Whether you want to be an official “speaker” or not, it’s likely that you desire to drive impact for others. This means the world is your stage. In this conversation, I bring on a very special guest, Megan McCaleb,who is an expert at public speaking especially for those that know they have a story inside of them waiting to be unleashed.
You’ll gain so much insight into listening to Megan share how she’s been able to build a profitable business around her unique brilliance and how she’s able to capture the hearts of audiences (on and off stage).
Do not miss these highlights:
00:55 Special guest and a second time in this podcast is Megan McCaleb.
01:23 She is a comedian, and now teaching the principles of improv and comedy to help businesses and coaches.
04:04 What she considered a success is doing things in her groove in the most effective way with her skill set and with her passion.
05:06 When you are doing it from that space of fun and potential, then people will see why you love it, and then it works better.
06:04 Success didn't just happen overnight. When we expect things to happen faster for us, or we expect them to go a certain way, that's where the disappointment comes in.
07:52 The imposter syndrome will come in. But then if you literally have it in proof, you can see it.
08:37 What was the true hustle, or the struggle, or the journey? To be successful, one always have a long track record of continuing to put in the work.
09:26 The craft of building a business that you want. Doing things in the way that you used to fantasize about and really intentionally visualize it.
10:12 Invest in business coaching and really take everything seriously.
11:07 What does putting in the work or committing to something, mean and look like?
11:21 Building the business stages.
12:40 Always think about things that can help you refine your public speaking and other abilities.
12:55 The work is, if you have the vision, you have to be the one that actually does it.
13:29 You have to be honest about which things could really make money and which things can't. It's a lot of adjusting and pivoting.
14:11 Constantly out there refining her message. Staying true to who she was, and being honest about which elements are actually working and which ones are not.
15:56 She is very mindful of who she allows in her space, personally and professionally.
16:40 Listening to what the other speakers were saying. Getting a vibe for what they were talking about so that she could enhance what's going on.
17:55 She's gonna soak in it for a second, then she will take an action. It's exactly what she coaches people to do. She has to practice what she preaches.
18:32 Not just making money or making an impact. But it's also this deep self-exploration, and learning to know and love ourselves.
19:34 Paying attention to what she does when she's by herself. What types of thoughts are going through her head, and how she spends her day.
21:21 A desire to do something, but it just required a little bit more waiting.
21:32 The concept of Ovation.
22:00 Always thinking about how she can help people. She very much believes that a lot of her success comes from serving.
22:46 She had to keep experiencing things herself. Taking inventory and listening to what her clients were asking for.
24:23 The things that she literally lacked in order to get paid more as a speaker, to show up as an authority, to look legit.
24:42 To pull together the whole reason she does what she does. She remembered feeling incredibly compelled to share a very personal story.
25:29 The theme...
