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If you're a speaker, you will face challenges. Challenges in marketing your speaking services. AV challenges in the middle of your presentation. Even unexpected challenges in the world like coronavirus. And we all know, the more difficult the challenge, the more stress, anxiety, and fear it can create. How can you build the courage and resiliency you need as a speaker to effectively face your most difficult challenges? In this special episode, I share from my heart how to best deal with the challenges you are facing in your speaking business. An Inside Look at This Episode: SPECIAL WEBPAGE AND VIDEO mentioned in this episode to help you build resiliency and courage. 1) I share how the coronavirus pandemic is impacting my personal speaking business as well as the speaking industry as a whole Speaking engagements being postponed Speaking engagements being canceled The impact goes far beyond our speaking businesses 2) How to build your resiliency and courage as a speaker Deemphasize what you cannot control (see #3 below) Focus on what you can control (see #4 below) 3) Deemphasize what you CANNOT control — the UN's UNcontrollable Circumstances UNexplainable Problems UNchangeable Situations SPECIAL WEBPAGE AND VIDEO mentioned in this episode 4) Focus on what you CAN control — E+R=O E=O mindset leads to being a victim and guarantees failure E+R=O mindset leads to being response-ABLE Episode Resources: 9 Ways to Get Paid as a Speaker 5 Keys to Create a Speech That Pays SPECIAL WEBPAGE AND VIDEO mentioned in this episode Thank You for Listening If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a rating and review on iTunes. Also, share it by using the social media buttons at the top or bottom of this post. Until next time, continue to move from #DREAMtoDO as a speaker!