you have people that you could recommend, and they'll ask me for a fee range. So, you know, I can find low fee speakers, right, and I'm trying the under 2000. Then I'll have my five to seven k speaker, and I'm talking about women, right? And I could get a robust group of that. Then I go to that. 11 to 15 15,000 becomes much shorter. But then we go to the 15 to 35 for 35. professional speaker not celebrity, okay, there's a distinction there. So these are professionals, people, it is a, it is a handful, right. And the reason for that is for a couple of reasons. bodacious pneus being able to say I'm worth it, here's my fee, and to being in the network of other men who are in that figure who said, you're better than me, be at that fee. Or now it's becoming a thing, which is kind of cool. For me. I'm happy about it word guys. Want to show I support women, so they will tell. So let's say you're doing this speaking job, and you'll look at Add the list and go, Oh man, you need some diversity. You want to look like a superstar. Like I get this, I know this and say to the planner, listen, I have a couple of people that I want to recommend that have you need some more women you need some more color here you need some something else, let me recommend them. So you create a roster of people that you can refer to right, that makes you elevated and me seen as a player in a different new world because the world is changing. Definitely. And it goes also back to what's happening in entertainment and you haven't been an agent and been involved in the entertainment ages. You know, you you I know that you saw some of the difference of what a guy was saying, this is all I'm going to be. This is what I'm going to charge I don't take anything less. And a woman be more prone to say, Well, you know better than me, you ask. You know what I could get you ask. And now Being as determined to get the higher fee, right and you as the agent are going to go back and you're going to do it but it comes back to confidence. Can you? Does the person confidently say, I am worth this? I'm absolutely worthless. I'm at as good or I'm not even compared. I don't even compare myself to anybody because I'm so uniquely me. And I'm so valuable that you have to buy me Take me bring me at my feet, that you don't hear that languaging I'm sure you've heard more than people that that languaging is oftentimes not from a female's voice, James Taylor but I think is good to listen to see listen in team world actors like Jennifer Lawrence. Now saying, actually, you know, she, you know, puppets shame on me because I need to be pushing much further now in terms I know. I'm worth this And but what what what just wasn't shown before was just the huge disparity. And now in corporate boards, they have to show the difference only here in the UK, they have to show the difference between what male executives are as pros, female executives are making, for example. So I guess then we're going to start seeing that more generally in society. Pegine Echevarria Well, I will tell you having worked in that field for a while, is knowing that other countries are leading far ahead than the US in terms and so the some of the rules regulations, being able to say, Hey, here's transparency, here's what I'm earning. Here's what I'm earning and having that going up. Certainly having some international stars be more vocal about their demand. India, some of the Bollywood stars, they realize that they are the stars, they are carrying those movies so they're demanding more and that is influencing their peers in this state. Being able to say, wait a minute, I could actually talk about this. I can actually speak up about this. Uh, certainly in the world of speaking there's now these, you know, white male panel websites where they're putting pictures on my James Taylor sequel, someone said to me the code manuals now. Pegine Echevarria Nanos Oh my god, it's becoming it's becoming a huge issue. And it's becoming a huge issue for two reasons. Right now they're having women facilitators, which they're getting backlash because stop making me a facilitator. I'm an expert. I know this stuff I could, I could crush these other guys. You know, you have to be there and make you a keynote. I'm fine with that. Hey, you want to bring me in because you suddenly realized, oops, bring me in. Let me close it down. And I'll show you what a powerful woman on stage can do. That's the most important message that's going on and so power women of NSA is Definitely to, to recruit women who are leaders, experts, authorities, speakers, who are ready to play a bigger game and want to, to to create a safe space where we can have some some of the real conversations like asking for money, like, promoting yourself like brahs. Like managing, you know, we're, we have issues about caregiving, you know, leaving your sick mom when you got to go do a speech and that killed OCE can really affect them, things like that, as well as this depth. Oh my gosh, of, hey, I've got this contract and I'm trying to work through it. Can you help me through it? We have real vulnerable conversations about business. I'm trying to promote my book and I'm getting slammed by the publisher. What do I do those kinds of? I think the biggest piece about pw NSA is we are willing to be vulnerable and share Our truth in that it sucks when we get turned down from a speaking engagement, and we can write that and everybody else will say, been there done that know that so you're never alone. This is a hard strong amazing James Taylor business well it's great i mean i'm so it's such an amazing thing that you've created. I know it's not just you there's other other in terms of team members now that they're responsible for making them so I commend you for having done this is I just hear amazing things about about what you do there. So if anyone's watching this just now you should and you're not a member of you know, power and of NSA, you should definitely be checking this out. Pegine Echevarria Yeah. And I started a separate group called feisty, fearless females and biz, a speaker's group for women who will never join NSA or aren't can't meet the requirements but want to speak. So it's called feisty, fearless females in biz, and they could go to feisty females.com to hear information. I'll share that with you later on. But the other thing I just want to share, yes, it starts With me, but then Gina card, Karen Jacobson, Liz green came later together and said we got to do this. We have listened to this 120 volunteers that do work just for pw NSA. James Taylor That's it was actually interesting. I was I was interviewing Mary Lou Peck as part of this new CEO of the NSA. And we were actually having this discussion we said, you know, we're probably all in our in our careers will be members of different associations, trade bodies, associations or in our industries. But but the NSA is one of those ones, where you definitely get a sense is a very strong sense of engagement in it amongst their members of kind of supporting each other, which is not necessarily the case in all associations. If we're, if we're truthful, we speak to associations as well, it's not always the case. So that's great you have and I know the NSA itself is very engaged, but then you have this additional level, which is very engaged as well. And let's start to move on because one of the things that you and I were speaking about, which just kind of blew my mind, and I I've been telling loads of people about it was, you know, we hear that it's important to have mantras in our in when we're speaking though, you know the the phrase that pays things that people will remember they'll go out that room they remember the weeks and the months afterwards, you took it kind of one step further in terms of the music, the walk on music view do so, first of all, tell us the the story of if anyone goes and sees you on stage, that they're going to be before you kind of actually come onto the stage, they're going to hear something. Pegine Echevarria Tell us that story. You know, you go on stage and he and everybody chooses songs, you know what song you talk to the AV guy and they do it. And for me, it was like, that is so wrong on so many races for me because if I'm going to be a professional speaker, if I'm going to be the celebrity, create that experience, and I should have my own song and most importantly, the song serves to protect One is, obviously to bed in people's mind, Who is this woman pegging? Power pegging power, you know, we have this whole song. And to, to help them understand who I am three to make them dance in the aisles. And for for me to hear it, because I gotta tell you, when I am backstage or in the aisles, I'm going to come down, and you start hearing your own song that you made a commitment to, this is who you are, this is the line in the sand. As you're walking up, you start motivating, inspiring yourself about the work that you do. And it becomes a really ying yang kind of experience. And I told you that I have people now that have my song as their ringtone. So, it's a continual message of be feisty, be fearless, be focused, have fun. It's a whole other attitude about who you are. And so I believe that every single speaker should have a song to not have one just means you're being a personally, you're taking it for granted that people get you. And having a song allows you to replicate yourself going out. I mean, people go to my YouTube on YouTube and they go, the motor piggies motivational song. And they, you know, we added a new stance, so if people could choose themselves, it's my power. But it makes it important to the experience of speaking before, during and after. It also is I pulled out or I had the producer pull out just the instrumentals so that when I'm doing a video, it's my song that's playing subliminally, underneath. I want people to recognize the tune the rhythm, the message. So when they hear they go, I know that song, I know that song. I know that song because, you know, branding is critical in this business. James Taylor And actually, so if anyone that's watching is just beginning that sounds great, but that sounds really expensive to have to have your music. They have your own theme tune. I mean, we must be doing like thousands of high musicians and know people to write it and produce it and all these kind of things. What was your experience? Pegine Echevarria So when I first started going down this path? I did ask somebody how much it was going to cost and they gave me some, like, big number was like, yeah, that's not gonna happen. And then then I went to a local university and I found some college kids that were musicians. And here's what I did. I wrote a poem of my message. So my stance is be feisty. Be fearless. be focused on pegging power piggie power. This is when Say when I'm walking down the street, I got the power, you got the power, we got the power, you know this whole thing. So first you write a poem. What is it the message and what is the chant or stanza that's repeated. Then I gave it to a local group of musicians that cost me 50 bucks. And they interpreted through music what I was saying, I got singers, and I use that for about a year. But what was missing was, I wanted some more of a beat. So I love the song Happy by Pharrell Williams. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So I love the beat. I loved what they did. So then I went on to my favorite one of my favorite places, which is fiber. And I found first a producer, music producer, electronic and I said, and I talked to him before and I said, This is what I want. I love this music. I'm making my own song. Can you create a background but it's got to be it's got to get give me a little bit of flavor. It's got to get me moving kind of like this. And And so he did an a cost me about $150. Right for that bottom line, right? Then he's when they told me he says, Okay, now you need to go to a singer who will riff with the music of this, the sound who says all you have to do is listen to the sound and kind of you sing sort of what you want. I am not a singer, right. But I sort of knew what I what I wanted. So then through fiber, I found a phenomenal female singer. And she then ripped and sang the song, and they went back to the produce and we put it all together the whole thing cost me $300 even theme, but that $300 song has made such a huge difference to me personally, when I've gotten down when I've gotten in that mode because we all get there. I listen to I'm like, Oh, yes. Bigger, you know I am. Oh, yeah. And then number two is my audiences, dance to it, relate to it, play with it. And then three those there are I have set almost 1000 people that I know of who use the song as their ringtone or their daily mantra. What more could I ever ask right to to that gift and it was $300. So there is no excuse. James Taylor And actually, I, as you told you told me this the story and one other thing, and you may not have thought about this yet, but if you were, if you were doing let's say a lot of if you're based in Europe, and you were doing mostly public talks, workshops, as opposed to more corporate ones. The way that it works in Europe is that any event organizer has to pay 3% if they're using music in the background, background, music and other things they have to pay 3% of the ticket price into this font. And if yours is the music that's being used on that, that money will end up coming out of that money will end up coming back to you. So and the reason I know this is because I'm ready to go fishing and I mean, this sounds like really strange. This is my kind of previous life I guess. But so I I own the company, I was the publishing for the theme music for a number of children's TV shows, all and other incidental music. And one point in that tour of that TV show decided to go on tour and go and do like thousand seater been venues around Europe. And so if you imagine you have thousand people spending $25 and you're doing they're doing 100 shows a year, and you as the as your music is being used on that, then that's 3% of that, it can actually become quite a profitable thing for you to do as well. So it's only only really works if it's public. If it's a If it's people are paying to come to that particular event, it doesn't really work. It was a corporate type event. Slightly different rules are kind of going on there. But but that's just I just I thought I'd mentioned that because who knows you might have a nice nice big check if you've been doing a lot of European work Pegine Echevarria well, I love that and and here in the States, right? planners have to have a license to play music similar to what you're saying. And that was one of the things that was for me is I I was getting with my contract people saying, you know, are you going to be music? We can't do this. Do you own the music? It makes it so much easier for me I own the song. I wrote the song I produced the song It is my song. And it's my property that makes it so much easier for planners because it fills their need and, and honestly, just like you feel part of your unique selling part is I have my own song. Yeah, it was written for me. Oh, you have a home so I don't need to tell them that I wrote it. But the fact that somebody wrote a song for me, I must be a celebrity. James Taylor I know so you so you use use theme tunes, you use theme music there as well. I know, mantras are very big part of what you do. I mean, you work a lot with the military. So mantras are used all the time in the military is something is very well established. How do you use mantras in terms of your your events, Pegine Echevarria so I use mantras and every baby so every group that I speak to women's groups, men's groups, business groups, and I do it a couple of ways. One is I have certain mantras that goes to my, my, my speeches, so so why would I do big women's groups? Right? I have one that's be feisty. Be fearless, be focused, have fun. Or remember, imagine thousands of women all standing on. Be feisty, be fearless, be focused, have fun, and I incorporated throughout so they're saying it was fascinating when they walk out and in the car and he A year later, they can repeat it back to me. I have another one then goes, know it, own it, share it. Uh huh. That when I do business groups, you know, know what you're talking about, own what you're talking about and then share it to the world. But what happens is a lot of times, we as speakers do great, fantastic, emotional, magnificent job of educating inspiring people. But six months down the line, they might not remember what you said. They might remember the emotion that you have, but they might not learn. Learn your key points for me and your children's theater, children's jingles. The whole world of commercials and children's jingles is to have it replicated and embedded like it. Like in your mind. You can't get it out of your mind. My job is to make it so they can't get Add their their mind. So I use mantras and chance to get it stuck. So I was invited to speak to a very large organization, there was over 4000 people in this particular group, many of them couldn't attend. But they wanted to institutionalize this sense of everybody's together one, so they asked me to write a chain and was one do law. One, one do law. I said it, I'm in it. I'm here to represent it. Well, that's now taught, and every one of their business meetings and their customer service because they wanted it embedded. And that's what the power of of mantras and chance to it. It's embedded and they remember it. And really, I learned it from watching children's TV commercials, watching Sesame Street. Which Sesame Street has tons of them watching every jingle, that if you watch TV, I bet you I could go to an English audience and say, sing me a song from a commercial and everybody would know that commercial. James Taylor It just is embedded it kind of and it's it's working on a deeper level with people I think when you have mantras when you have musical things as well, kind of going on there because, you know, when the what without same as patients with dementia patients, and often they, sadly, in the later stages of their lives, they can't remember a lot of things, but play them that theme tune, play that music and then immediately they go back to that moment. So it's working a very, very deep level that we have as human beings Pegine Echevarria it is and I like love the word resonance. Because what happens in audience when as speakers we're supposed to be creating an experience for them. And oftentimes he experiences us we're talking they're feeling it. But we're not being memorable when they walk away from it. And the only way they can feel it is if they're physically involved in some way to create resonance. So if I have them doing the call back, if I have them doing know it, own it, share it. It's their voice, such rumbling, it's their words are coming. It's their energy that's being that experience is being memorized within. And my job is, as I see, my job is to provide the tools for people that when they're in those tough situations, in those moments, that they're searching for their toolbox, that that will rise up for them, and they can use it immediately. And, and it's so important to me, because I think that what we are given and what we're blessed with is the art of speaking and being professional but what our job is, is to give people the tools to be effective. sessile in their lives as leaders or salespeople or just individuals growing great moms, great dads. But if we don't give them the tools in a way that they can use it when the baby's crying, and they can't remember that to do if you had a mantra, that would make a difference for them, you know, and I think that's important James Taylor and that's what they do in the military obviously they they get those so when you're under the in those moments of high stress, that these things that they just they just come it almost feels instinct, it feels instinctive or you do you remember those those things? And because you're operating at a much deeper level, you're not not necessarily thinking when the intellectual or this is why I should do I should use this model. Pegine Echevarria The thing is, you're looking at different level. So yesterday, for instance, at my speech, 10% of the audience were military and former military 90% were corporations, small business and all that. But I came on say this was fascinating. I was set it aside and add a mine. I'll make sure you remember Mine can't count out and the audience on one two, k does count 12341234 I decided and Adam I, and it was by the time you know, when I did my speech, but they walked out as our group saying it Yeah. Which I didn't make them do. It was infected. It was embedded in their minds and how cool is that? Right? vary the meeting planner to feel it. I can I just I know we're in town, but I can share something with you and I would relate to you in terms of how people I think should be looking at their speeches. James Taylor I love that. I'm Pegine Echevarria too often lately. So I think that people are not looking at speeches and the way that people are receiving the speeches in today's world. Music, rock shows people will spend a lot of money to go to those entertainment experiences right of hearing music. And it's because they they take them on a trip of emotions and feelings and thoughts. And too often as speakers, we are not creating a rock and roll experience. And what I mean by that is a rock star when they're setting up their set, they're really only singing for about an hour, right? They're setting up their set into three to five minutes segments. What is the song? What will the lighting look like? What will staging look like? Where will I be to have this ballad? And then Okay, we need to move them up to some joyous experience. And so what's gonna happen in those three minutes we how are we going to change the lighting? How are we going to move and we move so far in an hour, there's really three minute segments to take the audience. This role in speaking we become lazy. We're not doing what they want, James Taylor because we're coming often from from listening and speaking from like, almost a teaching perspective where a teacher is giving one hour, let's say, a presentation to an audience, which is a different form. It's a very valid form in a classroom environment. But maybe doesn't work when you're talking about dinner, that type of audience. Pegine Echevarria So So our audiences now our audiences that have been grown have grown technologically. A lot of our audiences, if they're under the age of 40, have been very accustomed to social media. They've been very accustomed to fast pace. They were raised on Sesame Street. Three Minute transitions are the norm for them. It's how they learned why they going in they get distracted. You're boring me, okay, I'm going to go here, but if you created it, most people that go to a rock concert or any kind of concert aren't on their phones, texting They're on their phones taking pictures. They're on the phones sharing that. And I think as speaking professionals, we have to take ownership of the experience we're creating. So I say, you break up your speech to look at what's happening in these three minutes. How are they feeling? What am what's happening these three minutes? am I bringing them up? What's happening? Three minutes going down? If I were going to be putting music and lights, what would that look like? Of course, we don't get the funding to do that, like you might get an Iraq show, but we certainly can do it from our own speaking ability. So what is your three minute transition? What is the How are you setting up your song set, so that those in the audience are connected, feel memorable, learn something, and that you've spent