"We all have to start with ourselves. It is time to walk the talk. Take the journey of making very difficult decisions. Start removing things from your life that are not filling your cup and adding things that bring joy in to your life."
Lisa Hammond
We may be afraid of making a decision because we are afraid of what we may have to give up, what we may have to actually do to back up that decision. We are in that conundrum because we are still operating from the win/lose model. That is the model that says you are either wrong or right you have to lose something in order to gain something else. Granted to step into our authentic life we will have to be ready to leave our old life behind, but not because our old life was wrong. We may have gained all we needed to gain and now it is time to move in another direction. A direction that will bring about an abundance of blessings, growth and a larger than life kind of life.
About the Author:
Do you want to know how you can bring more passion into your life and start thriving instead of just surviving? Trudy-Ann Ewan specializes in supporting individuals in their Journey to building a better relationship with themselves by becoming wholistically healthy so that they can create and live a passionate and powerful life. To read more on whom Trudy-Ann is, feel free to visit her website:http://www.trudyannewan.com. Feel free to contact Trudy-Ann Ewan via the website if you are interested in any of her Speaking and/or Coaching Services.
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The quote today is from Jonathan Swift ...
In oratory the greatest art is to hide art.
And that's true ...
but sometimes it's fun to share a little dig at the art with an audience!!
And the question to answer today is ...
Why are you speaking?
Yes, that's right, why?
Because you can? Because it feels good? Because you can make money? Because you can build your business? Because you can share your message?
What else ...?
Because you can position yourself as the expert in your niche? Because you can make back-of-room sales?
Wow all that from public speaking! What a fabulous thing, is public speaking!
But this particular speech or presentation that you are giving. Why are giving it, why are you presenting this particular one?
To be successful, all speakers need to refine this question and then provide an answer - one answer.
First we need to refine it down, and change the wording a tad to ...
What do you want your audience to do next?
How will they be different?
What will they be thinking that is different?
What will they do that is new or different? What will they say that is different?
You can define this as an outcome. It's a useful word, "outcome". It's been trendy lately.
An even more specific, useful term is "next step."
What will be your audience's next step?
Notice that is a singular noun, not a plural. Much as you would probably like them to sign up for your newsletter, give to your charity, send out a referral to their friends and buy your book, it's probably not going to happen... well not all at once, anyway.
K.I.S.S.
The next step is one step, a single step.
It is easier to make a single step into a focal point in your presentation, easier for your audience to remember one step, easier for them to implement.
Give your audience 5 options and they are muddied in your message, forgotten and lost in the to-do lists. Give them one, just one, next step.
So ... why are you presenting? The answer is: this one next step.
