Grant Baldwin and Neen James hosted a Facebook Live to talk about how to diversify your speaking income right now. During the live stream, Grant and Neen discuss: Comparing the impact of COVID-19 to the 2008 recession Relocating to the United States and starting speaking business over from scratch How uncertainty creates a unique challenge Keeping your head in the right space A service vs a sales mindset Defaulting to positivity and generosity The difference between making money during a crisis and making money from a crisis (shout out to Sean McCabe) Unique challenges faced by different industries Managing a long lead time before your next live speaking gig The domino effect of events getting postponed Financial practices that speakers should emulate The reality of what events are actually getting canceled vs rescheduled How speakers can look at their available speaking dates as inventory “Be kind or be quiet." Avoided short-sighted decisions Don’t sell something you’re not qualified to teach Playing the long-game with intentional attention The invaluable gift of asking “how can I help?" "You can’t organize history. You can’t live in regret of what you should’ve done." And more EPISODE RESOURCES Neen James on Twitter Attention Pays, by Neen James The Thought Leaders Practice, by Matt Church Preet Banerjee finance videos The Successful Speaker, by Grant Baldwin Got questions? Send them in here Email me! Subscribe on iTunes, and leave us a rating or review