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How to be an awesome and charismatic motivational speaker

“Everybody wants to be a cat, because a cat’s the only cat who knows where it’s at” (The Aristocats, 1970. Walt Disney)

That was way back in the years gone by. In more recent times, everybody wants to be a motivational speaker. Well, almost everybody, or at least, those who have a gift for public speaking.The reason for choosing this profession is that there is a huge demand for it. Why? For many reasons.

The economic crisis, wars, bombings, terrorism, instability, insecurity, etc. Watch the news on TV and you see disasters, read the newspapers and you will be  bombarded with even more disasters. This will make anyone gloomy and depressed. Where does one go, what does one do, who does one turn to? Well, to someone who will provide comfort, advice and inspiration.

That someone is a motivational speaker.

A motivational speaker is a life coach, a person who has a lot of experience and who has a story to tell. Usually a story about overcoming an obstacle, a difficulty and surviving. He wants to share his story with others so that they can learn from his experience, sort of, well, if he can do it, so can we. True, but not everyone has the willpower, the ability, the knowledge to face hardship and come out stronger than ever.

Knowledge. One of the most important characteristics of a motivational speaker. He has to know a LOT. In order to inspire others, he obviously needs to be an expert in something. He can’t just go in front of people and talk about random subjects. No one will take him seriously. But if he specializes in a particular topic he will become known as an authoritative speaker on this subject. But his knowledge should not be limited to one field only. The more he knows the more he will be in demant. The way to knowledge is through reading. Endless reading. A coach must be a fountain of knowledge. He must be able to advise his followers on practically everything. They will turn to him for inspiration and motivation. He has to have answers. Experience is the best way to get answers. So if the coach is not so young, he can easily use his past experience, as example but if he is a newcomer or younger person, maybe there is less experience. So reading will provide the answers.

The above is a brief description of a normal, ordinary, motivational speaker. There are many such speakers . There are also many amazing world class motivational speakers but to be an unforgettable, sensational motivational speaker, you have to stand out. Besides the standard characteristics excellent communication skills, expertise, stage presence and charisma, you need to have something outstanding. Something that will make people remember you. That certain something is generosity. Most speakers charge a fortune for their services. All well and good if it’s directed to business people, but if it’s for the common people, poor unemployed people there should be no fees, or if anything, the event should  be at cost. Otherwise the only one getting rich will be the speaker.

Follow your passion and get what you want

Choose a job you love and you will never work a day in your life. “Confucius”

It’s everyone’s dream to have a “dream” job. A job that’s enjoyable, fulfilling and fruitful. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to get up in the morning and actually look forward to going to the office? An office where colleagues are cheerful and friendly, where the boss is kind and understanding, where the job is so enjoyable that the chores seem more like fun than work.

Unfortunately most people’s jobs are not dreamy but nightmarish. The environment is unpleasant, the boss is nasty, the colleagues are mean and the work itself is unsatisfactory. This kind of situation causes stress, which in turn causes physical and mental problems. No wonder so many people take medication.

Medication though, doesn’t solve the problem. It only helps temporarily. If you have a headache you take an aspirin and you feel better. If you’re anxious or have stress-related panic attacks, all you need to do is take a tranquilizer and you feel calmer. For a while only. If you don’t cure the root of the problem, you can be sure that once you stop taking the medicine you’ll be back to square one. Non only that, but you might have side effects from the medicine and now you need to take other medication to treat the side effects of the previous medication.

The cure is to leave the stressful and unfulfilling job which is causing you a lot of anxiety. But in this day and age, with so much unemployment and so few jobs, who will have the courage to leave one’s job, no matter how dreadful it is? Here you need to ask yourself: what is more important, money or your mental well-being? If you have a family, kids to put through college, a mortgage to pay off or whatever other financial obligation, then use your common sense and stay in the job. If, on the other hand, you have a bit of money saved up and can afford to leave your stressful job, then by all means do so. Be sure though, to have a plan B. You might be without a salary for a long time.

Once you are rid of the cause of your stress, you can start to think clearly and calmly. What do you like to do? What talent do you have? What makes you happy? Be careful though. Often the thing that makes you happy can make you miserable once it turns into a job. If you like to write, for example, and love posting on your blog, writing about whatever comes to your mind, you might think that a writing career would suit you. Not necessarily. It’s one thing writing once in a while, whenever you feel like, and it’s another thing when you have to write with deadlines hanging over you and on assigned topics. It’s no fun anymore. It’s simple pressure.

If you really can’t figure out what career you should embark on, then go to one of those “career-change” seminars, or workshops on “changing jobs” or “change your life”, and so on. There are so many to choose from, both online and off. Find a good motivator, coach or speaker and learn from them.