Hey Folks,

I'm copying you on a really good piece of advice from Jeff Mayer.
What I like about this is a great tip on rubbing shoulders with
really successful people - by jumping in and helping them out 'behind
the scenes.' It's easier than you may think to do what Jeff
describes here - almost everyone can use an extra hand. And of
course sometimes the crumbs that 'fall off their table' can take you
a long way.

Enough from me... Here's Jeff.

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PASSION, FOCUS & COMMITMENT
by Jeffrey J. Mayer

Two years ago I met Albert Mensah - http://www.QuestForYourBest.com.
Albert had just placed 2nd in Toastmaster's "World's Greatest
Speaker" contest.

Several hours later I happened to see him walking around. I offered
him congratulations for doing so well, and asked him this question:
"How will you leverage your success in this contest?"

He didn't have an answer, but as we spoke he realized that he wanted
to become "The World's Greatest Speaker."

Over the next two years, Albert's worked as hard as anybody I've ever
met. He's learned his craft by speaking for almost anyone, at any
time, in any place.

He would speak at local schools; breakfast, lunch and dinner
meetings; and local charities - for FREE.

He wanted the practice, the experience, the exposure.
And most importantly...

He knew that there would always be someone in the audience who would
need to hire a professional speaker. And he was right. He always got
a handful of paying jobs from his free speeches.

He wanted to learn from the pros. So he called people like Les Brown,
and asked when he would next be in Seattle. When Les said he would
be in San Diego the following week, Albert asked if he could help
with the back of the room setup, and flew down to help Les out.

When he introduced himself, Les invited him to dinner, and added
"What would you like to know?"

When he found that professional speakers were coming into Seattle,
he would offer to pick them up at the airport. Why? To learn from
them.

Albert's done this over and over, with some of the brightest,
smartest and most successful people. He has learned his craft from
the Best-Of-The-Best.

[Reprinted with permission from "Jeffrey Mayer's Succeeding In
Business Newsletter. (Copyright, 2001, Jeffrey J. Mayer, Succeeding
In Business, Inc.) To subscribe to Jeff's free newsletter, visit
http://www.SucceedingInBusiness.com.]

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