the time and energy to really tap into their emotional state. I'm passionate about that. James Taylor No, I think that's a great I mean, I that's actually one of the How I can build my speeches. Because I always think in terms of in that way, I think in terms of an opening, I think of a closing. And then I'll often the way a musician thinks there's usually two or three songs that work very well together. You know, the, so that's like 15 minutes, let's say you're 10 minutes. And so I'll kind of be thinking, well, that's the kind of relate to that type of feeling that type of emotion, that type of thing, as you start to play with it, and I played with it on cue cards, and I can assess it and move it around on cue cards, and I'm looking and seeing that, okay, well, that bit there. Well, that's a bridge. Well, I know that emotionally, we're going to be at that point, oh, I'm missing this thing here. And you can you can really start to play Pegine Echevarria with it. And, and it's James Taylor not to see if you study musicians or comedians act like that as well and look at how they do it. And you'll notice that they use different forms, they're doing it so if you know, Duke Ellington, always started with a mid tempo, do like that kind of tempo and then this Come on in would be like race right up to the top where other people rocks more rock stars will do like right from the start, they'll hit you right between the eyeballs, and then they'll bring you down, both completely valid, because they knew who their audiences were. They knew what the audience wanted. So they would they would play with that Pegine Echevarria total and that's the thing is, you know, this world that we're in a professional speaking you know, I go back to being powerful, be you. It is where you uniquely shine of who you are. And how do you express yourself at the highest best level so that you're memorable and so that the audience resonates with what you're saying. And I think that every speaker everyone that's watching your your show right now, this experience a summit is benefiting from the diversity of thought perspective idea. This is a never This is not a one size fits all. experience. It's it's Long Term business. It's one of the few businesses that you could keep on doing until you're 100. until you die, literally, you know, you can be speaking and getting paid for it. But it's also one that requires an investment of you in the process. Yeah. And you. Yeah. James Taylor So this we start to finish up here. A couple of quick fire questions for you. First of all, what is that speaker bag what is in your bag that you carry with you to all of your speaking engagements you never leave home without Pegine Echevarria never will leave home. So funny. I was gonna have it next to me and I just went to the speech right? It's there. So I always bring my own headset, I have my own headset that I bring with me. And in that headset kit. I have six different adapters so that it doesn't matter what the pack is that people have where I'm speaking, I can adapt in them and if I go to Europe, I can adapt into it. So my what my headset has those adapters The second thing that I always have is cherry chapstick. Because Terry chapstick I could put on even before I go on stage or on stage, and my lips will still stay red but it won't look like I just was a clown painted on. I recommend it. I definitely recommend cherry chapstick for men because they tend not to make their lips bright and that will that will make it bright without looking like lipstick. I always always always carry black eyeliner in my bag. Because on iMac you need to see so I have in there. I always always, always, always call carry throat coat tea bags, and it's specifically called throat coat. And I have a throat code before I speak because it soothes my throat. It keeps it very moist and doesn't irritate it and I think every speaker should always have throat coat with them. I also put in my my kid, aspirins big time safety pins. safety pins will save you in ways you can't imagine because it happens just before you go out. So you always bring that I always carry duct tape, black duct tape. Pegine Echevarria Go ahead ask me why, James Taylor why and I as someone who's worked on the road a lot, I know. But tell me why. Pegine Echevarria So I use it for a bunch of reasons. One, if I'm on stage and the staging isn't fitting together, yeah. I'm not going to wait for a roadie to come. I'm going to stage because my heels can get stuck in that stage. I put it there. I use black tape because I often wear black. And if they if the wire stuck, we could stick black tape they'll never see it going on. I use black pay for everything. The other thing that so that's always on my kit, always, always always my clickers. And I like Sally I saw her she said to I carry clickers and I always get them I always lose them. I put my name on everything. I always, always always carry a hard drive. And this one doesn't have it. I have a bunch of them with my name, address and phone number. Because I give this to the AV department for your video making punchy so they immediately capture the video and I don't have to wait to ask them. I always always always for the AV department I in my kit are a little gifts. So it's I think I go into mom world I give them candy and things that they'll like they love rich Twizzlers. I put rich Twizzlers in it on the each get one because the bottom line your ad is the one that makes you look good. And if they love you, they will work with you. If they hate you all mg, you got a problem. So that's what's in my speaker kit. Is there anything else in there? There's a couple of other things that I just put in there. You know, I put powder for my feet. I bring flat shoes. I have been known to wear really high shoes and the middle this middle of a presentation my feet kill me. So I'll say do you all like the shoes? I say yes. You're Love the shoes. Yes. So good. Now you take them off. And James Taylor then what about if you do recommend one on maybe a tool or an app that you find really useful for yourself as a speaker and also a book that you find really useful for the speakers maybe to read? What would those be? Pegine Echevarria Oh, my gosh. Well, the newest book that hold on a minute, I have it right here. Oh, the newest book that I'm reading, which I love. It's small. It's called the book ability factor. Yeah. It is by Elizabeth McCormick, who right now is killing it in the speaking world. But she wrote it with these very simple, like chips. So it's easy, easy, easy. I love the power. The book by NSA. I love the two books that they do, they've done. I always love Lewis Kramer stuff but more business always follows Her stuff. I also read a lot of Do you know Vicky Sullivan? No. Oh my gosh. So Vicki Sullivan is a high end speakers coach. Vicki Solomon is a mistress of marketing high end. And so she works with very high end speakers to look at the marketing perspective. So I love getting her blogs. I love reading her stuff. I've hired her a couple of times and she's kicked my butt James Taylor great. We'll put those links here as well about tool is an online app or online resource you find very useful. Pegine Echevarria So we live by and I've lived on bi for 20 years more for speakers. I can't imagine not working with speakers. And I use that to to upgraded a lot so so I am always mark. So the speakers piece comes up from a social media piece break everybody thinks about it just from a calendar perspective, but also, they show up in SEO for me. So I make sure that everything is up to date. I go in and update and upgraded You know, it also helps that they will do marketing for you like your other 5050 top speakers over the world and I grab that graphic I'm taking the other piece that I won't can't live. Oh God now you're making me go crazy canva.com you cannot really live without Canva I'm on there all the time. I cannot live with promo calm, which is videos, promo videos. So I had that membership. I've been loving working, just doing little things with them. And I do Hootsuite now everybody else's the Hootsuite the high rise is my CRM. That's great. James Taylor What we'll do is we'll put a link to all these here as well picking a final question for you. I want you to imagine that you woke up tomorrow morning and you have to start from scratch. So you All the skills that you've acquired over the years, but no one knows you, you know no one you have to restart things. What would you do? How would you restart Craig Pegine Echevarria Christian, if I weren't going to restart I would have recognized how, how experienced and skilled I was in what I knew that I'm not a beginner. I bring expertise that nobody else has had. And I would have really market that, like crazy. The second thing that I would have done was really listen to the high end pros that you connect with, and not listen to people who are not there yet. It was one of my biggest mistakes in the speaking world. I was blessed with meeting jack Canfield was my first person I ever met at NSA. The second person was Zig Ziglar and augmentee. Know and they gave me amazing advice. was already on TV I had all the stuff right but then I quickly got in to connect with people who were not really big time speakers and where you can charge that you can do that and I wasted time so stay with the winners right that's the biggest thing is really stay with the winners I'm picking thank James Taylor you so much for coming on today it's been absolute pleasure connecting with you and speaking learning about your journey as a speaker as soon as I finished this I'm going to start working on my theme theme song that's what I like to do now on my to do list as well but thank you so much for also for all the incredible work you do with power woman of NSA. Pegine Echevarria Thank you so much. 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First Principles Of Speaking In today's episode Jim Cathcart talks about The First Principles Of Speaking. Ever wanted to know what the first principles of speaking are? You know, the timeless strategies for building a successful speaking business? In today's interview James Taylor interviews speaker Jim Cathcart about: The giants of professional speaking What really matters in the speaking business Creating a body of work Please SUBSCRIBE ►http://bit.ly/JTme-ytsub ♥️ Your Support Appreciated! If you enjoyed the show, please rate it on YouTube, iTunes or Stitcher and write a brief review. That would really help get the word out and raise the visibility of the Creative Life show. SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW Apple: http://bit.ly/TSL-apple Libsyn: http://bit.ly/TSL-libsyn Spotify: http://bit.ly/TSL-spotify Android: http://bit.ly/TSL-android Stitcher: http://bit.ly/TSL-stitcher CTA link: https://speakersu.com/the-speakers-life/ FOLLOW ME: Website: https://speakersu.com LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/JTme-linkedin Instagram: http://bit.ly/JTme-ig Twitter: http://bit.ly/JTme-twitter Facebook Group: http://bit.ly/IS-fbgroup Read full transcript at https://speakersu.com/sl062-the-first-principles-of-speaking-with-jim-cathcart/ James Taylor Hi, it's James Taylor, founder of SpeakersU. Today's episode was first aired as part of International Speakers Summit the world's largest online event for professional speakers. And if you'd like to access the full video version, as well as in depth sessions with over 150 top speakers, then I've got a very special offer for you. Just go to InternationalSpeakersSummit.com, where you'll be able to register for a free pass for the summit. Yep, that's right 150 of the world's top speakers sharing their insights, strategies and tactics on how to launch grow and build a successful speaking business. So just go to InternationalSpeakersSummit.com but not before you listen to today's episode. Hey there, it's James Taylor and I'm delighted today to welcome Jim Cathcart. Jim Cathcart CSP. CPA is one of the most award winning professional speakers on planet Earth. His TEDx video is in the top 1% or 130 130,000 videos. And in addition to this, Jim is in the speaker Hall of Fame. Say And Monty Hall of Fame and has written 20 books. He speaks several weeks a year all across China and his entrepreneur in residence for the School of Management at California Lutheran University. And if this wasn't enough, he's also a professional guitarist, Mountain Trail runner, and motorcyclist. And it's my great pleasure to have Jim with us today. So welcome, Jim. Jim Cathcart It's wonderful to be with you, James. Thank you. James Taylor So share with everyone what's happening in your world just now. Jim Cathcart Oh, war. Wow. Let's see. Well, the mountain trail running. I did that yesterday morning. And then I've been planning my next trip to China, which is August 26. And I'll be doing two or three cities over there speaking to thousands of people at a time with a translator standing at my elbow. So I do one paragraph, another paragraph. All day long. That's a little awkward at first, but you get the rhythm down after a while and I've got seven books in the works. I've been written and published 20 books. Let's see. I'm looking for co authors. So if there's someone in my field who knows me and my works, and they're interested in collaborating with me, then I'd be interested in hearing from them and I'm playing rock and roll spent a couple hours doing that with colleagues yesterday and God's great beers delicious. James Taylor So life is good. So I mentioned you are a CPA, he became Hall of Fame. So for people that don't haven't heard of CPA, what is it and the history Jim Cathcart it comes from an organization called the National Speakers Association, which is a US based but now worldwide, as well. association of people who speak for a living you know, speakers and trainers and keynote speakers. And consultants and entertainers and all kinds of people from all walks of life. They're about 5004 or 5000 members in the US, and several thousand more around the world. And I'm a past national president of that group. I joined back before the invention of dirt. I joined in 1976. I was 30 years old. I'll save you the math. I'm 72. And I joined in 76, when we had about 200 members and then many years later became their national president. They bestow an order of honor each year called the speaker Hall of Fame Award and its designation is CP a II Council of beers award for excellence. And then CSP is certified speaking professional which is an earned designation rather than an award. And you get that through years of study and practice and success. And that little fella over in the corner you can see over my shoulder, there's a statute. That's Cabot Robert. He's the founder of the National Speakers Association. He passed away about age 97, several years ago, but he started it all. And that's an award they give each year to sort of a lifetime achievement award to the person that feel as behave most like our founder in supporting and encouraging others. James Taylor So I was I was in India last week. And while I was there, I was speaking for some other conferences and events and clients about why I was there, I managed to go and hang out with some of the members of the professional Speakers Association of India, which is wonderful member of the global speakers Federation just started. We were just talking about our speakers we admired as you can look for, and I mentioned a couple of other, the older names from the I guess from the world of speaking and Match some of these names in a second. And they hadn't heard. So I thought one thing I'd love to do on this call because because you have this this kind of deep history with the speaker's community, and with the National Speakers Association, who take us back a little bit for those who are some of those kind of early speakers that maybe are not with us anymore, that any speaker that's watching this just now, they should go find those YouTube videos, find those audio audio tapes, if there's only tapes, mp3, they should go and check them out, because that maybe we've kind of forgotten what the what the game is about speaking, Jim Cathcart right? Yeah. By the way, last week in Denver, Colorado, I was at the global speakers Federation meeting. I was I was making a presentation on behalf of the new China Speakers Association that I'm co founding with, with people there. When I joined the NSA National Speakers Association, there were, as I mentioned about 200 members. Well, all my heroes were among those 200 members. And my speaker heroes were the Great's of the day. You know, people like Zig Ziglar, who was new at the time, and Zig passed away now but he became a good friend of mine over time. Og, man Dino, oh gee, man Dino. His real name was Augustine men Dino and he was the author of many, many million million dollar books, the best known of which is the greatest salesman in the world. Gosh, W Clement stone was the owner of combined insurance company of North America and it made well it actually became the sort of the bill gates of his day was the richest man in America for a while, and I got to know him and work with him briefly. Earl Nightingale was my personal mentor, the main one that inspired me he was on radio more than on stages, but enormously influential, you should look up Earl Nightingale comma the Strangest Secret And there were YouTubes of these folks. You can see them, you know, gosh, Dr. Kenneth McFarland, he seldom mentioned but he was one of the people that inspired all those other people I just mentioned, and I had a chance to briefly know him. Have it, Robert, the not Roberts. But Robert, like a first name. That's his last name Cabot, Robert. He was the founder of the National Speakers Association. There's one more guy who was the one who invited me in. And that's bill go g o v. And Bill was the first president of NSA. And just funny as could be, he was a sales motivator. And all of those people, I was standing around looking up to them, you know, and thinking, gosh, could I touch the hem of your garment? And I went to my first convention, and I was I'm a rosy cheeks, 30 year old newbie, right? And I'm there around all these people that I've known about how Heard recordings off. And I just, I was just amazed to be there and a little odd. And so I went to all of the meetings of the convention that I could. But there was one meeting that I couldn't afford it was $40 extra. Whoa, in 1977 $40 extra was a lot of money. And so I went across the street and bought a hot dog from a street vendor. And I came back and I stood outside the meeting room for the $40 banquet. And as the door would open, people would come and go, I would listen to the speakers speaking. And I remember when people would come out, I would hold the door for them for a moment and let it close more slowly so I could hear a little bit more, because as soon as it was closed out, closed out again, you know, so long since finished my hot dog but thinking back on that now I've been the the president of NSA received the golden gavel award from Toastmasters International, I've been celebrated all over the world as a successful speaker in one way or another, you got 20 books and 3200 paid speeches to my credit now. And reflecting back on that. I still feel a little bit like that guy inside, you know, the one that was standing in the hallway. I still feel like what an amazing privilege to be in this and to be getting away with being considered an insider. James Taylor But But it's interesting because you obviously have this interest like I do in music. And often they have these documentaries where they look at the the musical, the tree, the musical tree, oh, bang. And, and I often wonder, I don't know if someone's done this in terms of the speakers because there's oftentimes I'll hear a speaker who's a new speaker, rather the new speaker I'll hear them say a line. But I'll be having a conversation with them. And they'll say, I really like what you did. Then he said, Oh, I got that from this person. Right? It actually it didn't come originally came from like Zig Ziglar, or it came from somewhere else is kind Jim Cathcart of Zig got it from, you know, Norman Vincent Peale, or Dr. Peale. Got it from Napoleon Hill who wrote thinking grow rich or whatever, you know, it goes all the way back. For others. We've been able to trace these things back is to the late 1800s, early 1900s, a man named Samuel smiles. And he was one of the early early success gurus in America. And another one that came along that was a huge influence. Elbert Hubbard Hubbard died of when they sunk the Lusitania ages ago, back the beginning of World War One, that timeframe. Yeah, it's just an amazing legacy. James Taylor So now you're going out to you in China a lot. You're helping set up the China's Speakers Association, and which is, obviously, there's a whole new flourishing of new countries bringing new Speakers Association, lots of new speakers coming up. What are some of the what are the big differences that you notice a new speaker starting now as opposed to when you when you were first getting started? And also what some of the the opportunities, some things that you didn't you didn't have that the speaker today has? Jim Cathcart well consider that when I started. I had been a trainer, I was teaching other people's courses and I thought this is fun. I like this. I don't want to be a teacher in a school system. But I but I love teaching and I love helping people succeed. But there was no internet at all. There was no there were no cell phones. Everything was home phones, you know dial phones, or pay phones. We put in the coins which to a lot of people Today is a foreign concept phone books. What what's a phone book, you know, this was before fax machines. So there was no email. People if you wanted to communicate it with snail mail only you write a letter or you take a document, you put it now envelope, lick it, stamp it, take it to the post office or give it to your post man. And, and they were all men at the time. And then, you know, you wait. So the time gap between wanting or intending something, and achieving or receiving it was huge compared to today. I mean, this morning I i've been online I've communicated with probably 25 or 30 different people direct one to one communication, not real time, because they'll probably read it later today or maybe even tomorrow. But they were able to send me a message and I got back to them. Like that. Plus, if I needed information before responding, I went on line. Siri, hey, what's James Taylor's middle name? And what's his jacket size right now and and she probably knows that she's searching for that as we speak. By the way, I know Siri. honest truth. I know personally no Siri, the lady that made voices in Zurich. Her name's Karen Jacobson. She lives in New York and she is the Australian accented voice of Siri. She's also the GPS girl who's in a billion. Let that sink in GPS systems around the world. She's the one that says recalculating. Yep. So what's the difference today and then then it was slower then. You had to go to the library to do research. physically go to the library. Today, you can find answers instantly while you're sitting at the dinner table, which is rude. But possible, and that Wow, what a different world. Now you say okay, yeah, but there's so much more competition today. Granted, there is when I became a professional speaker, motivational speakers we're not even known Have you would tell someone, I'm a motivational speaker and trainer, what's that? Well, I deliver speeches and you know, teach people success methods that help them do better. Really, people pay for that? You know, I mean, honestly, it was a there was no file in people's head for that data. And today, everybody