Frank Candy
Living The Dream
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Every morning I wake up and pinch myself to make sure I’m not dreaming. Being a public speaker and author is one of the greatest careers in the world. It’s a wonderful life. You get paid generous amounts of money to share your ideas and wisdom, travel to beautiful places, stay in fine hotels, meet interesting people and – when you get popular – you can afford to travel first-class all the time.
Does the thought of making a six or seven figure a year income appeal to you? It’s possible – many of us do it. Imagine you are at a vacation home, or a golf course, or a resort, enjoying the day with your family and friends. You receive a message from your agent at the speaker’s bureau to confirm your availability for a meeting at a four or five-star resort, in a very desirable destination, with a spa, golf, boating, fishing, horseback riding, great restaurants with world-class chefs, even amusement parks, oh – and you have to deliver a one hour speech for a company who wants to book you for big money to motivate, inspire and encourage their group. And it’s all expenses paid. Sweet!
Shake Things UP – What Inspires Change? What Inspires YOU?
Posted by: | CommentsResearch is important for every professional speaker. News Papers and Magazines like Forbes and Business Week need to shake things up, or blow them up, and create a new franchise! It’s not print that’s dead, or even print about business that’s dead. It’s old and tired franchises that are dull and boring, franchises that have run out of gas, vision, purpose and energy. They need new leadership, a better vision of what’s valuable and to get in touch with reality for the readers. I have been a subscriber and avid reader for years, and now I find far more reality and value in Fast Company, Inc, Business 2.0, and Wired, but even they are in need of a wake up and shake up from time to time. How about YOU?
One of the ways to shake things up is to take a long break or a sabbatical. Everyone has their own version for doing this, for some, it is a trip around the world, for others it’s a long drive in a camper, car or motorcycle. A houseboat works well too. So does the front and back porch. I call it ‘Porchville’ I have done all of them, so here is my advice: the answer to what works lies within you. Figure out what is going to clear our your head, shake things up and go do IT.
