The One Thing You Must Have To Be Successful…

September 28, 2008

Hi All,

       I recently did two different speaker showcases in two different cities.  A speaker showcase is normally presented by a speaker’s bureau who assembles as many meeting planners as possible into a room and then several speakers do a short speech to “showcase” what they can do.  I spent quite a bit of money to be included in this particular showcase and the logistics were incredibly difficult.  The two different venues were back to back and literally 5 hours away from each other.  In other words, I had to sit through an eight-hour day then drive 5 hours, get a little sleep and then do another showcase.  On top of that I had another 6 1/2 hour drive after the second one to get home!

       Now, you may be wondering what the point is to all this?  Why would I put myself through all of this just to get more paid talks?  Why would I shell out a LOT of money in the hopes that MAYBE I might get some additional work out of it?  The answer is one word:  PASSION!  I truly love the speaking business and am PASSIONATE  about it!

       It’s not enough to just be good at what you do or even be great at what you do.  If you don’t have a passion for your business you’re never going to max out your potential.  All great business people, entertainers, athletes, etc. had a passion for what they were doing.  I’ve said for years that if I were rich, I’d still be doing what I’m doing. I truly love what I do and would literally shrivel up and die if I couldn’t do it.  Maybe that sounds extreme but that’s how passionate I am about my message.  Any greatness that was achieved by anyone was done with passion. 

       Are you passionate about what you do?  Or are you doing it because it’s a job or because you need to make a living?  You won’t attain the level of success you could ultimately achieve without passion for what your doing.  I’ve seen speakers who were mediocre but who moved the audience incredibly just because of their level of passion.  You could just tell they believed  in their message and “walked their talk”.

       If you’re not passionate about the business you’re in you have two choices:  either get into another business that you CAN be passionate about or change the way you think about your current business and how you can become passionate about it.   

        As Tony Robbins always says, “Live with passion!!!”

Until next time,

Tim

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