says, you may like Tony Robbins, you know, yeah. And who I know, by the way, you know, I've done a firewalk with him. I've had lunch with him and been around him a half dozen times. And he's probably the best known because he kind of a rock star in my field. But today, the opportunity is just enormous because people already believe at all that you is a good idea. I had to sell that idea. Because people say no and I graduated school. I'm done learning I'm going to work now. And companies would say no, we don't bring in outside trainers, you're not in our field. What could you teach us? Well, I could teach you sales techniques. I could teach you effective listening how to be a better leader, how to not know. You don't know our business. And so today, heck, you can know somebody's business fairly well in an hour. Just doing web searches, you know, we know it well enough to at least talk intelligently about it and ask the right questions. So today, I think it's easier but there's so many others out there you've got to you got to really be the real deal and stand out and do your homework and, and be outcome oriented for your client. You got to honestly want to help Zig Ziglar had a famous quote, people don't care how much you know until they know how much you care. Well, I've altered that just a little bit. To make it more directly applicable, people don't care what you know, until they know that you care. So if you sincerely care about helping other people, today, there are more ways to do it more easily and more rapidly than there ever have been in all recorded history. James Taylor So we now have obviously a lot more speed as the velocity is a lot faster, which obviously increases competition because yourself and you know, the even the speakers before you the the Auckland dinos and Zig Ziglar as they kind of laid the groundwork, they were the path founders there as well. But I'm also wondering, what you know, people will like scientists will often talk about first principles, things don't really change or someone like Charlie Munger, who's Warren Buffett's business partner, right? Well, he says, always look at what the first principles, you know, what's the what's the things that remain? So what are some of those first principles that regardless of whether you are a speaker in 1960, or you were the speaker and now in 2020, that don't really change Jim Cathcart that. That's a great question. By the way, whenever I'm doing speaker schools and I do that pretty frequently teach other speakers how to do their, what they do. Um, the first thing I start with is I tell them, Look, let's talk about what matters. The speaker doesn't matter. The audience doesn't matter. The message doesn't matter. And they go away, wait, wait, hold it, there's nothing left to wait for it. What matters or at least matters most all those things matter. But what matters most is what the audience can do with the message from that speaker. So that's a first principle, the only thing that really justifies all these people coming together. And you being in front of them with a message is whether they can benefit from the message or not. Because if you're just there to tell stories and put on a show, then bill yourself as an entertainer and get a smaller fee, or become a big, big celebrity and get a large fee. But if you're there as a speaker, professional speaker, your job is not to make sounds is to have an impact on the listeners to make a difference for them. So someone says, Jim, you're a motivational speaker, motivate me? And I tell them no, and they say what? So motives aren't something you give people, there's something you stimulate that live within people. If If I come to you and I put a gun to your head and ask for your money, if you don't want to continue to live, the guns not a stimulus, it's not motivating you. So you're just saying Take your best shot, right? But if you want to stay alive, you'll probably give me your money. Now, I didn't motivate you. The desire to live is what motivated you. And the gun was just a stimulus that threatened the desire to live. Right? So how do you motivate employees find out what they want, find out what they care about, find out how they'd like to be treated, find out what makes them go home at the end of the day, saying, Man, that was a good day. I'm so glad I work here. Or wait till I tell you what I was able to do for a customer today. You know, when you find those motives inside your people, then you can stimulate those motives with the right kind of actions, right kind of rewards, right kind of incentives, things like that, and the right kind of human treatment. You know, most people don't leave when they leave a company when they quit. They don't leave the company, they leave a person. They leave somebody they don't want to work with anymore. And look at it that way, it makes things a whole lot simpler and easier to understand. Oh, here's another first principle. Customer Service should be given, not pursued. Customer Loyalty should be given, not pursued. So when you say we want to increase customer loyalty, I'd say great. How are you going to be more loyal to your customers? And they say to me No, no, no, you don't get it. We want the customers to be more loyal test. Okay, got to start somewhere. How are you going to be more loyal to them? Like when on the days when they're not buying? What are you going to do that makes them know that you care? No, Jim, you don't get it. We just want them to buy from us again next time. Yeah, yeah, that's called greed and selfishness. Right. Let's talk about customer loyalty. What would make somebody say I am so glad I do business with this person or this company. The way they're treated and the way you honor your word. James Taylor And sometimes these, the unexpected. I mean, I think some of the actually, even some of the bureaus that I work with is bureaus. the good ones that are you know, that there's some things that they're just, they'll see something and they'll just, they'll send some something to me, they email me something. And it's nothing about it's not transactional in any way. But they know I'm interested in that or they know that my partner is interested in something just now and it's and it can help grow up it can help grow our business. So it's just about showing Ron Kaufman the speaker, he talks about he talks about careology which I love. Yeah. Jim Cathcart Very, very dear friend of mine. Yes. He James Taylor talks about his idea of moving away. We can just be in customer service, but actually what his customers have you break it all down is Caring is really a very, very deep level. Jim Cathcart One of the books that I'm best known for is this one, relationship selling. And the whole idea of relationship selling is not just being nice to people, that would be courteous selling, I guess, relationship selling is based on the idea that business is about serving people and gaining profit by doing so. So business is all about making the world a better place and being rewarded for having done that. So relationship selling assumes a relationship is an asset or it could be a liability. But if you look at all your connections with with all your customers and would be customers, as the beginning of an enduring, long term relationship, then yes, you can intelligently cultivate each of those connections to where there's an acquaintance And then from an acquaintance to an affinity or you know, you like each other, trust each other a little bit. And then over time you get to where you rely on each other. And then you don't ever want to lose each other, you know, so you can take it from just I see you, I'm not a threat to you, you're not a threat. To me, that's the basic beginning of a possible relationship to I do until death do us part, you know, and between those two extremes, there's a whole lot of trust building. And you don't build trust from the outside you earn it and it's given from the inside so the other person always controls whether there's trust being bestowed or not. James Taylor And has as the the whole the area of selling in selling your speaking programs wherever they may be. Has that changed significantly over the years or are we still Is it still pretty much a very similar type of thing you the individual techniques and may have to But fundamentally, the strategy is the same. Jim Cathcart Well, fundamentally, the strategy is the same, but the steps required are so vastly different. Like I used to make, I don't know how many phone calls a day, but I was in a typical year delivering about 120 speeches in different cities around the country. And I was mostly domestic us back then. But I was constantly on the telephone. And I would call a company, you know, just completely out of the blue, I would call someone for the first time ever and say, Excuse me, do you hold conventions for your company or your industry? Well, yes, we do. Well, which department handles that? Oh, that comes from the executive department. Okay. Would you please transfer me to them? So I get transferred to the executive department and I've got my own little checklist of the questions I need to ask not a script, but a guide, you know, kind of like speech notes, but not a speech script. I would I would talk about meetings and I would ask them, Do they ever use outside speakers? And what is the purpose of the of the meeting typically? And how do people respond? And what do you consider, you know, the most successful recent meeting you help? So I would have to interview people quite a bit just to find out, is there a possibility they're going to book an outside speaker, and most of them didn't. And I had about five sales to make sell them on the concept of using an outside speaker on the the belief that teaching soft skills like human human relations skills, and such would be a useful thing. Instead of teaching the latest engineering technology, I had to persuade them that having an outsider who was beginning to understand their business could still benefit them because he's teaching universal principles, and then teach them or convince them that a keynote speech could lead to a seminar could lead to a group Discussion could lead to everybody reading a book and discussing the book and applying it in there that about you know, so I had all these things to convince them off and I was selling audio cassettes and they had reel to reel they had record players and they had eight tracks. And so I had to sell them not only the recordings, but the idea that listening to a recording could teach you something because that was not considered a given. And then I have a kick to sell them a cassette player and batteries. I honestly did. I had to sell a cassette player and batteries so they could consume my product. James Taylor As I'm hearing you talk about this chip, I'm just thinking, Wow, we have it so easy now online courses, online memberships. We I could think of an idea this morning. I could film it this afternoon and have it being sold later this evening directly to the car. Jim Cathcart You could be sitting there saying okay, I want to sell to IBM Corp. gration or Apple or somebody, you know that some huge enterprise, that's okay I want to sell to Amazon what, you know what are the principles? And you're asking Siri what are the principles of enterprise selling? And she comes back with a whole bunch of websites and you click on there and there's articles on when selling to a huge enterprise. This is what's different from selling one to one to a small business. And then you say, Okay, well how do I find the headquarters office of Apple corporate and you know, Apple computers, and who's in charge of their training department thing, and it's there. Wow. James Taylor But regardless of whether you're doing it back then, or whether you're, you're doing, you know, kind of selling now as I'm looking through in terms of strategy, you know, you got moving things from suspects to qualifying to prospects to come estimate to reflect customer and referral. So some other things stay the same. So there's an there's an intent, it has to be you say like an intentionality. To this there has to have to have a system. Jim Cathcart That comes back to my earlier statement you asked about first principles in speaking. And I said, it's about what the audience can do with your message. In other words, it's about serving people. Well, the same thing is true in selling. If you are there as a partner in problem solving, if you are looking for people to help instead of people to persuade, then you will be welcomed more often than rejected. But the key to it is your mindset. You've got to in your heart and mind, honestly want to be a value to someone else. And be willing to find a creative way to do that so that you can get compensated. And so if you go in as a partner in problem solving, you can talk to anybody whether you have a sale in mind or not. generate some pretty amazing conversations. I was once on the plane next to Kenny Ortega. Kenny Ortega was the man who produced the opening and closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. He's also the guy who designed the orchestration of the fountains in Las Vegas in front of Bellagio hotel, and produced the movie. This is it with Michael Jackson. And he was he's an amazing guy. So I'm sitting on a plane flying from LA to Las Vegas. And he sits down next to me and we just start chatting. And I said, so what's what's your field? He said, Well, I, I create things. So really, what kind of things and he told me those things. And I thought for a minute and I said, the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics. Wow. I said I would think That the biggest challenge was keeping the flame alive inside each of the people. In other words, keeping the spirit of the Olympics, foremost in their minds and hearts, through all the 10s of thousands of people from all the countries all over the world, keeping that one central focus in everybody was probably your biggest challenge. And he looked at me and his mouth dropped open. He said, Nobody notices that. He said, that's exactly what the job was. He said, my biggest challenge was keeping everybody engaged like that. Wow. He said, Here's my card. If I'd never be helpful, give me a call. Well, okay. Now imagine If, on the other hand, I said Hi, I'm Jim Cathcart. I'm a professional motivational speaker motivation is a very valuable thing in our society. Wouldn't you agree? How do you motivate the people in your organization? I mean, just that, right? Instead, I'm just talking with a guy and looking for something to admire and compliment. And as I heard it, I thought about it, and I thought deeper what's the first principle? And then I commented on that, and it blew his mind. And he offered me his card. I never didn't even have it in mind to ask for it. James Taylor That reminds me if I think Stephen Covey, I think he was a CPA as well as people of faith Jim Cathcart No, but he was definitely a major influence in my field. I knew him he hired me a couple times to present on programs appeals, and I shared the platform with him. amazing guy, James Taylor so he had that phrase, seek first to understand then be understood. Jim Cathcart Right goes that, James Taylor you know, rather than the, the selling as well and actually say something I'm thinking about something like Stephen Covey, and I'm thinking about some of those other names that We'd mentioned earlier. And I think some of those names that we did you know, the ones that you just said right towards the end like the Samuel smiles, for example. Yeah. And I'm guessing and I haven't seen it, but I don't know if Samuel smiles has a book, you know, what, whether there is or does Jim Cathcart not. In fact, I think the title of it was access. Okay, so it was a long time ago before anyone knew what that word meant. James Taylor So that leads me to my next thing, which is about what is the role of creating a body of work, and something that is going to go live live beyond you? that people can look back and actually, you know, 100 years 200 years time, there's some universal principles, evergreen principles that you can say, right? Wow, that feels like that was written yesterday, just like today, you know, I that's so interesting. You you've written 20 books. And I think, I often think our speaking is an amazing thing, but it's quite an effect. All, like going to live concerts like you experience this thing and it's fantastic. And then there's a way for them. Yeah. But then his music is gone is gone. And we think about all those great music artists over the years who we were taught with fantastic life, but we have nothing to remember them by or to think. So. Where do you see where you are in your career just now and looking at looking back and thinking, what advice you can give to other generations? The role of work in today where maybe the person is the book? Jim Cathcart Yeah, you know, the famous, the secret the movie that came out. Rhonda Byrne did that a few years ago and, and it was focused on a principle from a book in 1910 called the science of getting rich by a man with the unfortunate name of Wallace wattles. It's like, you know, john Thompson or something more Mainstream Wallace wattles but Wallace wattles had a very profound impact on on people's thinking. His book, The Science of Getting Rich talked about the law of attraction, and how in in science or whatever in philosophy as well, that when a desire or a focused idea is is created, the energy from that draws to it other things. It's like when you get a new car, and let's say you get a blue Toyota, well, the minute you go on the road with your blue Toyota, you will start noticing blue Toyotas everywhere. Now, they were there already, but you never noticed them before. But now your attention is different. And so you're seeing those opportunities where you never saw them before. Same things true in business when you focus on a goal. When you say I will become a professional speaker, full time professional Speaker and earn my living by sharing truths and motivating audiences. Well, that's a big goal. But once you actually commit to doing that, you'll start seeing opportunities to do it. So how do you write a best selling book, you say I'm going to become a best selling author? Well, there's a difference between writing a best selling book and becoming a best selling author. Let me explain that difference that I have many friends who are best selling authors, and many of them have best selling books. But some of them don't. Here's the difference, a best selling book, if you put it in a bookstore or online at Amazon or Barnes and Noble or whatever, it'll sell. Because it's a best seller. It's got a popular title. People love it, and they're interested in it and they do. internet searches to find it. Okay, it's a best selling book. a best selling author is let's say it's you and so you decide to Write a series of books you write your first one. And it pretty much captures your your life philosophy and your business strategy and your main story. And you go out and tell people about this book and you do the practices that would lead to selling many, many books. Well, it may never hit a bestseller list, but you'll be ordering thousands of them to deliver to your audiences and to fulfill through your website and to sell in your own ways. It's kind of like being a best selling act, you know, perform musical act. You can sell out houses and sell tons and tons and tons of merchandise from your concert, but never hit the main charts. And you can think back over the years there have been really noteworthy musical performers that have been that type. They never really were a chart topping performers But they made a fortune. James Taylor Yeah, that's that's interesting distinction I think about a good friend of mine who is not he's not. He's not known as a as a best selling author. Yet his last book sold 250,000 copies Jim Cathcart or beyond best selling. Yes, James Taylor it's and because he was looking for a different thing he was looking for impact rather than maybe some of the bells and bells and whistles or making a New York Times bestseller. And because that book has been so it's it's a worldwide book. It's not focused on just a particular one particular market. I think he said the other day he said one in 10 people in Iceland have got a copy of his book, which Jim Cathcart you've got that my friend Alan peace out of Australia is like that. Yeah, he's got a book called why men don't listen and women can't read maps. James Taylor Yeah. I've ever seen him. I think it was hit with a him and his wife. We used to go out Jim Cathcart together. They still do. And I just got an email from him this morning. And his book is the number one bestseller in France right now. And he didn't even know that it was selling in France, James Taylor is that difference between writing a best selling book and being a best selling author? Interesting. That's an interesting kind of distinction there as well. Jim Cathcart Because if you're a best selling author, then you're cultivating in you the qualities, the skills, the strategies, the business practices that will constantly sell whatever it is you're selling. If you're selling coffee mugs, it'll still sell well, because you're the kind of person that knows how to do that, and has the work ethic and all the things that are needed to do it. So you'll be a best seller. But your book won't necessarily make you famous. Like mine. I've sold hundreds of thousands of books and recordings. Over the years, I've delivered all those thousands of speeches and received all these big awards. But if you were to ask a person on the street, in a business community or just in the social community Who's Jim Cathcart? They would say, No clue. Because I'm not famous in a public sense. You know, I don't appear in newspapers and magazines and television shows on mainstream media like, like, some people do like a Tony Robbins, for example. But I got a hell of a life going, you know, this has been great. And my colleagues admire and respect me and I love them and and respect them. And, you know, this just ain't a bad deal. Oh, and I did a TED talk. I was asked to do a short TED talk and I did an eight and a half minute TED talk in Delray Beach, Florida TEDx, the independently organized TED event, and it went viral. It I've had 1,700,000 views of my little eight minute TED Talk which netted me zero dollars, much credibility and so many Any referrals that have made, you know, 10s of thousands off of it. And it's just a little eight and a half minute thing called How to believe in yourself, James Taylor you can finally say you become an overnight success now, Jim, definitely 42 years. So let's get some final questions, some quick fire questions. I'd love to know. I want you to imagine you're on a long haul flight, maybe go in nature next flight to China and you can choose on that you're seeing a business class or first class flight and you sit next, any speaker living or dead, you could be sitting next to them for the duration of that flight and they could be sharing with you you could be having a conversation. Who would that speaker be? Jim Cathcart Wow. Ah, another way I've done that with many of my heroes, you know, had long flights sitting seated next to them and just capturing the pearls of wisdom. I would think it has to be Zig Ziglar because he's so much fun. You know, if I wanted to be inspired, I would go with Dr. Kenneth McFarland wonders most people today have never heard up, because he's just so profound and he's so absolutely meticulously skilled at delivering a idea or a message. I knew not to Dr. Norman Vincent Peale and had a chance to work with him a little bit, and he would certainly touch your heart and inspire your mind. augmon