This blog post has been authored by Stand Out Online Member Deborah Northcutt, Free You Up VA
When it comes to getting speaking gigs, it’s a lot like thinking like a farmer.
Think all a farmer has to do is wait until fall to harvest truckloads of delicious tomatoes or corn or squash? Think again! That farmer has worked hard all year long to prepare for that month or two of reward.
He prepared the ground following last year’s harvest.
The seeds were planted in the spring.
He watered and fertilized and protected his fragile crops from pests and drought and poor weather.
And finally, after months of hard work, he gets to enjoy the results.
Your speaking gig business works the same way, and if you take a page from the farmer’s playbook, you’ll soon be reaping the rewards, too.
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