Most speakers I know write their books too early, long before they’ve honed their message and established their uniqueness. That’s why the average speaker sells less than 250 copies of their book, and rarely write more than one. Most speakers books are Think and Grow Rich regurgitated. Invest the time in creating your unique point of view and put it in your book. Take a stand and write in strong, direct language. Writing about positive thinking is great, but it’s been done over and over for the last 100 years. What the market needs is new ideas, especially in a climate of fear and scarcity. People are looking for new strategies to thrive and survive in the new world we are now living in. Once you’ve written a book with a strong platform you can promote it on TV, radio, the Internet and all forms of print media. If the premise of your book is strong and somewhat controversial, it will be newsworthy and the media will want to interview you. My new book, How Rich People Think, is getting some attention in the press for this reason. Some in the media are offended by what I’ve written about the rich and how they think differently than the rest of us, but they still want to interview me! Interesting, huh? You can do the same thing. Here’s a short interview that aired around the country today on Daytime NBC.

One of the fastest ways to catapult your public speaking career is to be interviewed on national television. Last year I was on the Today Show, Good Morning America, FOX, ABC News, NBC, CBS, and a bunch of others. I can tell you from experience this is one the best things you can do for your career. In this short 3-minute video post, I share some of the most important tips for succeeding in this medium.

One of the greatest thrills you can have as a professional speaker is addressing a sold-out stadium packed with 10,000 people. In 40-minutes you can reach more people with your message than most speakers reach in years. I’ve been lucky enough to give lots of stadium speeches, and I’ve learned some important lessons along the way. Speaking in a stadium is different than speaking to 100, 500, or even 1,0oo people. There are many more variables to consider and far more things that can go wrong. In this short video, I’ll give you three of the most important differences you want to be prepared for.

If you could achieve your ultimate vision as a professional public speaker, what would it look like? Would you be speaking at Microsoft’s national convention with Bill Gates in the front row? How about being the opening keynote at a convention with 20,000 people in Madison Square Garden? Whatever your dream is, make sure your business plan is getting you closer each day. I’m in the middle of a 5-city, cross country speaking tour, and this video post is from beautiful San Francisco. Don’t be a speaker who settles for whatever this business hands you. Identify your ultimate speakers fantasy and then make it happen. Isn’t that what we tell our audiences to do? I’ll look forward to your comments. Steve Siebold  ( 1:55 )