What are some ways to help people find their passion and purpose in motivational speaking?

1 Identify your strengths

One of the first steps to finding your passion and purpose in motivational speaking is to identify your strengths. What are the skills, talents, and qualities that make you unique and valuable as a speaker? You can use various tools, such as the VIA Character Strengths Survey, to assess your strengths and learn how to apply them to your speaking goals. By knowing your strengths, you can focus on what you are good at and what you enjoy doing, rather than what you think you should do or what others expect from you.

4 Seek feedback and mentorship

A fourth way to find your passion and purpose in motivational speaking is to seek feedback and mentorship. What are the opinions, suggestions, and critiques that you receive from your listeners, peers, and mentors? How can you use them to improve your skills, performance, and impact as a speaker? You can seek feedback and mentorship by asking for evaluations, joining speaking clubs, hiring coaches, or finding mentors in your niche. By learning from feedback and mentorship, you can grow as a speaker and find your voice, message, and audience.

5 Follow your curiosity and intuition

A fifth way to find your passion and purpose in motivational speaking is to follow your curiosity and intuition. What are the topics, questions, and ideas that spark your curiosity and interest? What are the feelings, sensations, and impulses that guide your decisions and actions as a speaker? You can follow your curiosity and intuition by reading, watching, listening, or attending anything that piques your interest, and by trusting your gut, heart, and soul when choosing your speaking goals. By following your curiosity and intuition, you can tap into your creativity, passion, and purpose as a speaker.

7 Here’s what else to consider

This is a space to share examples, stories, or insights that don’t fit into any of the previous sections. What else would you like to add?