CHAPTER EIGHT
Build Your A-Team
STEP 8
Build supportive relationships.
This step looks at how you can build the supportive relationships you need to achieve your personal and professional success. Having the right team, with the right attitude, makes it easy to turn your attitude into action.
Three years after venturing out on my own as a motivational speaker, I was invited to give my first speech before a group of two thousand peers at the annual National Speakers Association Conference. This is considered a rite of passage in my profession. I was excited! Unfortunately, instead of approaching the opportunity with an attitude of humility, I put a lot of pressure on myself to impress my colleagues. What they got that night was a lot of ...
