How to Become a Motivational Speaker - Career Advice For Natural Born Leaders

If you examine the podium experts that have best speakers bureau representation, you will see members of the small business and political elite.

For example, Sir Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin brand, is prominently displayed at one of the agencies that represents me. Clearly, he is a small business celebrity, in the very same way that Donald Trump deserves this moniker.

But strictly speaking, are they MOTIVATIONAL speakers? Not really. Their message may be, "Here's how I did it," but the exact same talk will not also promise, "And you can, too."

Trump, for instance, came from wealth. Some of his detractors may well chuckle that "He was born on third base, and thinks he hit a triple!"

In fairness, though, he did not lose his family's fortune. He built on it, but that is a far distinct challenge than beginning from scratch. As some say, good results is genuinely measured by the distance we have traversed from where we began the journey.

A motivational speaker, to be successful and to have his or her message resonate, needs to tell a story to which ordinary folks can relate.

Consider that bloke that was stuck in the rocks for the duration of a hiking trip, all alone. To survive, he had to sacrifice a limb.

That story became a movie, and a testament to overcoming apparent helplessness.

"If he could face that, and deal with such excruciating pain, I can undoubtedly manage a boss that's in my face," 1 realizes, leaving a speech produced by the survivor.

If you have raised yourself from failure to achievement, or if you have survived attempting times, you have the makings of a prosperous motivational speaker. If not, you run the risk of sounding like a naive Pollyana.

I can state this even much more plainly. To truly motivate others, it helps if you have suffered, and your story, your speech, is about overcoming a specific hardship or handicap.

A Small League baseball player wouldn't be named on by a key league team to motivate its slumping players. "What can he tell us?" they would be wondering.

But if that very same youngster went for 3 years with out getting a hit, and then finally popped a walk-off household run in the last at-bat of his last season, clinching the championship for his team, then possibly he does have a very beneficial "By no means quit!" message to present, to everyone, young or older.

So, what career tips would I give to an aspiring motivational speaker? Transform your tragedies into treasure. Share your worst of times, and tell us how you overcame them.

If you don't have any serious failures to your credit, then wait a even though. Life will surely deliver at least a couple of, and when those dark days come, live them totally, whilst appreciating that your ultimate recovery could support thousands and even millions of others to accomplish.