Dino was a man. So easy to love and admire. But I think Zig would be the most fun so the flight would go fast. We would have a great time. He would appreciate my stories from the southern United States and I would certainly appreciate his because we both grew up in neighboring states, Arkansas and Mississippi. He was from Mississippi. James Taylor So I want you to tell us what's in that in your speaker bag. What's in that bag that you carry with you to all of your various speaking engagements. You're You're never leave home without Jim Cathcart actually Well, I never leave home without Is my notes to myself, I have a lot of thinking time, you know, I always have I, that's how I started my career. Earl Nightingale said spend one hour extra every day studying your chosen path. Five years from now you'll be a leading authority in that path. And sure enough, that worked for me. And I continue to do that to this day. And so I'll take a blank sheet of paper. And I'll just start thinking of all the projects and all the activities and all the goals and all the primary relationships in my life. And I'll just list them all like crazy. And get them on there, maybe two or three pages worth. And then I'll go back and look over that. And I'll circle the ones that are truly like a killer app in a computer, you know, the ones that or that one drives so many of these others that I really have to achieve that one or nurture that one around. Whatever. And then I'll look at the connections between all of them and do sort of like a big bizarre Mind Map, drawing lines and connectors. And then I'll just keep that paper, I always date every every note page, so that I know when it took place, and I go back many times, 20 3040 times over a few years, and look at that same page and make other notes, and then create a new page that's simpler and more organized, so that I can focus on that things on that new page. And that's just been a great, great practice for me over the years. And I consume magazines, I don't read them. When when I get it, I get several magazines monthly. And when I get the magazines, I immediately meaning that day, sit down with the magazine and start scanning it to see what's of interest to me. And I try to read some of the things that aren't of interest to me just to keep my mind better exposed to new ideas. And then, as soon as I'm done with that magazine, you know, I may tear out one article that I haven't gotten to yet, but I toss the magazine and go on. So my wife has a whole bunch of women's magazines that she'll keep them to go back to the articles and so she's got a stack this tall of her collection. I have a stack this tall of mine. And I get more information than she does. It was about and then talking about reading material. If you were to recommend one book, and one of your own books or a book to our audience, it could be a book on speaking or book on mindset or topics that you speak on. What would that one book be? You mentioned Stephen Covey. You know, his book that he's best known for is the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. And that's an exceptionally good book. We talked about augmon Dino, the greatest salesman in the world or any of his subsequent books, but I would start with the greatest salesman he I asked him one time what's your favorite of all your books? Which one had the biggest impact on your career? He said, Well, you've read all my books. Jim, what would you say? I said, Well, my favorite of all your books is the choice. And no, no, excuse me, my favorite of all your books is the Christ commission, which is a story about a guy that didn't believe what the Bible was saying. And and then he had an experience it was yanked back in time to Biblical days. And he went around and interviewed all the people that knew Jesus. What an amazing concept. Right? So this guy was an investigative reporter, and a non believer and somebody in in you know, the ethers grabbed him and took him back in time and said, Okay, here, talk to Paul talk to Mary Magdalene and talk to this guy. He was at the when the stone was rolled away, you know, talk to this guy, he was healed by him. So I said that was my favorite book, but the one that had the biggest impact on me was your first book, greatest salesman in the world. I said, Sony Now what what's your answer? He said same as yours. He said the one I enjoyed the most was the Christ commission the one I that had the biggest impact on my life was the greatest salesman in the world. James Taylor different books different books and as Jim Cathcart you mentioned having neither one of them requires that you be Christian. Yeah, yeah. But first principle James Taylor was open the road the the was the book about Babylon that the no that was Jim Cathcart a place in George claisen who co wrote a book called The Richest Man in Babylon which was a similar parable to the greatest salesman in the world in that it was set back in biblical times with you know, a guy following the the camels on a merchant train that kind of stuff. Yeah, I'm James Taylor gonna I'm gonna have to go and download the Oakland Deena book now as well just to trap myself. So you talk about Siri earlier. What is is there isn't a particular app or tool or A mobile tool, an app that you find particularly useful for doing the work that you do. Jim Cathcart It comes and goes, You know, I look at the apps that I use from year to year. And it it it's not the same each year. So I don't know, I just rely on the fundamentals, you know, just email and photos and, and Facebook and LinkedIn and things like that, that that's pretty much me. You know, of course, I've got lots of videos on YouTube and, and that sort of thing, but I try not to get lured into becoming an Instagram Rockstar, or making Twitter which you have to feed all the time like a hungry little animal. You know, making that my main. No, James Taylor that is a big difference, obviously, from going back times. The old man, dinos and Zig Ziglar says, Wait, they would be thinking about these ideas all the time, they'd be speaking but then they're there. Waiting output it was either in the form of a speech or maybe a radio series or maybe a book that was there that was there was Jim Cathcart an article or a newspaper article magazine article, that sort of thing. So and there were there were films, but there were actual films, you know, reel to reel movies, and they would film a speech or whatever, and then they would rent it to companies to go and show at their company meetings. James Taylor Okay, okay. So I guess big difference now because I can also see what a lot of speakers it whether it's an a Twitter or Instagram, I can almost see them working on their ideas, as they're doing them and especially on Twitter and slow form, I can see all that that's things linking to that. And then, you know, a few months later, you see them speak up, okay. It makes sense now, because but they're actually they're kind of rehearsing in public or public. Jim Cathcart That That reminds me without Vimeo, And YouTube, I would feel severely handicapped. Because I have so many videos that I've either created or that have been done of something live that I was doing. They are a vital part of what I do now. You know, I've created online courses and video training and such. There's a publisher mentor.com mentor ed.com that publishes one of my series here in the US. And those are just super important podcasts and, and online shows like this. That's that's the cassettes today, you know, those are the records those are the, those are the pamphlets or the books or the magazines of today. And and so you just hop on the train, or plane, you know, and you've got this little guy when I say train, I'm thinking of the bullet trains in China, as opposed to Amtrak going across America cuz people don't do it as much here. But that's that's your whole suite of services right there. James Taylor Love that. Basically I think I think all these tools that we now have at our fingertips new online courses, including memberships and podcasts and video series and an online summit, like like this, this one, for example. And it wouldn't have been possible, unless people yourself and the zig ziglar is an earl Nightingale's had to first push that through. So people today know that they have a problem know that there's something to be worked on where previously the university didn't even know that they had a problem. And yeah, that was the first step is going to say Actually, Jim Cathcart that's the thing today, the big decision is not whether we should train our people. It's which training should we do next? And who should we go to? Jim Cathcart Yeah, is it there is a different level of fees, just just make yourself the best choice and then they'll say Well, yeah, now of course we need it. So let's go with you. So a final quick, James Taylor final question for you, Jim, I want you to imagine that you woke up tomorrow morning. And you have to start from scratch. So no one knows who you are. But you've got all the skills you've acquired over the years, but no one knows who you are, you know, no one you have to completely restart. Perfect. Would you do? How would you restart things? Well, first off, I'd be excited, not depressed. Jim Cathcart I would when we moved from La Jolla, San Diego to Thousand Oaks back in 2001. We didn't know anybody but we moved here so that we wouldn't have Los Angeles between us and our grandkids. And we wanted to be able to make that commute more easily. So we moved up here, and I said to my wife the first day I said, you know what I like about this. The uncertainty. I don't know anybody yet. Yet being the operative word, right. And now I know people all over the community and they know me back. What I would do if I started praying Tomorrow with my skill set, and nobody knew me, and I had no business assets other than what's in my mind and heart is I would immediately start going out and interviewing people about their problems, their challenges their issues. Because I know I would uncover some of those that I could I had a solution for. And then I wouldn't try to sell something, I would look for a way to become their solution and get compensated for it. So that's the thing if you're a problem solver, you'll never be out of work ever. I gave my my grandson who's now 18 business cards when he was 10 years old. And I gave him a box full of business cards. That said, Jason Cathcart problem solver. I'm looking for one right now. I know I've got one here, nearby. Now I haven't found it and I'm not going to do Take up your time with that. But anyway, I gave him a box of business cards. And he said, what's, what are these? That's their business cards. He said, What's a business card? And I explained it. And he said, Well, what's Cathcart Institute? I said, That's grandpa's company. What's a company? And I explained it, and what's jason@cathcart.com? So that's your email address for real. He said, I've got an email address. I said, Yeah. And he said, Well, it says, problem solver. What does that mean? I said, Jason, you're a thoughtful guy. When you look at something, you don't just dive into it and start doing things with it. You kind of observe it and study it. And then you get involved and you seem to be a natural problem solver, and said, The world needs those. And that's how people get paid. If you're a problem solver, you'll always be able to find work. He's super cool. And I said we'll have a nice birthday and then I went on my way this was at his screen. In the morning on his 10th birthday, and his mother's a teacher at that school. And so I called later that night and I said, Sonia, what happened after I left? She said, Oh my gosh, every kid in the schools got one of Jason's business cards. What do you think Whitney James think about this 10 year old kid gets a box of business cards for his birthday has no clue what that is. But it's a novelty and it's got his name on it. So he starts showing it to the other kids. every other kid says, What's a business card? He explains it. What's Cathcart Institute? He explains it. What's Jason at Cafe? He explains it. What's problem solver? He must have explained that 30 or 40 times that day. Now, how deep is that impression in his mind? At age 10, which happens to be one of the strongest imprint periods of your entire life. Yeah. Yeah, James Taylor that's it as an amazing, amazing story. Well, Jim, thank you so much for coming on today. If people want to learn more about you learn more about Cathcart, cute and all the other things you've got going on just now where's the best place to go and do that? Jim Cathcart I would say, Cathcart comm is the easiest start because it's just my name. And if you type in Jim Cathcart comm, it'll get you there too. But I own the domain for family name. And LinkedIn is another good one. Because on LinkedIn, I have a very robust profile. And it has videos that they can watch for free, and all kinds of other items in it like that. And I'd love to be helpful also that, you know, I'm so omnipresent on the web. You know, you can find me on YouTube, Vimeo, wherever, and watch videos and you hear me playing guitar and singing and all kinds of other things James Taylor they have. That conversation is just anyone watching this and listening to this just now especially if you're just getting into the world of speaking You are part of a lineage a part of a heritage the good way is right. or other speakers who, just like us, we've used our, our voices, our bodies, our ideas on stage to be able to transform audiences. So you are not alone. You're part of a great lineage. And so Jim, thank you for being part of that. That story and sharing that with everyone and I really look forward to us sharing a stage together in the future. Jim Cathcart Me too. Thank you so much. It's been an honor. James Taylor Today's episode was sponsored by speakers you the online community for speakers and if you're serious about your speaking career then you can join us because you membership program. I'll speak as you members receive private one on one coaching with me hundreds of hours of training content access to a global community to help them launch and build a profitable business around their speaking message and expertise. So just head over to SpeakersU.com to learn more. More of Jim Cathcart Learn More About SpeakersU #speakerslife #speakersU  

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Similarities of the Best Keynote Speakers  Ever wondered what the best keynote speakers have in common? In today's interview James Taylor talks with speaking industry legend Scott Friedman about: Characteristics of the best global speakers Universal storytelling tips Determining your perfect 365 days Resources: Bookd: http://insidersecretsofinternationalspeaking.com/ Tools: FlightTracker App Website: http://www.scottfriedman.net/ Please SUBSCRIBE ►http://bit.ly/JTme-ytsub ♥️ Your Support Appreciated! If you enjoyed the show, please rate it on YouTube, iTunes or Stitcher and write a brief review. That would really help get the word out and raise the visibility of the Creative Life show. SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW Apple: http://bit.ly/TSL-apple Libsyn: http://bit.ly/TSL-libsyn Spotify: http://bit.ly/TSL-spotify Android: http://bit.ly/TSL-android Stitcher: http://bit.ly/TSL-stitcher CTA link: https://speakersu.com/the-speakers-life/ FOLLOW ME: Website: https://speakersu.com LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/JTme-linkedin Instagram: http://bit.ly/JTme-ig Twitter: http://bit.ly/JTme-twitter Facebook Group: http://bit.ly/IS-fbgroup Read full transcript at https://speakersu.com/sl054-what-the-best-keynote-speakers-have-in-common-with-scott-friedman/ James Taylor Hey there's James Taylor he a business creativity keynote speaker and founder of International Speakers Summit. Today I speak with Scott Friedman about building a global speaking model, determining your perfect 365 days and universal storytelling tips. Enjoy this session. Hey there, it's James Taylor and I'm delighted today to be joined by Scott Friedman. Scott Friedman, certified speaking professional founder of the Global Speaker Summit and former president of the National Speakers Association, is the author of celebrate lessons learn from the world's most admired organizations Happily Ever Laughter using humor for change, and a celebration a day 365 ways to a happier, healthier workplace. For over 30 years, Scott has traveled the globe speaking on employee innovation, customer experience and using humor and celebration as a strategic tool. schoolfriend together we can change the world a nonprofit organization serving orphans and less fortunate women in Southeast Asia and it's my great pleasure to have him join us today. So welcome, Scott. Scott Friedman Thanks, James. Great to be with with you. James Taylor So share with everyone what's going on in your world just now what currently has your focus. Scott Friedman Let's see what's happening. Just finished a celebration a day 365 ways to a happier, healthier workplace. now working on another in the celebrate series called turn, celebrate turn on your GPS, which has gratitude plans surprise, and always working on a new project with together we can change the world. So all good in my world. James Taylor And you've just been I think you've just finished a series of speaking engagements. Scott Friedman Yes, just came off about seven weeks on the road in Southeast Asia and a few assorted spots in the US and one of our together we can change your world tours, where we brought 15 Global speakers with us to Southeast Asia to speak and to serve as well. Amazing. So share with everyone James Taylor how did you get started in speaking professionally? Where did it all begin for you? Scott Friedman Started in 1984. When I ran into cabinet Robert told me I had a unique style and I should be a professional speaker and at the time I didn't realize he said that Everybody, by Tom I figured it out. It was too late. I was a professional speaker. So quit the, with the family business. I was president at the time have a side organization called sales professionals, and basically created a career when I was 2425 years old. I'm Kevin, obviously the founder of National Speakers Association as well. Yes, he became my he was my first mentor and was a was a wonderful role model and I learned the business really from cabinet. So the perfect, the perfect model. James Taylor I was gonna say the, the perfect mentor to have it and in those early days, as you got started as a professional speaker, who were those, those early mentors apart from Cavett and also who were the who were the people you maybe aspire to, or you kind of looked up to as speakers and you you can listen to a lot too and you can have studied their work. Scott Friedman I remember I was early on in my career, I was looking for a job. And I wrote down five names that I wanted to learn from. And Mark Sanborn, Terry Paulson, Lou heckler, Jim Cathcart, and Joe Calloway, were the five that I really wanted to learn from. And Lou became, after Kevin became my first mentor and coach me, but I have great respect for all those guys. James Taylor And what was it in particular from Lou that you you learned most Scott Friedman really more about values than anything else that did just that your career is really a tool to create whatever lifestyle you want a chance to hang out with the people that you love, and a chance to make a difference in whatever unique way you want to make a difference in the world. So it really is about living life on your terms instead of on your career terms. And then of course, storytelling, lose one of the best storytellers in the world and help me with my storyteller James Taylor and when did the humor Come such a strong part of your keynotes is one of the things you're known for is the human side. When did that, when did that really kind of come out and you're speaking Scott Friedman well, early on the market defined me as a motivational humorist. And then as the years went by, and there was a lot of funny guys that came on, that came along, I realized if I was going to try to sell humor, I was in big trouble. So I had to find another angle. So early on really was more more so than it is today. And now it's really my unique niches, how celebration impacts productivity and team performance in the workplace. James Taylor And so you can go go started, you were speaking, more and more. Can you remember like maybe a key inflection point in your speaking career where you've definitely felt that things have taken a step up or you had some an aha moment or an insight in your speaking career and you went, Okay, this is the direction I want to be going with it. Scott Friedman You know, I'm waiting for that moment now. No, no. There's along the way. There's been some there Some, some turning points are good moments. But I actually was in Malaysia on the way to a field trip to Petra nos Learning Center where I was chatting with the time a form of colleague, who was also serving on the board of a company in Malaysia, that put me through a process that realized my unique way of looking to the world was through the eyes of celebration. And that became my unique look at employee engagement and customer experience. So that was one of the big moments, which was a really 25 years into my career, maybe longer or more than that. James Taylor And, you know, no, this is one of the founders of global speakers summit, as well. And you know, obviously speaking globally, what characteristics Have you noticed from the from the really the great and then also the successful global speakers out there? Scott Friedman Uh, the best speakers, let's see, well, I in 2005, my big project for the year when I was printing And I'm going to say was the global speakers summit. Very excited to see it coming back this year to Auckland, New Zealand, Mike Hancock, I know is on your program, wonderful speaker and he's the chair of that. But I think in all the five global speakers summits that we've had so far, and as well as just observing speakers, I think they exhibit three qualities, the best speakers, if you want to speak globally, humility, Authenticity, and vulnerability, those three those three qualities and if, you know, so many times I, I see speakers speak on on others turf, in other words, you know, globally so that they're not speaking in their home country and, and they need to prove themselves so they, in some cases, they'll come from a place of arrogance and instead of humility, and I think that gets them in a lot of trouble. So if you just, if you come in Say, I don't I'm not here to control my audience. But I'm, I'm here to see what we have in common. And it's it's really just a relationship like you and me and my audience are just talking in the living room. And it's, it's, it's a very informal conversation yet. At the same time, I want to share who I am I want to be authentic with you. I want to be vulnerable. I want to I want to share my experiences when things didn't work. So well. That's where I learned the lesson. And, and I want to be, I'm going to be humble. That's most important. Can you give me an example of that maybe from from one of your fellow speakers who you you've seen? I know it's difficult sometimes as a speaker, you're up there speaking and you don't get a chance to hear some some of the other speakers who are speaking at an event but is there an example of or someone that was strong in your mind, you saw speaking a global event and you felt that they embodied these characteristics and how they did That now just the first one that comes up comes to my mind because the AP SS Asia professional speakers of Singapore just had their conference. You know, Jerome Joseph and