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For years, the advice to experts and entrepreneurs has been simple: create great content, post consistently, and serve your audience well. There is truth in

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A lot of mission-driven messengers are trying to solve a revenue problem by building a bigger audience.   They post more content. They try to get

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A lot of aspiring speakers are keeping score.  They count followers. They count podcast invites. They count media mentions. They count whether a bureau has called them back. They

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Two people can have similar results and completely different opportunities.  That is one of the hardest truths about personal branding.  You can be talented.  You can be

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My youngest can tie his own shoes now.  That sounds like a small thing until you’ve lived through the season where every morning requires tying shoes, finding

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There is a strange kind of stress that happens when your side hustle starts making money.  Before that, the dream can stay clean. It lives

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Success is never owned.  It is rented.  And the rent is due every day.  You could have made every right decision yesterday. You could have

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A garden does not get overtaken in one day.  It happens slowly.  One weed shows up. Then another. Then another. You ignore them because they

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If I asked you to name the most expensive thing you will ever pay for, you might say your house, your cars, college, or your

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What Problem Do You Solve?  If you want to build a great speaking career, you have to get clear on your positioning.  That starts with one question:  What

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