Episode 40 – Clint Arthur: Using celebrity status to get your message heard [PODCAST]

Do you understand the power of status and celebrity and how it can enable you to make your mark on the world? Today’s guest does. Clint Arthur is the #1 Bestselling author of “Break Through Your Upper Limits on TV,” “Break Through Your Fear of Public Speaking on Local TV” and “What They Teach You At The Wharton Business School.”  His famous personal transformation experiences, keynote speeches, and frequent appearances on Network TV, iTunes Podcasts, and syndicated radio shows inspire millions of people to live larger, more intensely, and with more impact on the world. In today’s episode David T.S. Wood finds learns Clint’s story about going from taxi driver to successful author and TV personality, in this interesting episode of Crank It Up.

So, you can write a great book. That’s only half the battle.

Clint Arthur learned that hard way that it’s one thing to write a great book, but quite another to see to it that people read it. Marketing your work is just as important as writing it or else it will never have the impact on the world you desire it to have. What are the skills that you need to develop to get your book out where people can see it? Clint discovered that TV appearances are HUGE when it comes to positioning yourself as an expert and gaining clout to promote your books, products, and personal brand. Find out how he learned those steps and how he’s using what he’s learned to help others do the same thing.

Many people think “status” is about ego, but it’s not.

Why would you want to have status in the world? Clint Arthur’s answer is very simple: You want to have status so you can influence people with the message you are meant to convey. Without status, you melt into the crowd and have less impact that you could (and should). Clint specializes in helping people from all areas – from surgeons to balloon artists – leverage the power of status to get their message out into the world. David T.S. Wood finds out the details on this episode and shares them with you, so get ready to find out more!

The process is what make your message.

When you first start trying to promote and tell your message, it’s unfinished, unrefined. It’s the hardships and experiences you have as you go through the process of promoting your message that help it become all it needs to be. You might call it “on the job training.” Clint Arthur learned the hard way that the difficulties on the journey are instrumental in making the message you have to share more relevant, powerful, and connective with the people who need it the most. In this episode of Crank It Up Clint shares his own journey and tells how you can make the most of your journey in order to share your message with more and more people.

Sometimes it’s pain that motivates change.

Clint Arthur knows that was true for him. He was a taxi driver in LA, trying to make it into the Hollywood scene. His life was a constant struggle and he wasn’t headed anywhere promising. One night a person broke in the window on his taxi to rob him and Clint realized he was in a dead-end place and had to make a change. It was the misery of what his life had become that motivated Clint to take the steps needed to move to a better place in his life. What’s your pain? Does it hurt enough to get you moving? Listen to Clint’s story on this episode of Crank It Up and see how it could motivate you to start on a journey to a better life.

Outline of this great episode

[0:55] Introduction of today’s guest, Clint Arthur, who’s speaking to David from an airport!

[1:57] Clint’s story: A cab drive in LA, feeling cut off from the world.