I have had this conversation for many years. And it was so nice to see Jerome, he sharing it's such a deeper level today to start it off the AP SS conference with a story of his dad and, and a very touching story and, you know, brought tears to the eyes of the audience. And so I think Jerome has really learned the lesson over the years where I used to say, drom, you can't you know, you can't come from that place of arrogance. And now he really does come from that place of humility, vulnerability and authenticity. That would be one good example right there that comes to mind. James Taylor And so you mentioned the, like, the idea of, of it not not being Nestle about the beer, I can think of that there are those fish those bloated fish that you know, they kind of expand like three times their size? I don't think so. There's so there's maybe certain speakers that they they kind of they do that it's Like, it's I don't know, if it's a self preservation mechanism of some sort. And, and I actually I think about some of those, those speakers I remember. And they don't have that they have an authenticity I find is is, is a difficult word sometimes. Because it's actually quite a complex word I find, because it's used in different ways. And I find the humility bit is I see that many speakers I hold really dear, that there was there was a humility about them the way that they they communicated with the audience. You didn't feel like it was them just proclaiming from the stage then down to you in the audience. You felt you you were part it was part of a company knows you're saying it's kind of part of a conversation. Scott Friedman Yeah, I think today we're we're more facilitators of learning. And we we are Anything else? Yeah. Used to be the old saying of a sage on the stage. Yeah, but now we're the guy down the street. I'd like to say to my audience, there's a lot more wisdom in front of me than there is in front of you. So we need to tap into that wisdom in the room and it takes a certain amount of vulnerability to to say hey I'm open to the ideas and open to the wisdom that hey, there's probably a lot more wisdom in front of me my case it's real easy but for others who have a little bit of an ego and make a lot of stuff you could be in trouble but so it's it's being able to let go and being able to really be open to what the situation brain so that you truly can tap into the wisdom in the room. James Taylor And you see any when it comes to storytelling, as you mentioned, Jerome they are telling a very honest and authentic story in his when he is presentation a PSS, but are they? Are they any kind of universals. When it comes to storytelling when you especially when you're speaking to global audiences, you're you're speaking in tongues. Maybe one day and you're speaking in Australia than United States. So wherever else are the things that we can all learn in terms of the art of storytelling? Scott Friedman Sure. The first of all, I mean, stories transcend, transcend cultures. So storytelling really is the best way to connect with your audience. So universal truths where they will understand what that truth is all over the world. And a big key is the ivers you ratio. So many times I when I, when I tell Well, when people tell stories, it's III, as opposed to your it's, it's you're involved in this story. Let's Let's, you know, through my story, you should be able to see your life. This story is not just about me, it's about you, who is a wonderful storyteller. He's got a great story to tell about, you know, how he's been through these two horrendous accidents and he starts his speech off by saying, Have you ever been in prison? This wheelchair used to be a prison to me. So he immediately, you know, talks about what your prison is what what holds you back. So from the very beginning of his story, you're relating to what it is for you that may that may be your pain in your life. And that's our goal as storytellers is, you know, how can I take you on a journey with me? So it's through my story, it's, it's our story, and we see your life in our story. James Taylor I guess that when you you hear those comments and move all your members, we've got great speakers and they say things like, I felt you were talking to me. I felt that was that was that was that was, you're talking in the making, as you said, you know, in the in that one he was talking about, you know, his his wheelchair and being confined to that and his prison, but we all have that in some way or the other. We have those kind of prisons, those mental boxes that we kind of put ourselves into Well I love that story because it's just it's that it's the universality of that as well and the idea you say stories they they transcend coaches because so often we get caught up in thinking about Oh, I know I do is especially as a as a relatively new speaker thinking all camps that I'm speaking to this audience in this place now there's maybe some cultural things any think about them and and stuff like that, where maybe I need to be just kind of pulling back to the, the humanity of things and the stories as well. Scott Friedman Exactly. One other tip that is very helpful. We play this game in our mastermind group called half the words. So you take your story, you would write it out, and then say, okay, that's nice. Now, tell the same story in half the words. So it really makes you take a look at your story and and find out what really is essential in that story to be effective. And if it doesn't help develop the the theme of the story If it's not a comedic aside, then chances are you're telling too much of the story. As speakers or even just lay storytellers, we tend to provide way too many details. And in storytelling, less is more, the payoff for the punch line or the moral of the story has to be bigger than the build up of the story. So try that. Try that with your own stories, half the words and see. So James Taylor I love that and it's it might sound quite a choose relation, but I think people like Tatum did the great jazz pianist. And whenever we played, he always you felt there was a there was a lot more going on than it actually was going on. He was implying things he was implied when it was time he was implying tempo. He was implying harmonics that you know that that weren't there. But what was actually really doing as you as the audience member, you are filling in the blanks. You do a lot that you do. The heavy lifting for him. So he allows it to be a little more sparse. I think that's great that so I've definitely the half half the words as well. You mentioned kind of earlier on about talking about the sense of, of your lifestyle, the lifestyle of a speaker, as well. And how can we think about that for in terms of how because there seems to be as I spoke to all these different speakers, there's so many avenues so many options for speakers today. Do you have any tips for people just to help them decide? I know we had Jean Atkins is talking about your choosing your lane, as we're just going to part a part of that. But do you have any tips about choosing helping someone figure out because they're gonna hear all these amazing stories and all these different ways that speakers have built their business, but how they can think about them for themselves to know which which options are going to be best for them? Scott Friedman I think it starts with we all have 365 days in a year. So it's how do you in a perfect world? What Would that 365 days? What would the makeup look like? How much training how much speaking How much do you want to be home? How much international travel Do you want to do? So that that's where it starts, you know, you big picture blank canvas. What does that look like? And then, you know, why not? I mean, the great thing about the speaking business today is, like you said, there's so many different models so many different ways to make money from blended learning to, to keynote speaking used to be keynote speaking was number one revenue source for professional speakers globally. Now it's closer to five or six on the list. So how do you want to live your life? I mean, you you see a high divorce rate in speakers. I've never been divorced. Guess you have to be married first. But um, but really that so it's defining your values. People say well, geez, how do you you know, why do you How did you get speaking in Southeast Asia. I made a decision. I I love Southeast Asia, I want to I want to do more in Southeast Asia than I wanted to serve in Southeast Asia. So I know that I'm going to be there 100 days a year, and I'm going to figure out what I need to do to spin 100 days a year between together we can change the world in my my speaking business. So then, then then I know that my strategy is going to be based on exactly where I want to be during the year, summertime in Colorado, where I am now it's beautiful out. I love Colorado in the summertime, I want to be here as much as possible in the summertime. So the 100 days a year I spent in Colorado, most of that time will be during the summer. So it's you know, it's I mean, it's nice to believe that we can have that but we as long as we start there, we may have to make a few sacrifices along the way. But I believe that knowing that and then getting strategic and partnering with other speakers and coming from that place of abundance James Taylor We know the affiliate market marketing strategies work today. You know, why not tap into the collaboration of our, of our good buddies colleagues and, and figure out a way to make our perfect world work? I guess that helped you kind of cut out some of the noise I mean is C's is a, there's always that danger, the bright shiny thing syndrome, something comes along, oh, we need webinars, I need to be there. But then you can kind of go back to that that vision those 365 days like, well, how does that fit? does that fit in terms of what what I'm looking to do? I know a big part of what you're about. Now, you can have built this this great kind of speaking career. But you're looking to go beyond that in terms of service in other ways as well. Once you know for many of our speakers here that they're at that point in their lives, they're built, they're busy, they're doing all speak good. They got the training, they've got their online course their products, but they feel there's something kind of lacking there. That feels It's just as for the SBI, instead of the wider and so this doesn't really relate to speaking, I guess is the broader point. And any tips because you've obviously been at that place of kind of wanting to then serve in a bigger way. Any advice would you be you would give to people that maybe that's where their their mindset currently is. Scott Friedman I think is we all at some point, hopefully want to move from success to significance. So for me, I, it's been wonderful because it's a way I figured out a way to involve my colleagues, my, my tribe, my my community speakers, with making a difference to him in a place that makes such a big difference to me, which is Southeast Asia. So, you know, I would say, Well, you know, what, really, we've all been touched in some way by different causes. So it's finding out what causes most important to you and then figuring out a way to give back to that area, and there's so many ways to go To creative around it, but I, I think first is, you know, figuring out what that cause is. And then being intentional about, you know, and maybe it you know, maybe you can, like we've started a speaker's bureau for together, we can change the world, good. We want to partner with speakers who also want to give back to the community. And we're just getting that up and running here been around about a year now. But so, you know, maybe you can figure out a way then to involve that giving back either to book sales or so you can tap into the market that also supports what you support. That way, it's a win win, not only do you get back, but you also develop a community or a tribe that that wants to get back along with you. James Taylor And it's been interesting, you know, for someone that's relatively new into the into the speaking business, it feel is a very, very strong sense. And obviously the National Speakers Association APS s and it's not all industries like that. But a very strong sense of people wanting to support each other in their growth. I felt like when I first met you in Singapore and I was obviously speaking over there, and I was sitting in that in that room after I'd given it and listening to it was kind of quiet it was talking and I was just kind of sitting back and I was just looking at I think there's not many industries of people at that level you know, that will be top of what they do that are so willing to share this is what's working this is what's not the here you here's a potential lead is a suggestion for you as well giving, giving honest and feedback in a in an appropriate way in a supportive way as well. Now you've been involved in all these different associations. Is it is it like this for all of them? Or is it just I was just lucky to like when I saw a in a PSS, that there was something really special happening now. Scott Friedman Well, I think it all starts with Cabot Robert, Kevin Roberts said you give away your trade secrets come from a place of abundance and what will happen As all professional speakers will get better, we will rise the tide of all boats, we will increase the size of the pie so that there will be more pie for everyone. And I think that that's We were founded on that principle. And so now what are their 14 associations within the global speakers Federation? I think they've all found that that works. And it all leaders through those 14 associations, whether it whether it be Steph dupa z in South Africa, or Lindsey atoms in Australia or Politico, plethora of folks in Singapore, I mean, we we've been taught Well, we know that that principle works. And that really is what makes the global speakers Federation. So abundantly successful, is that you know, it's it's a place that you can feel is home and you can get the learning and and learn about The business model that you want for your future James Taylor and it's interesting going speed is being at the Singapore one and just hearing and getting a sense of the different the different models that were at play in some of these in some of the territories in Asia and and what what maybe what would work particularly well in one place that would work for other if someone is thinking about entering it maybe they're speaking in their own home territory just now but they're looking to make that first move into into a new territory a new a new country, what advice would you give them in terms of making that kind of market entry there? Scott Friedman I think you need to make a commitment to the area you know, we bring a lot of folks over from around the world for the HR summit for instance in in Singapore and many things boy that you know, and it's you know, it's it's it's rich in in, in companies that could possibly hire you. But what I A lot of times are all here afterwards is Geez, that didn't really work out for me. It's because they haven't made a commitment to the area in the Middle East and in Asia, it's the relationship that really needs to be nurtured over time. So if I want to if I want to say that hey, Dubai and maybe Qatar and and Kuwait and Bahrain that, well, I want to make that my market, I need to commit to spending some time there. So I need to, I need to go on to LinkedIn and and look at the the areas that I speak in, for me would be hospitality and in healthcare, get my get an engagement somehow, and work for a hospital work for a hotel over there, and then just start making phone calls and try to build other business along with it. But I need to make a commitment to that area. And then I want to get involved in the local Association, the local Speakers Association there, because I want to know how the game is played. I want to make friends I want to give, help others become successful, share what I've learned, and then that law of reciprocity kick that into To play, but but I really think it does come down to a commitment and being willing to give before we James Taylor get. So you can always have, you kind of have a little bit of embedding, you have to do a bit of go just go there and embedded and just get a guess, feel of the flavor kind of doing your market intelligence and really kind of committing to that, that place. I suppose that that also because it also appears that there's so much opportunity out there in terms of countries and, and things that can also be quite useful in terms of restricting you know, you mentioned that that that phrase there half the words so like receiving quite half the world but you can you think about those those territories you think I'm going to how could I, you know, hospitality or health care? How can I really develop that particular territory a particular country over time because as you say, That's always been my experience in Japan. You know, it took me five years to get into business there. We were just kind of going back every time building and releasing Then once it started, actually it was a lot of lot of things, they just kind of kind of came after a while. So so that that sense of again, building into this territory, I'm interesting, maybe on the more prosaic side of things, but what is in your speaker bag what is in that bag that you you take with you You never leave home without is it's always got your things in it that you need for your speaking opportunities. What's in that speaker bag? Scott Friedman That speaker bag would include a good sense of humor number one sense of gratitude. Patience. That's I think that's probably the most important is, is I have a rule that if I'm not going to miss a speech, I don't allow myself to get worked up. Because it's a, you know, the travel the travel is probably the most difficult part of this job. But yet it's it's a, it's not that bad. It's compared to what we could be doing. It's still it's still pretty, you know, pretty darn appealing even that part of it. So Well, I start there. And let's see, what else do I bring along with me? You know, if I have a laptop and I can work from anywhere, I'm, I'm pretty much good to go, of course, then a remote as well that I'm familiar with it. travel with that. But sense of humor, that's got to be the James Taylor number one tool. I think I was I was talking to someone the other day. And he was he was quoting a client a fee for something and he said what the fee was and, and the client said, Wow, that that that's a really high fee. You know, it's a really high fee for you know, just being on that stage for the hour. And he said, Oh, no, no, I speak for free. I charged that to do all the traveling and Scott Friedman all the other stuff. All the hassle, hassle, James Taylor all the hassle vida, James Taylor what about any online resources or tools or mobile apps that you really enjoy using the font you find useful for yourself as a speaker, Scott Friedman flight tracker, so I usually they Seems to be more updated than the the sights of the airlines themselves, tells you what gate you're at and what plane you're going to be on that kind of thing. And then of course, United Airlines, I fly probably more than the other airlines. So I have their app and I'm trying to think of what other apps I travel apps would be the most useful. But those two would be very useful to me. James Taylor And what used to suggest just one book to everyone that you think they should check out you think would be really useful for them? It could be on speaking, they could also maybe be on the topics that you speak on what would that book be? Scott Friedman Because that's a loaded question I have to go with Happily Ever Laughter. I do engage audience, which is my book. James Taylor I should have I should have prefaced that by saying I can't be one of your books. Scott Friedman Actually. I also I think, Tom Morel and Debbie Allen wrote a great book called international speaking, which I think has some, some wonderful, wonderful tools and tips for this particular audience that we're appealing to here. That's it. James Taylor And a final question for you, Scott, let us imagine tomorrow morning, you woke up with it. I'm going to shoot this in Colorado, you wake up and you have all the tools of your trade, all the knowledge, the skills you've acquired, but you have to start from scratch. You know, no one, no one knows you. You have to stop the beginning. But you can choose how to start. What would you do? How would you restart? Scott Friedman Well, the Dale Carnegie said the difference between a good speaker and a great speaker is 1000 speeches. So the mistake people make in this business is they start worrying about marketing and all the different business models before they really good, good. So I would, I would say get good on the platform number one, and then build a tribe. You know, I started in a day before it really the internet. So, you know, I was a lot of different things to different audiences. But now because of the internet, it's important to be known for something. So I would build a definable, distinct online brand, and then I would market the heck out of it once and at the same point in most importantly first really is to get good is to continue to practice, hone the craft, you know, really look into the eyes of the audience, tape, every speech that you give So you make sure that you're, you're offering relevant value and continue to grow in the area of your expertise. James Taylor Well, Scott, it's been great speaking to you today. Thank you so much for coming on this and sharing your your knowledge and your wisdom as well. I've got so many notes here. I'm sure everyone else listening is gonna have all these notes of things that they can be doing next. I look forward to catching up with you soon. Maybe in Singapore, maybe something some stage somewhere in the world. But thank you so much for coming on today. Scott Friedman Fantastic. Thanks so much, James. Learn more of SpearkersU #speakersU #speakersLife

In this week’s episode, we amplify the voice of Coach, Speaker, Author and Strategist Tanya J. Miller. Tanya  is a certified life coach with over eighteen years of experience working with youth, young adults, and women throughout the community and in ministry to pursue purpose, passion, vision, and destiny. Tanya's focus is on life and leadership. She helps clients to define their purpose in order to release their passion.  As a speaker, Tanya's' beliefs and philosophies hold true to these same ideals and passion. Her message is clear. She believes that God place in everyone purpose, and to leave this world empty after having spent their whole lives pursuing their passion, fulfilling their purpose, following their dreams, casting their vision all to one day arrive at destiny. Tanya J. Miller is a  graduate with a BBA in finance and business management from Northwood University and an MBA from Regent University. She is the owner of Tanya J. Miller, LLC, where she is an accomplished author, motivational speaker, life coach, and leadership strategist.   Also, TJMLLC is an affiliate member of CBA, the Association for Christian Retail. While, Tanya is a member of Advanced Writers and Speakers Association. In 2018, Tanya was named an Indie Author Legacy Awards (IALA) finalist by Purposely Created Publishing Group under the category Author on the Rise.  While in 2017, Tanya was also named an Indie Author Legacy Awards (IALA) finalist by Purposely Created Publishing Group under the category Education.  Listen in as we chat with Tanya on how she inspires people both young and old to put the puzzle pieces of life together in her role as and business owner, coach, speaker, and author.

