Self-Devpt. Nuggets™

Publication: Tayo Solagbade’s Weekly Public Speaking IDEAS Page (PSIP) Newsletter

Date: Monday 28th January 2013

No: 74

Title: Make Your Best Talk The NEXT One!

Author & Publisher: Tayo K. Solagbade [234-803-302-1263]

Blog URL: http://www.spontaneousdevelopment.com/blog

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Hi,

Please find below the latest issue of my weekly Public Speaking Ideas page for 2013. 

No. 74: Make Your Best Talk The NEXT One!

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Are you getting rave reviews from speaking at events? Does your name ring a bell more often in certain circles? Maybe someone who attended your last talk even recognized you in a shopping mall recently. And she probably greeted you excitedly, telling others around who you were, so that you left the mall feeling taller That’s great. However, it don’t take it as a cue to put your feet up and stop trying to come up with a BETTER talk or speech to deliver at your next outing!

In this issue of my speaking IDEAS newsletter, I highlight the need to avoid getting carried away once you begin reaping success from your speaking efforts.

Success – No Matter How Small – Can Be Intoxicating If One Is Careless

There is something intoxicating about success, no matter how small.

My 79 year old father recently told me in a moment of deep reflection, that suffering and hardship fade rapidly from the human mind once we experience a little relief.

I agree.

That probably explains why persons who go from rags to riches can often be prone to losing their wealth: their success blinds them to the memory of the hardship they’ve passed through. And they end up not taking enough precautions to avoid having a repeat of such experiences – with sometimes disastrous consequences.

When some people are struggling to get by, and living from hand to mouth, they are unlikely to spare a thought for luxuries like flashy clothes, expensive cars, parties or other pleasures.

However, as soon as a little success shows up at their doors, they begin acting out unhealthy fantasies e.g. buying flashy cars, eating/dressing expensively, becoming loudmouthed etc.

They eventually get into one trouble or the other – through financial indiscipline, bad relationships, extra marital affairs and so on. And while doing all those wrong things, they would have neglected to improve themselves – leading to eventual failure.

Some are able to recover from such setbacks and do a better job of managing their success the next time around. Others are not so lucky.

We’ve all heard the stories before.

You Need To Know Where You’re Going

“The world steps aside for the man who knows where he is going” – Abe Lincoln

As stated above, some people achieve local fame and success, and immediately lose their focus, and sense of moderation. As human beings, we are prone to making the mistake of getting carried away when things are going well for us.

It is however much better to think ahead, and envision where you would like to be in the distant future in your business. This way, even when you achieve your victories/short-term goals, you will be able to stay focused on maintaining your performance to achieve the longer-term goals.

When you work this way, you will be much less likely to fall into the common trap of getting carried away with your successes.

Keep Yourself Relevant And Up To Date

“Just like a movie star or musician, your potential value to your target market will be judged to a considerable extent by your past accomplishments and especially, your latest works.” – Tayo Solagbade

Successful businesses constantly work at renewing and reinventing themselves. They know it’s the key to staying successful.That’s why we hear of new products, new versions, new packaging, new content, revised versions, latest updates, free upgrades etc.

The need to improve on what exists is crucial. You must cater for new developments and needs that have arisen over time.

Burt Dubin points out that he spends thousands of dollars annually researching the speaking business to discover the latest developments/trends and incorporate them in his Speaking Success System. That way, all who get mentored by Burt always find that nothing they learn from him is outdated or obsolete. And it ensure their success.

The above is also why I have recently created a FREE upgrade version of my popular Ration Formulator software which I began sending out to license owners about a week ago at NO extra charge. While doing that, I’ve also been telling them about the new PRO version, which enables “multiple storage and export of derived formulas” and auto-computation of Least Cost Rations.

Final Words

Don’t make the mistake of taking your last awesome speaking outing to signify your arrival (even if it is). Aim instead to surpass your own achievement.

Break your own “records”! Do that to make a definitive statement to potential clients – and more importantly, your competitors. Let them know that you’re NOT done yet…that there’s still a lot more where what they’ve seen comes from.

You may wish to do this for reasons I’ve already outlined above in this piece.

You may also want to do this because every now and then, decision makers may ask if you have “anything new” that fits the theme for their forthcoming event.

Hopefully, you’ll be able to answer YES each time. Otherwise, you’re headed for the obsolete speakers’ hall!

Asked which of his works he would select as his masterpiece, architect Frank Lloyd Wright at the age of 83 replied, “My next one.”

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Have a lovely week!

Tayo K. Solagbade*

Self-Development/Performance Improvement Specialist

*Sole Agent For Burt Dubin’s Speaker Mentoring Service In Africa

Mobile: 234-803-302-1263

http://www.spontaneousdevelopment.com

Tayo Solagbade is a Performance Improvement Specialist & multipreneur. He works with individuals/businesses who want to achieve highly profitable outcomes, and also with parents who want to raise real-world competent children.

Tayo earns multiple streams of income providing clients with performance improvement training/coaching, custom MS Excel-VB solutions, web marketing systems, freelance writing services, and best practice extension support services (for farm business owners).

When he’s not amazing clients with his superhuman skills (wink), Tayo works as the creative force behind his Self-Development Nuggets™ blog, and Public Speaking IDEAS newsletter (which he publishes to promote Burt Dubin’s Public Speaking Mentoring service to experts working across the African continent).

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