The 5 Surprising Reasons You Aren’t Invited to Events

The 5 Surprising Reasons You Aren’t Invited to Events

If you are trying to earn an income teaching, speaking, or presenting, a critical component of your business plan is being invited to events as a paid professional. For some it appears that their schedule fills easily; for others it is the opposite. If you relate more to the latter there might be some reasons for this that will surprise you.

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The good news is that most of these can be fixed with a little bit of effort on your part. The challenge will be honest self-examination. And be prepared that you still need to be patient; even if you make the necessary changes, you probably will not see results instantly. This is a long lead-time business, and getting hired as a public speaker doesn’t happen overnight. But the investment you make today will pay off in the future.

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