Episode Summary: If you have ever felt overwhelmed, worn out, or overcome by holiday pressures, then today is the perfect show for you. Today we’re going to be talking about soul care: how to reduce anxiety with tips on tending to your soul and remaining unruffled during the chaos of the holidays Whether we have a lot of time or a little time, our Heavenly Father delights in spending time with us. When we spend time with Him, we can rid ourselves of worry, fear, and anxiety, and remain in His peace. When we think about Jesus’s three years of ministry, he walked into the most chaotic environments but brought His peace with Him. So we can walk into any situation, allowing God’s peace to dominate us, and then it will spread outward. As believers with the Holy Spirit, we do carry God’s peace with us, but too often we forfeit that peace by becoming consumed by the chaos around us. Peace is not the opposite of chaos, it comes from inside so it’s not dependent on our circumstances. We need to look at situations from God’s vantage point. We are all capable of bringing His peace to our situations but we have to be more deliberate and less easily influenced by our circumstances. Anxiety comes from looking at our circumstances rather than up at our heavenly Father. We lose our peace when we’ve gotten our focus wrong. We never see the entire situation, but He can because He’s already gone before us. So often we become consumed by focusing on the details when He wants us to leave the details to Him and trust Him with the big picture. Try to make time for family, friends, and memory making. Be sure to make sure you are already plugged into God, before the chaos takes over. Taking time at the end of the day to still our thoughts and give God our cares of the day can help us sleep more peacefully and wake up unruffled the next morning. By looking over the plans of the next day, we can wake up prepared instead of in a panic about the day. Understand that your wellbeing is paramount to God, as well as the wellbeing of those around you. You cannot get water from an empty well. It’s just not possible to pour out when we ourselves are dry and empty. He wants us to be taking care of our own soul, and taking care of our physical body so that it doesn’t give out on you. Quotables from the episode: “Find your voice, live your story.” Edie Melson Whether we have a lot of time or a little time, our Heavenly Father delights in spending time with us. When we think about Jesus’s three years of ministry, he walked into the most chaotic environments but brought His peace with Him. Scripture References: John 14:27, “I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.” Philippians 3:16, “Only let us live up to what we have already attained.” Recommended Resources: Books in the Soul Care Series Soul Care When You’re Weary by Edie Melson https://amzn.to/2EK2Io2 Soul Care for Writers by Edie Melson https://amzn.to/2tIPgyH Soul Care When You’re Grieving (releasing January 2020) Soul Care When You’re an Empty Nester (releasing August 2020) Unruffled: Thriving in Chaos by Edie Melson and Rhonda Rhea https://amzn.to/2PP52AN “Breaking Anxiety’s Grip: How to Reclaim the Peace God Promises” by Dr. Michelle Bengtson https://amzn.to/2ZSTP4N Hope Prevails: Insights from a Doctor’s Personal Journey Through Depression” by Dr. Michelle Bengtson, winner of the Christian Literary Award Reader’s Choice Award https://amzn.to/2zB0e7J “Hope Prevails Bible Study” by Dr. Michelle Bengtson, winner of the Christian Literary Award Reader’s Choice Award https://amzn.to/2yMdN46 Social Media Links for Host and Guest: To connect with Edie Melson: https://ediemelson.com/ https://www.boldvisionbooks.com/ https://www.instagram.com/Stop2Pray/ https://twitter.com/EdieMelson https://www.facebook.com/edie.melson For more hope, stay connected with Dr. Bengtson at: To order Breaking Anxiety’s Grip: https://drmichellebengtson.com/breaking-anxietys-grip/ To order Hope Prevails: https://drmichellebengtson.com/hope-prevails-book/ Website: https://drmichellebengtson.com/ Blog: https://drmichellebengtson.com/blog/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrMichelleBengtson Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrMBengtson (@DrMBengtson) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmichellebengtson/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmichellebengtson/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/drbhopeprevails/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MichelleBengtson Radio Show Host: http://graceandtruthradio.world/shows/your-hope-filled-perspective/ Guest: Edie Melson is a woman of faith with ink-stained fingers experiencing life through the lens of her camera. No matter whether she’s talking to readers, fellow creatives, or writers, her first advice is always “Find your voice, live your story.” As an author, blogger, and speaker she’s encouraged and challenged audiences across the country and around the world. Her numerous books reflect her passion to help others develop the strength of their God-given gifts and apply them to their lives. Edie has this to say about her heritage, “I’m creative out of self-defense. As the daughter of an artist-mother and musician-turned-photographer-father, I’d have been a disgrace if I hadn’t been true to my own creativity.” Edie’s a popular speaker and a board member of the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association, the director of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference, and the social media director of Southern Writers Magazine. Connect with her on her website, www.EdieMelson.com and through Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. She and husband Kirk have been married 38+ years and raised three sons. They live in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in SC where they love to hike and wander the mountains. Hosted By: Dr. Michelle Bengtson Audio Technical Support: Bryce Bengtson  

Debbie Peterson is President, Business Keynote Speaker and Career Mindset Strategist at Getting to Clarity. She has successfully worked with professionals at various stages of their career in corporations, associations, and charitable organizations to accelerate professional success. As a professional speaker, she helps audiences to develop an elevated mindset for accelerated results in their career. Debbie has 25+ years in Corporate with experience in Administration, Project Management, and Investor Relations. She is a certified Trainer of NLP at the Master Practitioner level and has spent over nine years studying, designing and delivering keynotes, workshops, and corporate trainings using Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP) as a foundation. Debbie is a professional member of the National Speakers Association, Women’s Speakers Association, and an author with her book, Clarity: The Smart Professionals Guide to Creating Success on Your Terms, just released. On a personal note, Debbie boycotts winter and chases sunshine from Pennsylvania to Florida each year with her husband, Tom. In this podcast, Debbie and Cindra talk about: What happens when you don’t have clarity How mistakes serve you to get to the next level How to do more of what you were meant to do How responsibility allows you to take reasons into results The 3 Cs to change your focus You can find a full description of the Podcast at cindrakamphoff.com/debbie. You can find Debbie at https://www.debbiepetersonspeaks.com/.

In today's episode of The Speakers Life I talk with Pravin Shekar, Using Virtual Summits To Get More Speaking Gigs. Please SUBSCRIBE ►http://bit.ly/JTme-ytsub ♥️ Your Support Appreciated! If you enjoyed the show, please rate it on YouTube, iTunes or Stitcher and write a brief review. That would really help get the word out and raise the visibility of the Creative Life show. SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW Apple: http://bit.ly/TSL-apple Libsyn: http://bit.ly/TSL-libsyn Spotify: http://bit.ly/TSL-spotify Android: http://bit.ly/TSL-android Stitcher: http://bit.ly/TSL-stitcher Resources Mentioned: Growing your speaking business with virtual summits Global Referral Summit 100 Day Summit LinkedIn Marketing Summit Creating multiple streams of income PSA India Tool: Evernote http://pravinshekar.com/ CTA link: https://speakersu.com/the-speakers-life/ FOLLOW ME: Website: https://speakersu.com LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/JTme-linkedin Instagram: http://bit.ly/JTme-ig Twitter: http://bit.ly/JTme-twitter Facebook Group: http://bit.ly/IS-fbgroup Read full transcript at https://speakersu.com/sl030-using-virtual-summits-to-get-more-speaking-gigs/ #SpeakersLife #ProfessionalSpeaking Hey, there is James Taylor and I'm delighted to have here today Pravin Shekar. Pravin is a startup specialist and parallel entrepreneur and speaker on agile entrepreneurship, guerrilla marketing, and business networking. He has KREA, which is India's leading Healthcare Research panel, and is an angel and social invested in entities like INS eight, which is agile research, candy, which is a BPO. By and for the physically challenged, and KSE, which is a fresh cheese making entity and what I'm going to learn about this, he's the recipient of the emerging leader in market research, the 440 Award from the American Marketing Association, and as president of the Market Research Society of India, and a trustee of the Japan stem cell research center. He described speaking as his alternative career, but one has taken him so far to four continents. Outside of speaking he is a keen photographer and images have been published in National Geographic traveler, and Lonely Planet. India's my great pleasure have been with us today. So welcome, Pravin. Thank you very much, James, I look forward to it. So it's fantastic having you here. I know you and I've been working there. But your speakers you remember, and I've been kind of coaching you. But But before we kind of get into I think you're doing really cool things when it comes to online summits. Before we get into that. Tell me how did you get started in this world of speaking with the begin for you. I've been speaking quite a bit. But on stage internationally, it was 2006 in Rome, when I did my first biggest speaking. And this was based on synopsis and ideas that you have to send across the dimensions before. None of this was paid until 2009. But I had my point of inflection, the talk that I gave in Switzerland catapulted me to another league. And that was possible, due to couple of mentors that I had. But that was when it started my speaking career, not the professional speaking. But the speaking part of it internationally started in 2006. Who, as you were getting started as a speaker, who were those early role models for you who are the speakers that you looked at. And so I like to be either have that type of career speaker, or you just really admired the craft. And now the way they spoke. I've been inspired by a lot of people. So I can't name one role model. But I can name a couple of mentors. Now in the business sector, I have a business mentor called the G Krishna. When I was the beginning of my speaking career, he was there in all the talks. There was another gentleman Ray pointer, who was also instrumental in my 2009 talk. And these are people who might admired the way they captivated the audience. None of these are professional speakers, but they are speakers and entrepreneurs in their own right. So those are the two really big ones that I can name. But other than that, James, I love listening to talks and getting inspired because you never know these small bits that spark. Something has a little bit that grows on you. Absolutely. And united spent a lot of time together in Singapore, and also the the professional Speakers Association India that you're heavily involved in as well. And you're obviously a speakers you member and one of the things I was really impressed with what you did is one of the things we teach our speakers you about creating online summits or virtual summits. And and so a number of our members have created their own virtual summits. But you took it a few steps further. So first of all, tell us what what was it that interested you about the idea of doing virtual online summits? I'm a crazy networker, James, I love meeting people, but then you meet with a purpose, the connections from them. So last year at the APSS Singapore summit, you did a pre convention workshop, and you blew our minds away from what a virtual summit is. That caught on, we then started the coaching part of it and us so free and giving the information I decided to continue on when I launched my first summit for the global reference summit, because as speakers as an entrepreneur, bulk of the business comes through word of mouth, and that's the most economical way to grow your business, but there's no strategy around it. So that was how the global reference summit came about. Because there is a need and not too many people know about the need. We followed your guidelines to the tee. But what we decided is, can we do a summit to raise awareness about blood cancer, that it is curable, that there is a particular need for people to be aware, because also in movies and TV serials here in India, James, if you've got blood cancer, you're dead. But in specific cases, there is a possibility to reverse it. And that is why we tied up with G one, which is a nonprofit, to raise awareness that there is a cost like this that goes ahead and and does. So that was our first step, which is the global reference summit, 30 Global referral and word of mouth experts that was launched a couple of months ago, phenomenal success, and that's setting the stage for the further science. So what what did you learn about doing that very first time because often when, when I coach people on virtual summits, the first one I always tell is the most difficult because your learning curve is going to be the fastest. And you have you're doing all these things in the technology and in this interviews, marketing, and what were some of the key learning points, you sent me some of the things that you really struggled with it first, yet to really develop learning on and what were those things that you found, actually, I really enjoy doing when creating a summit. So I'm an entrepreneur. And the first thing that comes to me is I have to do it myself. And I tried doing it myself in between my other professional speaking gigs. And a month after month after month, suddenly I had committed a summit because you have to 100 day challenge and hundred today and there was no summit inside. So first thing I did is form a team around. And I had a couple of really good guys. One guy is a rock star KP for the party, my colleague who became the Falcon. And once the team got set, James it was that much more easier for me to focus on strategy while the team took care of scheduling, the pre interviews the actual interview and taking care of the entire studio setup and having everything ready. The first three, four interviews, we made sure we brought in some big guns, we got celebrities, I had Bob bird, Ivan Meisner, and it was also that the HPC, Singapore, and that set the stage for the other speakers, because the first question that came up was is there. And the minute they heard these names, they said, Yes, I am legit, the conference is legit. Therefore we can go ahead and do. But for me, the biggest learning is former team. And it was the team, now you are watching me, but through me the team is getting pushed by you. Because we all have to read and have the standards of the template. And now as a thank you to the team, each one is running their own summit, which is going to be launched in August, November and early next year. So that's from a company perspective, a thank you to each of them that I'm going to do the support role. And each one of them is going to host them on summit, one on remote sales slash inside sales, and other one on LinkedIn marketing. And we are also assisting a couple of other Indian speakers, the members of the professional Speakers Association of India to launch their own songs. I love that model, what you've what you've done there. And and this is one of the things I was I think I mentioned it probably at that event in Singapore, I think the second or third summit I ever created. I did it with I mean, I've already got a team. But then I also brought in a co host, as well. And suddenly, when you have when you have a team, the two interesting things always happen, I think, first of all, is you have accountability instantly, because it's asking, you know what's happening, what stage is at. The other thing I think is very interesting from doing that is it brings in a diversity of ideas and views. And it allows you to just you almost like market testing in a very small way with a group of six people on a concept. There's a danger, sometimes if you just do all try and do it all on your own, that you can do something and people when you launch, it wouldn't work. And someone might say, Well, you know, think about doing this, if I don't need so. So I love that model that you've done now. So you're doing all these other summits and I love this and the LinkedIn summit, I'm definitely sign up for that one as well. And what So you mentioned this idea about networking with a with a person carpets. For you Where do you see these summits? Is it is it primarily around just word of mouth about raising your profile and the profile of the other people you're working? Or is it generating leads? Or is it about bringing in sponsorship or something else? I could have said all three before the summit, but having run the summit, James, my biggest advantage of the summit is learning I get to speak and learn from 30 experts forget the 2400 subscribers who came in, I have to prepare for the meeting. And then during the discussion, they throw nuggets that I probably wouldn't have considered. So to me, the number one reason why I'm going to be involved in all these summits is learning. Yeah, networking, of course will happen. Because if you and I don't know, but we've spent half an hour talking that is spatial recognition that is top of mind and the minute you say outlier marketing, my name comes in the virtual summits are total than James Taylor comes in through. And that is my main reason is that I learned my subscribers and my followers will learn automatically. Yeah. And to, if I may, yes, what we have to guess from the 30 interviews, we have picked up eight to 10 points per speech, and are launching the key learning ebook from the 30 speakers. As a thank you a delight, thank you. But then every week, there is a gift that goes out to the deli and each of the speakers as a book as a program has something that they would like to offer. And that's obby to thank you and also stay in touch with all the subscribers. That's fantastic. I love that idea. I remember seeing when mutual friend of ours, Shelly Taylor, who's also a speakers, you remember when she did her summit, because she comes from being an author, primarily, it would be natural for her to create that book and a nine, I've never done with any of my summit shit. So I applaud you for doing I think it's such a natural thing when you've taken in all that information. And and some people, frankly, they don't have the time to go watch all the videos. And they just said, Can I just buy and some people like to read that's how they they like learning. And if you're able to create that piece of content for them, that provides it, you know, great value for them. So now, so now you're starting to build, obviously, you're speaking what what are some of your goals for the next year or so when it comes to the speaker part of proving right, just to take it to the next stage, which is why I signed up for this because you and your coaching James, I started my speaking career in 2006. But the professional speaking happened really about three to four years ago. And every stage is an inflection point. Now I'm at a particular stage. And one of the things that I learned from the business, Singapore this time is can I create multiple streams of revenue for me as a speaker? And to can my speaking business run without me actually speaking? Yeah. So if you ask my key goals, that is what I'm working towards. And that also means increasing my team expanding and investing a little bit more on creating IDs. And that's where my thought processes headed towards right now. Because you've had this experience, obviously, coming from the business community and entrepreneurial community, you're, you're you're thinking about those multiple streams of income. And I encourage you, any speaker, to have those different, you don't have to have lots but just to have those different forms of income, because we don't know what happens. Sometimes you might get sick, or maybe the market the economy crashes in the country, you speak a lot in and there's no law, the word dries up there. And to have these different income streams just gives you more options. But I'm intrigued when you said that idea, the idea of building a speaking business where it doesn't actually require for all the time for you to be speaking on stage, what is your thinking about that? Book books, online training programs that go on consulting, as a protein shake a brand, a whole lot of my colleagues coming into the play, because my horizontal is marketing and my vertical is outbound marketing, which is non traditional marketing, especially when people are stuck doing traditional work, but they still want to grow, you've got to do different things to get on. And that is the area that for me Chico's a brand as a speaker, and trying to be able to work towards. It's an it's an exercise I always do with, with companies on creativity, I do creativity training with different organizations, and it's called the out exercise outrageous ideas. So for example, outrageous law firms have no lawyers, or what I actually use all the time I've mentioned people is mutual friend of ours, Frederick Heron, outrageous books have no words, he actually created a book which didn't really have any words in it, which is so very, very well, a quarter million copies or something. But that's actually quite useful thought experiment to do, outrageous speakers who don't speak. And there was one I was talking about a conversation with someone the other day, who's building a business, based upon initially that idea outrageous speakers that don't speak. And what he's been doing is he's say his fee level is this amount. But he gets a lot of inquiries where clients, they can't necessarily pay that. And in the past, what he's done is he's either given it to another speaker that he knows all or he's given it to a speaker Bureau, for example. But what he's doing now is he's building in training, two other speakers, one that will be a little bit lower than him when it's a lot price lower than him. That means now, when the client comes in and say, you know, we'd love your topic, we love the fact you speak on, you know, influencer marketing, for example, I would love to have you speak our event. But it turns out, they don't have the budget, then it gives it will I tell you what, I can speak at it. But I've had this other speaker, who's you actually can give my speech, I've had to give my speech on influencer marketing, and you can bring her in, and it's for X X amount as well. So this idea, this idea of speakers who don't speak using it as a thought experiment can be quite useful thing. I'm an experiment, James, I'm an entrepreneur, experimenter. And all it takes is just a spark for me to try things out. And you never know that it goes exactly as you try it out. Now, for example, the first virtual summit for me is a video setup in the professional setup, using the tools and tricks that you mentioned. Now that the setup is there, I have started a new video interview series called em fail, where I talked to speakers, leaders, entrepreneurs, on their marketing failures, because nobody wants to talk about failures. everybody's ready to talk about successes. But nobody talks about failures. And when I said this is going to be a