First Penguin In The Water

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I once saw this National Geographic program about penguins and how after sitting on the eggs for weeks without food they were relieved for egg-duty by their mate – and headed straight for the ocean. But, they stopped short and crowded on the cliff overlooking the sea in fear that a walrus would be waiting [...]

The Truth About The Speaking Business

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Download the MP3 Audio Click Here Do you love speaking? If you do you may like this video. I talk about: What it takes to make it in the business of speaking today How to choose a winning topic (that YOU love) Why most of the people selling speaking courses online are way off in [...]

CSP CPAE EIEIO?

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In doing some research for this site I happened to open up an article on the NSA website from their very creatively named magazine Speaker. It only took 3 paragraphs to encounter the hysterical use of CSP/CPAE in the endless ass kissing worship of people who have been members the longest. If anything demonstrates the [...]

Mexican Fisherman Story from 4 Hour Work Week

The 4 Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris had a profound impact on my life. For the first time I had found someone who understood that the way I wanted to live my life was not just pure laziness. The other night my cable TV went out during a snowstorm here in Denver and so [...]

What Meeting Planners Really Want in a Keynote Speaker

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I’m probably going to get into a lot of trouble here, (what’s new?) but, the mythology about what meeting planners are looking for, and willing to pay big bucks for, in a keynote speaker is widespread. The National Speakers Association under the leadership of past president Mark Sanborn conducted a useful survey that shed a [...]