Oct 06 2009
Here’s how I got what I wanted {a speaking gig}
Today I faced a super yummy fear! It was that excited fear you feel right before you speak in front of a group of people:
Coach Cassandra Rae
I know, it’s not the best picture and I look all slouchy…but, who cares? I got to speak to 100 people at Chrystal Bougon’s SoMe Bootcamp!
Here’s how I got the gig…listen up because this is tricky…
I asked for it.
Seriously, that’s all I did. I sent her an email and asked her if I could lead a short centering exercise. Okay, I also recorded an audio and sent her a link to listen to with my request. By the way, I also used the audio as a blog post so that it was available for everyone to hear as well. I love leveraging my efforts :~)
Now, she said no to my initial request. But we agreed that I could do something as long as it wasn’t too woo woo. And you know what? I think it turned out way better than a centering exercise!
I didn’t even know exactly what I was going to say when I got up there. But, I knew I was going to bring the group back to the learning state of mind while waking people up after eating lunch. So I allowed the details of what turned into a Mental/Emotional Stretch to emerge on the spot {I do love improv and it turned out beautifully.} And what’s even sweeter…she included a link to my website in the emails sent out to all of the participants both before & after the event. How freaking cool is that?
And it would have never happened if I didn’t ask. So keep facing those fears, Peeps, and ask for what you want because you just might get it!
