A friend of mine who owns a a financial services firm always wants to know what type of keynote speaker I’m booking. He claims I am a canary in the coal mine — a leading indicator of things to come. Right now, inspiring speakers are back in demand. So I’m thinking that if his logic is true, times ahead may be looking brighter.
My financial friend is absolutely right about my job reflecting the mood of the country. Two years ago I almost never received a request for an economic keynote speaker … but immediately following the economic meltdown of 2008, economists were all the rage. In the boom days of the housing bubble, requests poured in for celebrity speakers or someone to make the event “special.” Lately, I receive fewer requests from buyers needing a VIP and more who claim they need ROI.
Now the” new normal” has set in and we’re ready to be motivated. We are ready to laugh a little more. We are ready to be inspired.
In the age of ROI, an inspirational speaker makes a lot of sense. People are doing more with less and they still are feeling shaky about the future.There are just so many reasons to be afraid, so many reasons to be divided. A little inspiration may be in order.
Someone who has faced something worse than you face now gives you the courage to climb your own metaphorical mountains. Humans have always responded to inspirational leaders. Over the ages they have given us the ability to dig deep within ourselves and do more. Think of some of the best leaders in history — they were inspirational story tellers and their words inspired men (and women) throughout history to rise above their circumstances and triumph again … and you can take that to the bank!
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