So many people are terrified of public speaking. Some have even said, “I would rather die than stand up and speak before a crowd of people.” I think it was Jerry Seinfeld who said that at a funeral these same people are glad they are not the one laying in the casket.

I don’t know about you, but I’m not one of those people. Standing before a group of people and talking gives me a high. It is where I’m energized. This tend to be true of people labeled like myself as an extrovert. 

Most of the people who do not like to speak before a group of people know this about themselves even from an early age. They become terrified when asked to do something publicly.

In this episode, you’ll hear our guest – Julie Carr – share about her journey. As a young child she love the “stage.” She would organize events just so she could have the opportunity to “show-case” her talents.

Unfortunately, life events led her down a wrong path one that she is not proud of. However, she managed with God’s help to recover from it. She was committed to find herself and get back on track.

This commitment to recovery led her to rediscover her dream and the pursuit of the “stage” in public speaking.

Here are a few of the points she made:

1. Reading to create a new mindset

2. Surround yourself with better relationship

3. Discover your divine destiny

4. Don’t let fear hold you back

5. Don’t be confined by someone’s idea of retirement

Past episode:

How 5 Super Tips On How To Become A Good Public Speaker | Kingsley Grant | Episode TML150

More About Julie Carr:

Julie Carr is a Speaker, certified Life and Career Coach and the Author of, “Stop Surviving and Start Thriving: Kick fear and doubt to the curb, make friends with uncertainty and reclaim your life”.

She has coached and helped over 2,000 individuals get unstuck, who were deep in the trenches of fear, doubt and indecision about where their lives were headed.

Julie knows what “stuck” feels like having battled and won the victory over drug and alcohol addiction to reclaim her life and her divine destiny. After years of struggle she finally had the courage to move in the direction of her dreams.

She is Mom to three children, married for over 24 years, loves to compete and win in triathlons, and currently resides in Michigan.

► Website: www.juliecarr.com

► Twitter: @coachjuliecarr

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What Is A Lifestyle Business?

Lifestyle Business: a particular way of living : the way a person lives or a group of people live (Merriam Webster Dictionary)

A lifestyle business is a business that is created to fit the way you want to live your life. Some people think that because they work for themselves, they are living a lifestyle business.

Working for yourself is one of the pre-requisite. It’s difficult to have a lifestyle business when you are working for someone else unless the way you want to live your life is part of the work experience.

Most of the platforms that I would need to learn seemed overwhelming. I didn’t understand certain terminologies when it came to the internet. Most of them were foreign to me.

What if you were able to build a lifestyle business that afforded you the freedom, flexibility, location independence (working from wherever you choose) and desired income? Would this be something you would like? I would.

How do you know if your lifestyle business is a viable one?

How do you know if the lifestyle business you’ve chosen is a viable one? This is one of the most important questions you need to answer.

Why?

You don’t want to spend valuable time working on something only to find out that nobody wants it. I have done that and trust me, it is humbling and defeating.

To know if your lifestyle business of choice is viable, look to see if others are doing something similar. You don’t want to be the only one. If no one else is doing it, it could mean that there is not a demand for it.

You want to make sure there is a demand for it.

You might be thinking that this means you will have to compete for business. Yes and no. Yes, you will compete in an industry that others might have the upper hand or the jumpstart.

The viability of your business of choice is based upon a demand for it, it is something you are passionate about and you know how to do what you do, well. This is the intersection on which you want to “hang your shingles” … do your business.

What are some examples of lifestyle businesses?

Here are just a few:

* Photography

* Website Building

* Life Coaching

* Public Speaking

* Selling products online

* Videography

* Graphics Designing

These are just some of the conversation that I shared within this episode.

Past episode mentioned:

How 5 Super Tips On How To Become A Good Public Speaker | Kingsley Grant | Episode TML150

5 Key Reasons To Consider Starting An Online Business In Midlife | Kingsley Grant | Episode TML159

More About the host – Kingsley Grant:

You can find out from the following links.

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► Twitter: @kingsleygrant

► LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kingsleygrant

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The road to success and the road to failure are almost exactly the same — Colin R. Davis

Some people are reluctant to starting an online business especially during the midlife years, because of fear of technology or ignorance.

I remember when that was me a few years back. I didn’t know much about the internet other than for research. To consider starting an online business when doing business online was too “risky” for me – at least in my mind – was unheard of.

Most of the platforms that I would need to learn seemed overwhelming. I didn’t understand certain terminologies when it came to the internet. Most of them were foreign to me.

Eventually I began to learn by asking questions, looking up youtube videos and consuming as much outside information as I could. I attended a lot of conferences and workshops that would expose me to other areas of the internet outside of research for school.

Fast forward a few years, and I’m fairly comfortable with the internet and social media platforms that I need to run my online business.

