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b'In this episode Joe Polish invites friend, speaker, and New York Times Bestselling Author Sean Stephenson onto the I Love Marketing Podcast to share strategies for greater influence, how to create a movement online, and illustrate how anyone can build a profitable speaking career. Selected Links from the Episode \\xa0 www.10kspeeches.com - an event Sean is putting on \\xa0 Here\\u2019s a glance at what you\\u2019ll discover from Sean in this episode: Introduction from Joe [00:40] Sean\\u2019s greatest accomplishment? Being a member of Genius Network [ 01:40] Why Sean sucked as a speaker and why other people suck [02:25] Robotic behavior is DEATH for you as a public speaker [02:35] As a speaker, don\\u2019t be concerned with YOUR agenda (what you can do instead) [03:23] When you\\u2019re bad, it\\u2019s because you\\u2019re in your head and not in your flow [03:44] When you speak, you want to attract or repel [04:50] Storytelling is essential for good speaking and creating a compelling message [06:37] Great speakers have bridge moments and captivate [07:45] Activate the imagination of your audience [08:54] Public speaking ISN\\u2019T improv...you\\u2019re not ad-libing. There\\u2019s a formula and a model you\\u2019re following [10:38] Speaking is like surfing...If you can see the wave coming [12:55] Too many people try to get into speaking to SELL [15:30] Being ethical is not enough to make a successful business [16:00] The first seminar Joe did, was a nerve-wracking experience [16:39] The only difference between a leader and a follower is--can you push through your pain? [21:30] No one gets through life and business unscathed [22:15] When you come from a place of service, nerves disappear [22:50] You can get PAID for things you NEVER thought people would pay you for [25:15] Rethink what you can and can\\u2019t do [26:55] Sean shares his formula for speeches [27:10] Stories Activities Points Everyone is skilled at SOMETHING [30:14] How to handle someone who is petrified to get on stage [32:22] Your audience needs you more than you need them [38:20] The great speakers of history can really move a crowd and that\\u2019s what makes them leaders [41:40] Don\\u2019t just dabble, GO FOR IT [42:44] To be the best, hire the best [43:50] Bring people VALUE [44:48] To stay top-of-mind in someone\\u2019s life--provide CONSTANT value [45:30] Find the people with access to influencers [46:20] The quickest way to lose in life is to keep score [49:08] If you want to be popular, if you want to build a big following, start TEACHING people how to do something [51:25] There\\u2019s no right or wrong way to do something, there are simply successful models and unsuccessful models [54:08] www.10kspeeches.com \\xa0[55:35] Small, little transformations over TIME lead to large, sweeping transformations [57:30] The brain deletes pain in order so we can do things again and GET better [59:40] Why are you speaking? Are you doing it because of the money or because you have a burning message to share? [01:00:50] \\xa0 People Mentioned Sean Stephenson ********************* To go deeper on the insights shared on this episode of I Love Marketing, access your FREE COPY of the Breakthrough Report, sharing 8 secrets to profit activation. \\xa0 Genius Network is the place high level entrepreneurs go for collaboration, contribution, and connections not available anywhere else. Members get strategies for exponential growth and opportunities for deal making, strategic partnerships, joint ventures, and more. \\xa0Membership is by application only. \\xa0Click here to learn more. \\xa0\\xa0You can also learn more about the Genius Network Annual Event here \\u2013 which is the one time per year the group is opened to non-members. ********************* About Sean Stephenson: Sean was born with a rare bone condition that stunted his growth and left him in a wheelchair due to fragile bones. \\xa0Despite these challenges, Sean \\xa0has taken a stand for a quality of life that has reached millions of people around the world, including Sir Richard Branson, President Clinton, and his Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. As a board certified therapist, Sean uses humor and compassion to develop a fun environment where individuals open their hearts and minds for lasting empowerment to occur.\\xa0 ********************* About Joe Polish: Joe fell in love with Marketing when he realized as a 4 year old sitting on the counter of his father\\u2019s locksmith shop that if he smiled nicely\\u2026 people would give him TIPS. He parlayed that into his famous \\u201cI\\u2019m trying to win a trip to Disneyland\\u201d Newspaper subscription sales method\\u2026 and evolved THAT into the name-dropping, self-aggrandizing, super-generous style we all LOVE about Joe. \\xa0 About Dean Jackson: Dean fell in love with Marketing as a young boy when he first realized that selling stuff on commission was way easier than renting himself out by the hour for a regular job\\u2026 and I\\u2019ve never looked back. I\\u2019ve carried that distaste for real work into my adult life and have focused on a lifestyle centered approach to business using marketing as the ultimate lever to a life of freedom and fun.'