Paula Sands interviews me on the subject of money and how we can all do better.
None of us were prepared for a world wide shutdown. Who could have projected 2-years without meetings and conventions? The fact is the speaking business won’t return until 2022. Its too risky for companies to hold large meetings. Meanwhile, the savviest speakers have pivoted and some are earning over $10,000+per month. I’m not talking about...
COVID-19 is still raging around the world, but the vaccine is being distributed and the end of the shutdown is in sight. Meetings and conventions should return by early 2022, and professional speakers will once again be in high demand. Now is the time to prepare in an area that most emerging speakers ignore: platform...
Wayne Gretzty, known around the world as “The Great One” for arguably being the best professional hockey play of all-time, is famous for this quote: when asked why he was better than the rest, Gretzy famously said “Most players skate to where the puck is, I skate to where the puck is going.” This advice...
The speaking business has always required mental toughness to succeed, which is one of the reasons few people make it. After 23-years of being a full time 7-figure speaker, I can tell you that most people that attempt to break into this business are too soft to succeed. They’re nice people with good intentions, but...
Platform legend Bob Proctor, the man Bill Gove referred to as “The Toronto Tornado”, shares his advice with a new generation of professional speakers. If you’re a fan of the hit movie The Secret, you’ll recognize Bob as one of the stars of the film. Watch this short video I recorded with Bob in Delray...