The Speaker Lab Podcast25 Juni 2024

How I Made Six Figures in My First Year as a Speaker with Missy West

"People buy from you when they feel understood, not when they understand you."

This week, Grant’s sitting down with TSL alumna Missy West to talk about her unlikely journey to public speaking and how her speaking career has taken off over the last few years.

If you're wondering if you can overcome your fear of being on stage and be successful as a brand new speaker, this episode is for you!

“I made six figures in my first full year of speaking”

In this episode, Grant and Missy get into:

03:18 How Missy overcame fear and seized opportunities through resilience.
06:20 Why encouragement matters as you chase goals.
12:01 Missy didn’t want to become a speaker, here’s why
13:54 How to overcome self-doubt and criticism
18:18 Why you need a resilience team
19:54 What a resilience team does
22:25 What happened once you started speaking
27:35 How did you transition from hobby to potential career
30:09 What came next in terms of pursuing this as a career
34:13 What do you think is the difference between successful and unsuccessful speakers
36:58 What’s a great example of networking as a speaker
40:05 How do you invest in relationships to grow your business

"My resilience team reminded me, no, this is just a different stage. And everything that you've accomplished happened because you leaned into those tough moments when you were scared and you showed up anyway."

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