weekly interview series, a lot of the entrepreneurs said, hey, I've got a story. Because my view as an entrepreneur, James, and you will relate to it as a coach is I would rather Learn from your mistakes and repeat that I can go and make new mistakes and share them with you. So I'm currently compiling a bunch of stories on marketing failures, which will become my stump speech in 2020. So So on that note, then I'm going to ask you the question of all the speaking, you've been doing, like speaking more professionals in 2009. Can you tell us about some a time when you worked on something, maybe a speech where you going and doing an event? And you gave it your all but something didn't quite work out like you'd hoped? And what did you learn from that experience? You all have that don't be my first talk in Jakarta. I was invited, flown over. Everything was because the the convention had had heard me speak in Berlin. And I had to go and repeat the same job markets adopted was my shtick for that year. And I went there, there was just zero audience participation. The faces were just playing. It was one of my first in that country. I was like, you're almost halfway through as to what is happening is the audience even understanding, I slowed down my English, the only person nodding was the convention head, and one colleague of hers was when he speak, I went through the motion, finished the talk, got the claps, but I still had the confusion didn't work. Until the I had to confront the organizer. At the end of the summit, she took me out to drink some popi lock, which is the most expensive, what did you get out there? And I asked her look, I have this nagging feeling that the audience just did not read, I did not relate to the audience. And I'd like to hear the feedback. They said, that's how it is here that people have, do not show emotion. When I asked them to be interactive, they will not be interactive. So that was a talk, that was a personal failure for me, because I had not prepared I had not spoken, I have not studied that country or the people out there. So the next time when I have to give a talk in Japan, I work with the organizers a couple of months in advance, I sent them my speech, or written speech for them to translate. And then they also had a simultaneous translator, who I spent some time with the previous evening, to work things out. And I had to mix everything up and that I had a far better response than the one I had in Chicago. So if you ask me for one of our my personal talks that I did not get a resonance, that would be the talks that I would refer to just fantastic. There's different color, those cultural differences you find in different places. And I remember I haven't spoken yet, but Lloyd Luna, who we both know, he said, he said, You've got to come to the Philippines, because the Philippines audiences are the most ecstatic, most exciting audiences. So and and you know your words that you go to some countries where the audience is, they're enjoying the speech that you mentioned there. But they might be sitting with their, their hands. And you think i think i'm is this working is what is what's going on here. And it's only at the end, and they go fantastic and getting people coming up to you after but in the moment, it feels like it's not working. So I guess it's getting to learn those different, different cultures. And so you're obviously based you're in, in southern India, and China July, you're highly involved in the professional Speakers Association of India, which is a great Association just had your, your conference, your annual concert few months ago in July, What's your feeling about the Indian speaking market specifically, because this is obviously a country has been on the rise for many, many years, I was just reading a book yesterday about the rise economic rise of of India, how you feeling just now but the Indian speaking market is evolving James for ears. There was no concept of being speakers at best LPA, the airfare and then you come over, I'll take you out for a drink kind of mentality. But that is changing. But it's a big ship, turning it is going to take time, which is where the professional Speakers Association is also evangelizing and educating the market market that you go watch a movie you pay for it. It's a three hour movie. Here, it's not just my one hour of talk, but the hours of preparation, the lead up to the talk. So I can add value to your organization or to your convention. So we are in the process of evangelizing it, you're very confident it will work through. But as I said, it's a big ship, it's going to turn slowly, but on it will see so that movement from going from Brianna and other countries have gone through that same same challenge. And they've kind of come out now. And this year starts people who stopped paying a small amount and then gradually over time it comes out. And then inevitably, in any field, you're going to obviously see it will see this in India as well, you have this superstar speakers there as well, who you know, will get the get the big bucks, but behind them, they bring a new generation of speakers that are coming through. So I'm hugely optimistic about India, as a country for, for speaking. And I say this, especially anyone who's watching or listening to this just now, the thing excites me a lot of India is because you have a large English speaking population. Obviously, there's lots of languages spoken across India. But it's one of those countries where you can go into business the same everywhere. Where if you're a native English speaker, you can you know that there are already audiences. And obviously, you have a massive middle class and growing middle class. And other challenge in front of us is our members. Most of them are very good speakers, but they don't know that they are delivering a value and they can actually go ahead and charge plans for it. So that's a bit of training. And that's a book that I'm writing. James, I reached out to you earlier for that, which came out of lunch conversation with the members of the better local chapter of the PCI, except for me, and I've been speaking for five years. But how can I go ahead and charge? How did you get your first speaking gig? So it was a wonderful two hour lunch. And I promised you write a note. And the note became longer longer. It's now a 50 page ebook really quick, 25 minute read. But then I said that's for our members. And I'm going to pass it across three, with comments from you, Frederick and a bunch of others as to how you got your first paid speaking gig, and how they can go ahead and charge how much to charge, how to ask without being sheepish is a note that that's my wiki work. It came out in a couple of weeks. And that's something that I'm sitting across. Fascinating and, and actually I just saying that I was also thinking terms of going the other way, one of the best speakers in the world Minaj, my Sudan. And my knowledge is the Toastmasters. I think he's the he's won it twice, best speaker in the world. And I remember him and I having a conversation once about something he calls the alien advantage, where he always felt that in his home country, he was never, he wasn't he was never given the fees appreciated as much as when he goes abroad. And he speaks abroad. So he and I find this as well. So I'm obviously from the UK. By really speaking my home country, most of the time, I'm speaking in Asia, Middle East, like South America as well. And it's a funny thing. So I actually wanted to whether we're the the Indian speaker superstars that are going to be coming through, they will become superstars not in India, but actually in other places as well. And who knows, let's see, let's see what happens. I mean, we think it I mean, I think just that the not a football fan, but there was a big match here recently. And it was the the, the Egyptian footballer for Liverpool. And you know, he's probably one of the most famous, you know, if you want to go and give a speech, you give a speech on anything in in the UK just now as well. But how much you would get paid? If you give it an easier I'm also Sure. So as I think there's a very interesting kind of inflection point at the moment and anyone that's watching this or listening to this now highly encourage you try and get to the PSA. Professional Speakers Association of India is one of their annual conferences, I believe the next one's happening in, in New Delhi. In Delhi, the first and second effect, fantastic dancer and we'll put some links here to that as well. So just switching things up a little bit. I as a question, I always ask them any speakers that I interview is, what is in your speaker bag? What is it that bag that you carry with you to all of your various speaking engagements, whether you're speaking in Japan or Jakarta, or in Jaipur zoom recording Because bookmarks and my books, and you mentioned your books, so how, because this is something I often think about for speakers you're traveling, I do normally have them shipped in advance to the place that you're speaking in? Or do you try and get the client to buy a certain number of books in advance, or you just you just have a big box that you take with you. I've done drop shipping, my publisher takes care of that. And then certain cases I carry them through with me when it's just a sampler. My experiment with getting the clients to buy it has not been too much of a success. And I don't want to push that that much. And my is a hit. They buy the books themselves on Amazon. So that kind of works out. And do you have an online resource or an app or a tool that you use, you find very important for the work that you do. I love Evernote. And I fell in love with it three years ago was writing my first book. And that's you never know when inspiration will strike your James so it could be for me. I love watching movies and TV series and I have an Evernote called dialogue diaries. So you never know when a dialogue inspires. And I quickly posit write that down. And at least two or three instances, I've had an entire speech come out of that one dialogue because it despise you so much. Fantastic. So just capturing when the idea idea comes to you. And let's imagine proving you have to start again, you have to start from scratch. This time. No one knows who you are, you've you, you have no connections, but you haven't the knowledge that you've acquired over the years of speakers, author and entrepreneur, what would you do? How would you start things, invest in a team invest in automation significantly to build the brand and give value before I sell myself as a speaker? Okay. So that is what I will do it the first thing? Well, I mean, it's been an absolute pleasure speaking with you today. Thanks so much for coming on. I think what you're doing just now with virtual summits, online summits now you're building them and training other people and and I think it's amazing. I really looking forward to seeing the success of these. And especially I know you're doing a lot of them for nonprofits as well, which I see is a big area, that's a lot of opportunity there. What's the best place for people to go to learn more about you, maybe they want to refer you for a speaking opportunity, or they want to learn about your online summits, would be my personal website, pravinshekar.com. Fantastic. I'm going to put those links here as well, proving thank you so much today. I wish you all the best with all the summit's you're doing you're speaking, and I'm looking forward to sharing a stage together at some point in the future. 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In today's episode of The Speakers Life I talk with Jonathan Low, keynote speaker on sales success, service experience and leadership performance. Global Success Summit Jack Canfield Global Speakers Federation Sha Nacino Malaysian Association of Professional Speakers Joining a speakers association Human Resource Development Fund The training industry in Malaysia The training industry in Saudi Arabia Speaking in Singapore The follow-up process after you speak Buddying up with other speakers LinkedIn QR codes Business Card apps https://www.abbyybcr.com/en/ Gil Petersil Speaker Kit: Rode SmartLav mic, Tripod, Extension cable, Targus clicker   https://www.jonathanlow.net/ https://globalsuccesslearning.net   Artificial Intelligence Generated Transcript Below is a machine-generated transcript and therefore the transcript may contain errors. Hey, there's James Taylor here and I'm delighted to welcome Jonathan Low. Jonathan Low is a speaker and executive coach who works with organizations and senior executives to measurably improve their leadership effectiveness and business performance, especially in the areas of service quality, sales, performance, leadership, communication and team development. Jonathan has more than 25 years of professional and international business experience and executive positions in the service industry, and has worked with executives and leadership teams throughout Asia and the Middle East. He is a certified speaking professional CSP, one of Asia's leading sales and service, mastery and leadership success coaches, a certified coach with Marshall Goldsmith sec, and a certified global certified Canfield mythology trainer. He has lots of qualifications, this gentleman, he also has a new virtual summit is going to be happening very soon called the Global success summit that we're going to be learning about in just a moment. So first of all, Jonathan, welcome. Great to have you with us here today. Thank you, James. Thank you for having me in part of your program. So I was mentioning which is the end there this the global success summit. And you were just tell me before we came on, you've got one day coming up, you're doing 12 interviews in one day for for creating this new summit that you're doing with, with Shah and casino. So tell me first of all, tell me a little bit about this. This global success summit was about why we decided to create this summit. Well, you know, did the summit really came about because of you, you know, you you inspire others, you give us the opportunity to reach out and both shine myself. We are graduates of jack Canfield. So obviously the success principle. And because of that, we say hey, you know what, why don't we do something on the area of success. And let's explore things that we can do to you know, create better success for everyone in the world, whether they're speaker, whether they are entrepreneur, whether they're in a corporate environment. So we came up with Why don't have the global success summit, right. And we developed five different pillars. So they want us on the pillar of sales, second day is on customer service experience, 30 days on leadership, four days on communication, and 50 days on the power of digital marketing. So we thought, you know, these are elements of success that people will generally meet in their life. And we say, hey, great, and I'll let's do it. And yeah, my first on my summit coming up in August 26 to 30 years, so excited. So a lot of people I know where I deal with speakers, like yourself, my speakers, you program and, and the hear about doing online summits or virtual science, they get really excited because they see the possibility in terms of helping them position themselves and bringing more speaking gigs and other revenue streams. But the thing that often puts them off is the technology piece, they get worried they get little bit worried about I have to deal with the web pages. And now that I do that, so how are you finding the process? Because you don't come from a technology background? You come very much from a speaker, service leadership side. Yeah. So one thing I noticed was, you know, find people so Charlotte's actually done the online Fisher global summit. And I thought we have expertise in running dash you are probably have the backend already done. So I gave her a call and say, Hey, you know, share, you have done the backend, I'm pretty well connected to a lot of good friends globally, during my tenure as the global speakers Federation president of three years ago, and I say, Hey, why don't I just connect with the right people. And let's see how we can, you know, bring more global experts to share their expertise. And you know, I'll take care of the front end, and you work on the back end to support. So I think that's working out pretty well. And it's about collaboration, I like to say, you know, the back end really is like so much work. But you know, it's been a great ride, you know, and she was very comfortable in doing that she's got a great team supporting us. So that's a good balance. And collaboration is key, especially in the speaker's world, because we have caught respective talents, respective expertise, and just begin to focus on those. They talk about this idea about collaboration, you mentioned that you were the president of the global speakers Federation, which kind of sits I always think it kind of sits above all the the National Speakers associations are happening around the world as well. And everyone, I know this, this, take it on that that role is a very, it's been quite an intense job to have to do that, that role as well. But I know it's very rewarding for the people that do it as well. So what what were your key takeaways from being so deeply involved in the speaking into the association side of speaking? Well, actually, and I spent about 20 plus year in the hospitality business, you know, working different hotels around Asia Pacific. So I really come from a platform of service. And when my hotel Korea, you know, gave me an opportunity to become a professional trainer speaker, I learned it myself in this association in Malaysia, which is called the Malaysian association of professional speaker. And I serve, you know, ran into the premise of what can I do for you, you know, because of my hotel background, I kind of like this asset ruin, if there's anything I can be of service to you, how can I assist you? And never did I know, opportunity came and I was elected to be the president, then at the Malaysian association of professional speaker. And then after, when that finish, I open my mouth and say to the global in the global team and say, Hey, you know, I'm done with my Malaysian duties, is there anything I can be of service to the global speakers Federation, and, you know, I came in as a treasurer, I became the secretary. So I went through the whole different roles. But, and that was where I got the opportunity to become the first Malaysian the first Asian president of the global speakers Federation, a huge honor, lot of responsibility. But fantastic, rewarding experience of just, you know, learning from an individual perspective, from a speaker's perspective. And just from a service perspective to if anyone is watching or listening to this just now who is a speaker or aspiring speaker, but they're not a member of Speakers Association, what do you see the benefits of joining Speakers Association? Think the Speakers Association will give them a collective network of professional speakers who are really active. And sure, you know, there are a lot of great clubs, you know, they can help build your public speaking, competency like Toastmasters is fantastic clubs. My personal experience joining a professional speaking association is that you really have people who are actively involved in the business. And the member association is really there to help you to become better in doing your business, giving you new tools, giving you new insight, providing resources, that generally may not be available in a Toastmasters because there's just the speaking side of it, but also the side of building the business, which is very important. So you learn a lot of perspective, right? And with all this perspective that you gain, it's about what resonates with you, you know, some people like this large scale businesses, some are pretty happy with a smaller size business and are quite happy with it. And you get insights with a lot of opportunities, virtual assistants, so that the whole campaign. So sometimes, you know, when I first came into the business, I was really blown away, I went to an NSA convention, which is in the States. And I was like, wow, there's so much to learn. Read, where do I start? Am I ever even going to succeed in this business because it was so overwhelming. So So for me, it was the the the education perspective, that was great. But more importantly, was the people in it that made it really great. So something I didn't really realize, last time I was in Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur that we were together, was just getting us a better feel on the speaking industry in Malaysia itself as a place to speak. And the thing I hadn't really realized was how big the training industry is in Malaysia. Now, I also know that it's gone through some difficult times recently, there's been a lot of changes in the speaking and the training side of the business. So we, I think it'd be useful for anyone that doesn't know that part of Asia. What are some key things that you find it but people coming in from outside and not from Malaysia, and they're looking at the speaking or the training industries in in Malaysia, that they can have to recognize that it's useful to know about? Well, current training is big, you know, in terms of the government, they actually set up a place that is called a p SME, or what we call the Human Resource Development Fund. So organization have to contribute a certain percentage of their revenue you set aside for training and development for their own team members in the company. So that fund is available. And if it's not utilized, it's going to be burning and everything. So which means it is going to be compulsory for organization to set people into training. Now they are slowly moving into coaching, allocation. Speaking, is somehow you know, a little bit in between, because speaking, keynotes, is usually one hour, one and a half hours. And so from the training perspective, they like to see more of the nine to five, you get some tangible skills take back as part of the deliverables. So this is where the focus of training has been much more, I would say, in Asia, unless you are a speaker is traveling around different region. So that's a little bit different. So primary, a lot of the people in Malaysia would be trainers, come speakers I started started as a trainer. Right? So So I still do, perhaps about 50% sound of my work currently is your workshop facilitation, two or three days, workshop facilitation, and speaking is about 20 to about 30% of my business mix. And if you do it also a lot of work in the Middle East, as well as in Asia and North America as well. What do you notice as you start to move around different countries different territory, there's that there's that blend change for you? Do you find that you're doing more keynote speaking and speaking in Middle East, for example, where Asia tends to be more on the training side, in the Middle East to, especially in Saudi is still a little bit more on the training side of it, that has got more engagement, in terms of the keynote is really events that happen, and it may select the destination. So primarily, the business is usually for people who are working there. And this is where you get a little bit more of the people who are resonates towards their. But I see more of like destination like Hong Kong, right? Singapore, which is very popular for North American companies that will have their annual conferences in Asia, you know, they will have it a perhaps Bangkok. And this is where a lot of the keynote speaking primarily in those cities. But the audience may not necessarily be from those countries. Yeah, I was amazed in Singapore, how, how, how many events conferences are going on there? You go to some of those. There's conference venues? And it's I don't know the exact numbers. But it all seems there's a lot of international speakers who use Singapore as their as their hub of places to go as well. Does that does that? Does that benefit you in Malaysia? Or is actually is that correct? Does that cause a bit of a challenge? Because