Disney Brand Loyalty Keynote Speaker
Five daily blogs about life's 5 big choices on five different sites.
“Say what you mean and mean what you say.” — General George S. Patton
Looks good on paper; however, most people are too afraid to say what they mean.
And if they do say what they mean, they don’t say it like they mean it.
Too chicken.
Human nature. Pathetic.
And we complain and wonder why our life isn’t optimized.
Passion. Bet you have a ton of passion.
Maybe you’re in a job where your passion thrives. Maybe you’re not.
Does passion make for a better worker?
Do you do your best work around something you’re passionate about?
How many leaders are in positions that got them a better title, a better paycheck, better meetings, and better perks, but took them further from their passion?
And then there are people who have found their passion, their dream job, but over the years they have allowed things beyond their control to poison themselves.
Imagine your own situation.
Rich Dad Poor Dad.
Here is the life-changing take-away:
When you work for someone else, you:
When you work for yourself, you:
I ain’t the brightest bulb in the box, but I get this. It took a lifetime, and a great book, but I get it now.
Of course, not knowing this most basic of economic structure is very embarrassing.
My Dad had two side businesses. My Grandfather had one too. My wife’s Grammy ran a one-room grocery store for 45 years.
What did they teach me?
Nothing.
How is that possible?
There is no good or decent answer, except to say, “That’s just the way it was back then.”
What a shame. But it is what it is. No bitterness. Lost opportunity to be sure. But no bitterness.
Now, only hope, determination and of course, indomitable will. Like the early pioneers.
Has anyone ever called you a competent incompetent?
If so, consider yourself a rookie. But, a rookie with incredible opportunity.
In today’s rapidly changing work environment, even seasoned professionals may sometimes feel like a competent incompetent.
And there’s just one thing I’d like to say about that. Remember who you are and why they hired you in the first place.
When I first became a professional speaker, I knew nothing, zip, zilch, notta, zero, about public speaking.
This was a good thing, my new boss told me.
What the?
And what’s weird about his comment, I agreed with him.
I was fully aware I didn’t know a thing about my new career path.
Public Speaking for a large Central Florida company was frightening. The people that made up the team I just joined were seasoned professionals.
Me?
The new guy, that didn’t have a clue. But they eluded to the reason why they hired me, over all their other choices.
“You have the most heart! The most passion.”
Here we are, 11 years later.
You’ve probably heard of Freakonomics.
You probably have not heard of Sam Horn.
I met Sam Horn on LinkedIn.
Sam Horn loves quotes. jeff noel loves quotes. In fact, jeff noel is addicted to quotes.
Sam feeds quotes to quote-addicted people like me.
She also speaks and writes. And Sam Horn does them well, very well.
And if you have any common sense at all, you’ll trust me and click here to read this New York Times summary of her book, Tongue Fu.
I have six new ideas from reading this brief, but compelling angle to crafting your pitch, your elevator speech. Seriously.