Here are the 5 reasons I believe you should consider starting an online business during this stage of your life:

* Location independence

* Exposure to the masses

* No real need for brick and mortar building

* Freedom to spend time the way you want to

* Low cost entry

These I explained more in this episode as well as here.

Past episode:

How 5 Super Tips On How To Become A Good Public Speaker | Kingsley Grant | Episode TML150

More About the host – Kingsley Grant:

You can find out from the following links.

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► Twitter: @kingsleygrant

► LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kingsleygrant

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If you really look closely, most overnight successes took a long time — Steve Jobs
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Books Books I Recommend:

Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There ~ Richard Fenton

Louder Than Words: Harness The Power Of Your Authentic Voice ~ Todd Henry

The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results  ~ Gary Keller

Essentialism: The disciplined pursuit of less ~ Greg McKeown

The Big Leap ~ PhD Hendricks Gay

What To Do Now:

If you are enjoying the podcast,

Are you creating your business out of necessity? What was the necessity and how did you come to that decision? I would love to hear your story in the comment section below.

As I’ve interviewed and read of many business owners, I’ve come to realize that some did so out of necessity. One of the statements I’ve heard often is “my business found me.”

In exploring that statement, I realize that some business owner begun their business with an idea that almost doesn’t resemble what they are currently involved in.

Their business have morphed over time to what it is today. It’s what I call the zig zag of entrepreneurship. You begin with one thing in mind and then the business evolve over time.

Some have begun their business out of necessity. They saw a need and filled it.

If you are interested in creating your business you might want to consider this method as a possibility. It could at least get you started and then you may pivot as time goes by.

In this episode our guest – Barb Abramson – shares how she did this very thing. After working for many years in the family business, she realized that she wasn’t happy doing what she was doing. Something was missing.

Each day as she drove to work, her heart felt heavy walking from the parking lot to the building. She knew she needed to do something about that.

You’ll hear in this episode what she did and how that one action led her to create her business out of necessity … a need presented itself and as they say, “the rest is history.”

Here are some of the key pointed questions she shared in this episode:

1. What if your place of employment was not there tomorrow, what would you do?

2. What makes you happy?

3. What experiences have you had in life that has made a difference somewhere somehow?

4. Who are you without what you do or have?

6. Make your health priority number one

Past episode:

How 5 Super Tips On How To Become A Good Public Speaker | Kingsley Grant | Episode TML150

More About Barb Abramson:

Barb co-owned a very successful brick and mortar business for 20 years, and worked in media for 11 years.

She was a Director Consultant with Business Network International, and is a Certified Go-Giver Coach, writer and contributor to The Good Men Project, Talking About Men’s Health and at The Huffington Post. 

She has taught the Law of Attraction for four years, and has been teaching networking and business building techniques for more than 10.

Her degree is in Communications. Her minor in Psychology and Sociology are the impetus behind her love of how people communicate and connect with each other.

► Website: www.barbabramson.com

► Twitter: @BarbAbramson

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Shallow men believe in luck or in circumstance. Strong men believe in cause and effect ― Ralph…

Have you ever had an event such as a funeral occur that disrupted the flow of your life? Do you recall what you did?

It’s amazing to see how we’ll stop almost everything and make time to attend to the the pressing issue such as a funeral.

I recently attended a funeral in Jamaica. This was of a friend who died a couple weeks ago.

She was the first person in Jamaica and the first medical doctor to die from the H1N1 flu (aka the swine flu). She was the best friend of my youngest sister.

Within a week, I made arrangements to attend the funeral. All other plans I had were put on hold. Attending the funeral became a priority.

Reflecting upon this, I realize that we’ll make adjustments like these because of the fact that the other things can be done at some other time. We won’t have an opportunity for a re-do when it comes to a funeral.

The disruption that came for me had to do with releasing my podcast episode on time. As you’ll hear in this episode I’m not making an excuse for what happened. I explained the dilemma I faced and what I did. .

In this episode I explained the dilemma I faced when the funeral I attended disrupted the flow of this podcast.

You’ll hear how I managed or tried to manage it and how you can manage situations in your life when an event like a funeral occurs.

A few ideas I shared were:

1. Don’t beat yourself up

2. Move on

3. It doesn’t mean the end of the world; things happen

4. Tomorrow is another day

5. … and more

Past episode:

5 Proven Ways To Get Speaking Engagements | Kingsley Grant | Episode TML151

5 Super Tips To Become A Good Public Speaker | Kingsley Grant | Episode TML150

More About Kingsley Grant:

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The joy of disruption comes from accepting that we all live in a temporal state ― Jay Samit
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Books Books I Recommend:

Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There ~ Richard Fenton

Louder Than Words: Harness The Power Of Your Authentic Voice ~ Todd Henry

The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results  ~ Gary Keller