It's always about the WHY
I absolutely adore my job as a speaker and MC! Honestly! Most days I can't believe I get to do what I love...and get paid to it too! But you might be surprised what part of my job I actually love...
Yes I MC some of the world's biggest tech events. Yes I get the chance to perform on amazing stages to massive crowds. Yes I get the unique opportunity to have unrivaled backstage access to global leaders, change-makers and celebrities. Yes attendees even queue up for selfies with me after events sometimes! My life is crazy and I'm eternally grateful for the position I'm in, but none of these are the actual driving force.
What drives me?
YOU do! I'm incredibly passionate about using my unique platform to inspire and motivate to try to connect on a human level one-to-one. Person to person. Heart to heart. It's the main reason I create and share so much content on and off stage - to create CONVERSATION.
Start Now Start Simple
Many people aspire to achieve great things. But I've found that you don't need a big stage, a microphone or even a large audience to make that happen. You can inspire someone else simply by starting a conversation with someone sitting at your table, the person next to you in a queue, or even at home. It's actual as simple as that. One-to-one. Person to person.
Day 3 of Bits & Pretzels 2018, held in glorious Schottenhamel tent at Oktoberfest, exemplified this for me.
Yes, belting out 'HEEEEEYYYYYY BABY' to 5,000 attendees networking through large Oktoberfest beers was extremely fun. But even though I held it for a good 15seconds, it was the hours upon hours for the rest of the day of the one-to-one, person to person conversations that fueled me and drove me to participate in this event.
I'm clear on my WHY - to inspire everyday people to live lives of purpose and passion both personally and professionally. The platform I've been given is through MCing and speaking. How about you? Have you identified your WHY yet?
Credit to the legendary Dan Taylor for the awesome photos! - https://www.dantaylorphotography.com/
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5 年I like that you’re clear on your WHY - “to inspire everyday people to live lives of purpose and passion both personally and professionally. The platform I've been given is through MCing and speaking.”