you've got all this competition is just sitting over the board of it? Well, I see it a little bit different. Some people they will see it as competition, for me personally, is about what can I do better, to upscale myself, right, so that I'm in the same playing field. And I can be just as great as one of my peers in Singapore. Right. So I think, you know, bringing that level of playing few really helps one another. So it's not so much about a the internet to my pie. But we always believe in the speakers were the pie is big enough for everyone to have a slice of it. And we didn't speakers, we can do everything. And the thing is, you know, I like my James, you focus a lot on creativity. And for me, I do a lot of on sales and service. So you know, if things are creativity, I would probably say, Hey, you know, reach out to James Taylor, you know, he's one of the best in creativity and innovation. So we also cross reference, we cross support, because the conference organizers they may be engaging me for this year, but may not be the same speaker for next year. And this is where the opportunities, and when we see someone have spoken as a speaker, we are going to be more comfortable to promote or to recommend. So what one of the great benefit as a member of a professional speaker Association, when you get a chance to be there. Other people get to see you in action, too. So highly recommended for you to visit as many as possible. Yeah, I've recommended a lot of those, you know, when we've been united been together in Singapore or in Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, we've seen speakers together and oh, I want to recommend her she's great, you know that she's got something you know, I know you have, you know, everyone has websites, and all those good things as well. But I should to see someone in, they can really do their thing on stage, it just makes you feel confident that the when you refer that person to a client, because maybe you've spoken there one year, and then they come back to you like just last week, I had three clients who I spoke for last normal 12 months ago, and maybe 10 months ago. Who came but James, can you recommend some speakers? These are the topics that with all themes for our conference. And I'm immediately going back in my mental Rolodex and thinking like to Oh, I see it seeing polio, who do they see in India in Chennai, it's an Oh, who's this great that Bureau, they'll be a great person to connect with them in that territory. So you talk a lot about services. And whenever I think of jobs, I always think of ServiceNow that's, that's what you're going to know and for that. So as you're with your part speaker, hat on and part service hat on, when you look at how other speakers are delivering a great service service excellence for the clients and for the audiences. Can you put me to some people you've seen do some speakers or do things recently, where you went? Actually, that's great. That's, that's an example of giving great service either to, to the client or to the audience. But it's a great question. So in terms of examples, I think a lot of the speakers in, for example, in APSS, to or even in the different member Association, what one thing that I like, is, you know, when when they actually finish an engagement, they follow through processes really good. And the sharing of the knowledge is a very powerful in terms of how they are developing the relationship and the sharing that openly amongst speaker, but with the client, I also see a lot of them doing pairing up opportunity. Now what is pairing up opportunities or parallel opportunities, you know, when you see, when you visit a speaker's bureau, you know, you go as a pair. So again, you may be a different discipline. And this is where you can actually support one another. I mean, if I were to say, Jonathan, Jonathan is really a great guy. It looks funny if I say about myself, but if I am there with you, James, I think you know what James James is an excellent speaker and interview via concert in James on at the end of you, James, you're there with me, and you speak about them. Me. So it's much more credibility. And I began to see more speakers buddying up to do that I did in a networking event, or when a going together to meet clients, potentially a lot of cross opportunities happening. And that was really giving service, you know, really not about thinking about the next transaction or the business. But how can we best give value to the customer? Because this is really a long term business. And industry is really small. Because everyone after a while pretty much know who is who, and if, and the same the speaker's bureau, right, because they also talk among themselves. And they also process they, you know, who is the recommended people, you know, that is going to be really reliable, who are the prima donnas kind of a day very difficult to work with, you know, we shy away from that or just make it easy for the customers to what we do, right? Whether it is a bureau whether it is because because that represented professionalism, and as member of the global speakers, Federation member Association. I mean, personally, for me, it is so good that people will speak highly of the member Association for professional members. And people say, Oh, you belong to a professional Singapore or you belong to match or you know, Australia. They'll say, Wow, they have got the quality of the speakers that you should highly consider. Yeah, that would be my aspiration. But essentially, that you just mentioned that about the buddying up. I think that's that's an interesting, I mean, obviously, you were with your, your online summit you're doing just now with a char. That's it. That's a form of buddying up. And you're actually I think there's something really powerful about I remember doing that with event professional sort of myself and a speaker from California, Aaron Gargan, as a great speaker on social media. And a lot of people commented about because it's so unusual to see, you know, you normally see the speakers out on their own and these kind of lone wolf characters, to see two people working together that well, that's, that's, that's an, especially if you get a nice, a good chemistry together, you know, either in person or whether you're, you know, you're filming together, for example, I think that could be really cool. But you actually got me thinking there about, about that. Solving the customers problems and helping them solve their problems. I'm often you mentioned, I speak about creativity. And, and I'm talking often more about generation of ideas, developing those ideas. I don't often focus so much on the what we call it more innovation processes, which is, you know, the standard operating procedures, different things about creating innovation, on what ongoing innovation processes in your business, right. But that's, maybe for example, we IO actually, maybe why should be doing is I should be connecting with some of those great innovation speakers are out there. And saying, why don't we buddy up together, and we'll go in and pitch on certain pieces together, or maybe even the stage before me, when on strategy I work I'm often brought in because they've done some companies some big strategy document into actually we need to be more creative. And that's why they will they'll bring me in and help work with them there. But maybe I need to be working with the person women before me who's focusing on helping develop the strategy and talking about strategy and companies or positioning guys, that is real value, right. And the beta customers get the whole spread from point A to point z. Yeah, so his journey, and that is really adding value, and you're giving them easy accessibility to the right speaker that can complement the whole experience of the conference, and people are looking for experience these days, you know, because the more engaged and more emotionally engaged in the conference, and that is really about the what what the speakers can actually bring about, then then the whole experience is much better, right? Rather than you have independent speakers, and they're probably focusing on the core expertise area, without really connecting the dots for the whole event. So that that's another opportunity, I feel. And you mentioned that you've seen a lot of speakers at do really well the follow up process, after you've come off stage. And you've done your as a speaker, you've done your thing, and they're very good at that follow up and helping to continue to continue that journey with the client or to continue to add value or to continue to follow up to look for new opportunities related to that, that gig, can you give me an example, as many speakers are yourself things that you do, just to ensure that you're, you're providing great value, and you're helping that, you know, client solve their their problem. So one of the things from my, the things that I'm currently doing is that give them accessibility to me. So I use the platform LinkedIn, pretty much a lot. And this is one platform that can really connect with me. So whoever I see in a conference, I have a large QR code. And there are some of the speakers already sharing this about connecting via QR code, putting onto the screen and people just a minute camera there and get connected with you immediately. So you have a connection, wishes very good for your follow up. And because you have that immediate, so he was speaking a conference for 100 or 200 people, within the time that you're there is relatively very difficult for you to reach out to so many. But with this opportunity, you can immediately follow up with them. And as part of the follow up, what I do is, I will always say thank you so much for being there. And at the same time, I will provide a videos for myself, because I do a lot of video sharing tips on what people can actually do. So send them a video and say, Hey, you know, I was just in Hong Kong speaking at a conference, and I did a video on, you know, three strategies on how to gain better commitment with your clients. So I hope you appreciate that. And if you like it, you can connect with my YouTube playlist. So adding all these additional things, which is not so much on the selling side of it, but just providing value, helping them to become better in whatever they're doing. And then remember you they will remember yourself. Yeah, so it is what what are some of the things that I do to follow up. So go to opportunity, if you're done a really good job, reach out to a couple of them to share some of their experience right in as part of the recommendation of how the conference has actually benefited them. So in your time in the past 20 years of speaking and training and speak about global speakers, Federation, and maps as well. you've attended a lot of events, I'm sure you've picked up been given a lot of business cards at that time as well. What have you found x I'm always I have these bags, every time I speak at event, I have a plastic Ziploc bag, each event. And obviously just put all the business cards in that event. And sometimes I've written on the back of them. And also I can process either at the airport lounge and go through them or when I get back back into the office. What do you do with all those those business cards? How do you have a process in terms of going through those to be able to know which ones you connect with? Well, I actually have an apps on my phone and the apps just trying to find the apps I'm using right now. But the FI gives me an opportunity to choose to scan the business card. So I'll have a business card and there it will lead me. He also asked me where do I want to fight which database? It gives me a chance to prioritize in different segment, Oh, I know what corporate whether it's speaker or whether it is you know what conference that I met that person. So it helps me to manage my folder a little bit. because like you said, You know, I use him bags and bags of cards. And after obviously, I'll get someone to get in. But that's someone never really happens. And after all that oh my gosh, discuss all like six months old. What do I do it? What do I do key it is to value. And the other thing is also because of the privacy factor is very stringent data protection. So I'll be cautious when we do emailing when it comes to that. But otherwise, you know, I try to get everyone to continue on social media, because I think that is safer platform that people can still communicate and work with you or find you on just have a relationship bill. So we will find the name of the app, I think I used one A while back called card Munch or card muncher or something which seemed to connect with LinkedIn. Mostly that's still available. But we'll get we'll get the name of the app that you you're talking about. And I was actually caught a abbyybcr business card reader. business card reader I surely guess yeah. But that's the apps. Yeah, yeah, that's great. So we'll put that link in there if anyone's interested in that as well. Because there is that thing when you go and speak in event you get so many business cards, I have to I've got such a terrible memory, I have to almost immediately write on the business card. I don't like writing and business card in front of someone. I think it's disrespectful. But as soon as I get to a quiet place, I'm immediately writing down all the notes from these business cards. But maybe that's a sense that you've got much more streamlined way of doing it. So definitely check that out. And just a couple days ago, we had the opportunities to I had an opportunity to interview Gil Gil Pepita, sir Yeah, and you know, he's called the networking mastermind and he was sharing some tips on how you know about how he collects the card and how he has caught p one p two p three p for and what he does with that. So that's going to be happening on the online global success summit. Right. So again, opportunities to learn from some of the great people who are practice you know, who actually did the masters of doing that? Well get Gail is amazing. So if anyone's watching this listening, and you want to know about Gil system, because he I mean, Gil works with Tony Robbins, he's an absolute master when it comes to networking, then you're going to want to sign up for that the password global success summit, so you can hear your Jonathan's interview with Gil and just start to finish up here. I always ask this question of any speakers I'm with I'm always intrigued about the gadgets and things that they carry with them. What's in your speaker bag? What do you carry with you to all those various speaking engagements, customer speakers by a mic, I have a mic and really go on road ROD. Right. And I'm always ready if there's opportunity to get a quick video or recording, especially in conferences that are spoken in. And if I know that a couple of people who resonate and they're really intrigued, I was just kind of asked them to share a couple of things that we should have found really useful. And what was really exciting about it, so always have that handy. And possibly for me, every city that I go to, I will also have a tripod ever ready so that I can do video recording. And use your phone to do the video recording you have like a separate cameras the iPhone, so I use the iPhone. And there are a couple of apps that supports that too. And the mic you're talking about is that the the road I think it's called the lab the lab smart lab one which you just connect on you put on a lovely Oh my god, yeah, I've got one there's they're great. And I think it's especially because I remember doing my my first few events and people ask that we'd love to give you a testimonial. And I would go at that with my phone. And it would give me testament I didn't they didn't have a mic on. And I've go back to try and look at the video. And I couldn't hear what they were saying because it was so loud in these conference recording. So that's that's a good tip. Just have one of those the road mics, one of those mines and also have another extension. Hmm, you know, it's always good, because sometimes people may be a little bit further. So when you have an extension, it gives you the opportunity that they a little bit further away. And you can get a little bit more of the background of the convention too. Because if not, it's going to be proximity is going to be just face to face at this distance. So if you have a longer Mike extension that connects much better. And what about things like clickers? Do you take you click it your own clicker on the road with you? Or do you just use whichever clicker you're given this? Yes, I do have my own, and I use one by Congress. That's fantastic. And then if people want to connect with you to learn more about Jonathan louder, the speaker and everything you're going going on there. And then also if they want to go and find out about global success summit, where the places that they should go to do that. If you want to connect with me, I have to website, I have a personal website that is triple w Jonathan Lau l o w.net. Or they can visit my company's website, which is triple W. Global success learning. net. So that's the company you want. That's great, fantastic. I also make sure that I have a we have a link here to the summit, as well. So people want to because I think this interview will be coming out just probably a few weeks just before the summit begins. So you'll be able to go in there. Learn all about that summit, as well. Jonathan, thank you so much for coming on today and sharing. You've a huge amount of experience in terms of speaking and the train business globally as well. So I always learned lots whenever we get a chance to hang out together and speak. So thank you so much for coming on. And also thank you for being a speaker. You remember, first of all, I had to ask how you how you enjoying being a speaker as you've ever been part of the community? Oh, it's fantastic. How about the speakers? You community? Yeah. Fantastic, fantastic. You know what one of the best investment I've really done, because of the value, especially I am just filled with gratitude about you know, the way you've been sharing the way you've been passionately helping speakers, the way you've grown your business, and you're Happily helping other speakers to do the same. And that's the wonderful thing about the speakers community. It's not about what I know. But what I know that I can help other people become more successful. When we see success in others, everyone becomes successful. So that's a great thing that you have done, James. So thank you so much for creating that and just sharing your wisdom, selflessly. Well, thank you for sharing your success and sharing what ways people can become more successful, whether their speakers, or anything, anything else they're doing in their life in business. I wish you all the best for the summit. Jonathan, I'm sure you're just going to do a phenomenal job. I can't wait to see when it comes out. Thanks so much for coming on. And sharing all your speakers like thank you so much for inviting me are the best James. How would you like to get paid to travel the world to share your message and expertise? How did it feel to get paid 5000 10,000 $25,000 to travel first class and stay in five star hotels in exotic locations. What I've just described is the lifestyle of international keynote speakers. 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Jen Moff is a professional speaker and the CEO of TJM, a coaching and consulting firm specializing in transformational experiential retreats, corporate trainings for rapidly growing startups, and peak performance coaching for burned-out, purpose-driven professionals.  Less sugar and more spice, Jen is a former actor with on-point comedic timing. Those skills, along with her ability to apply fresh concepts with tactical tools, make her a hit with audiences — during workshops, keynotes, or breakout sessions. Her areas of expertise include the intersections of leadership and employee experience, play and personal development, as well as relationships and spiritual growth. Jen has a BFA in Communication and Public Relations. She also received a Certified Relationship Specialist designation by the American Psychotherapy Association, is a member of the Women’s Speakers Association and Innovation Women Speakers Bureau, released Mindfulness 1.0 on iTunes, and is the author of the Mindful Life Map, available on Amazon.

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Communication Speaker Jill Shiefelbein On How To Get Video Testimonials In this excerpt from International Speakers Summit, communication speaker Jill Shiefelbein shares with us how to get video testimonials at events. To watch the full interview get your Free Pass HERE. What we cover in the full interview: Why you should join a Speakers Association […] The post Communication Speaker Jill Shiefelbein On How To Get Video Testimonials appeared first on James Taylor.

Communication Speaker Jill Shiefelbein On How To Get Video Testimonials In this excerpt from International Speakers Summit, communication speaker Jill Shiefelbein shares with us how to get video testimonials at events. To watch the full interview get your Free Pass HERE. What we cover in the full interview: Why you should join a Speakers Association […] The post Communication Speaker Jill Shiefelbein On How To Get Video Testimonials appeared first on James Taylor.

Kathy Collard Miller is an author, counselor and international speaker, Kathy has appeared on many TV programs, travels as a speaker in eight countries and across the United States.  She is a founding member of AWSA (Advanced Writers and Speakers Association). Kathy has published over 50 books but this didn't happen until she was able to pull herself out of a destructive pit as a child abuser.  She abused her toddler both physically and verbally.  The rage she dealt with as a young mom caused her to choke her child and almost kill her.  When she realized what she had done and knew she would be capable of doing it again, she decided to use her husband's service revolver to end her own life.  She shares her story in her new book, No More Anger, Hope for an Out-of-Control Mom.   Kathy's interview is no-holds-barred.  She shares her pain as a child abuser and the difficulty to keep it secret.  Listen to her story as she explains the steps she took to turn her life around.

About the Author: For over twenty yeas, Pamela Christian, has been helping people in matters of faith. Her training and experience includes certification in Christian Apologetics from Biola University, teaching Bible study for Community Bible Study and speaking at re- treats and conferences coast to coast..As a radio and television broadcaster, author, speaker and teacher, Pam passionately wants people to confidently discover and live in life-giving truth. Pam is a member of the International Society of Women in Apologetics, Advanced Writers and Speakers Association, and Christian Women in Media. She and her husband live in Orange County, CA with their two children and their spouses living nearby. www.pamelachristianministries.com  

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Join Lisa Manyon and Patricia Young for a conversation on "How Being True to Ourselves Allows Us to Be of Service & Market with Integrity"   In this episode you'll learn: - A very different approach to marketing - Why having clarity on your values and mission is key to being of service and using marketing with more integrity - How being clear about who you want to play with will help you attract ideal clients Lisa Manyon is The Business Marketing Architect and creator of a simple 3-step “Challenge. Solution. Invitation.™” framework to create marketing messages with integrity with a focus on PASSION points instead of pain points as featured in #1 bestselling books, Inc. Magazine and the People’s Choice Award at the California Women’s Conference. Lisa serves on the leadership team of the Women’s Speakers Association a global organization with members in 120 countries and 8 continents. She’s available for speaking, training and consulting. Visit  www.writeoncreative.com