Motivating Gems from the PSASA 2012 convention
May 8, 2012 /
Professional Speaking
- We will not succeed if we do not accept change
- ‘Ability will start you off, motivation will drive you and attitude will sustain you but the wrong attitude will guarantee failure’ – Charles Marcus
- Having a vision is a game changer
- ‘Technology rocks but Relationships rule. People do business with people they like and trust’
- Never think that value and price are the same
- Differentiate yourself with value or die on price
- It’s no use being an expert if you are not booked or making money
- “The privilege of the platform” – it is a privilege to stand in front of an audience
- If you are not sold on you, no one else will either
- It’s takes a lot of energy to try and be perfect, rather let them see you as you are.
- “It is my imperfection makes me eligible to be a great speaker” – Mykola Latansky
- Choose the life of transparency and you will always look to improve yourself
- Live every second of your life as if it is your last second. Then you won’t waste energy on wearing a mask
- Hold on to the spirit of sharing as its good for all of us around the globe
- When you bring emotion into negotiations it can go wrong
- “You wouldn’t think a speech on Negotiation could bring moisture to the eyes.” – Douglas Kruger
- “The difficulty in life is not avoiding death, it’s about avoiding corruption” – Bertie du Plessis
- “Reciprocity equals the debt of gratitude” Martin Limbeck
- If you don’t believe in yourself, how can others believe in you
- “You can’t tell what a person has been through, nor can you tell what they are going to do in the future” – Richard McCann
- “There are more people that never went to prison that dont do what they want to do. They live behind imaginary bars.” – Richard McCann
- Never be ashamed of where you are from
- Values are like fingerprints, nobody’s are the same but we leave them everywhere we go – Elvis Presley
(credit: tweets and thoughts from Francious Muscat, Douglas Kruger, Fred Felton, Makhosi Khosa, Anil Salick and #vocalislekker)
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