Category: Motivational speaker

  • Use Your Imagination

    Use Your Imagination

    Creativity is a curious beast. When I talk about the miracle of human creativity, and how much better it can be than suggestions from A.I., I often sense a real unease building in the audience. “What? You want me to be creative? At work? Oh no, I don’t do that sort of thing.” “We have…

  • But is it what it is?

    But is it what it is?

    I’ve never cared much for the phrase “it is what it is.” I’m sure I’ve said it a few times, and heard it many more. But it never sat well with me. It smacks of resignation, reluctance, and self-suffering. Maybe even a little victimhood. We proclaim “it is what it is” when something is not…

  • Celebrity or Anonymity?

    Celebrity or Anonymity?

    In one British newspaper, there’s a regular celebrity interview column that always asks a question I love: “Celebrity or Anonymity?” Without exception, every famous person answers this question with ‘Anonymity’. It seems those who are most famous would rather they weren’t. And yet, the opposite seems true for many others, where achieving fame or notoriety…

  • How to book a motivational speaker

    How to book a motivational speaker

    Booking a motivational speaker for a business conference or industry event can be a nerve-wracking task. You don’t want to make a mistake by booking a clown who can barely string a sentence together (unless a mute clown is what you’re really after), nor do you want to spend over the odds to hire a…