When I give speeches, my mission is moderately easy. I just need to help my audience construct resilience, fame and revenue. However, during a recent appearance at Last Vegas, a series of mishaps and meaningful interactions taught me the identical lesson.
And I do know “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas” but sometimes experiences are too good to maintain to yourself. Especially if my story helps you avoid common pitfalls and construct your corporation.
Here’s what I learned.
You must defend yourself
The Berkshire Hathaway Conference took place in Las Vegas. Honestly, I’m not the most important fan of Vegas since I’m married, don’t drink and do not gamble. So it isn’t precisely the “adult playground” I’m on the lookout for.
However, upon arrival on the airport, I had a nice surprise. I bumped into a very good friend from college, Anne Magur, whom I hadn’t seen in almost 10 years. We met minutes before parting ways, after which I hopped on Lyft on the technique to my hotel.
Then I got a not so nice surprise. When trying to ascertain in, I used to be told my hotel room was not available. Why? My hotel was booked from March 26 to March 29. I arrived on March 27 in order that they gave my room away.
Should I actually have noticed and corrected it earlier?
Yes.
Whose?
NO.
And I should note that later the organizers graciously expressed their empathy for my situation and let me know that I could call them immediately if something similar happened again.
Back to my story. The front desk agent then informed me that the hotel was fully booked, however the Horseshoe Hotel may need rooms available.
It’s past midnight and I’m drained from New York. There’s no way I’m walking around Las Vegas hoping to seek out a hotel room when one was already booked for me. I asked to talk to her manager about it. She said I could not but she would do it for me. Two minutes later she returned with the identical reply “No rooms available, try Horseshoe.”
I’ll move forward a bit. She went backwards and forwards between me and her manager for ten minutes before the manager suddenly found a free hotel room for me. Was I offended? Yes, however the situation was resolved and the ventilation didn’t help. Instead, I asked her manager an easy query.
“Why did it need to be so hard?”
And I’m sure you should have to ask yourself the identical query within the near future. Maybe it’s because the client cannot pay indefinitely or is disrespected through the meeting.
You will want to present up. NO.
Instead, fiercely defend yourself and demand the respect you deserve.
Be yourself
My friend and award-winning social video expert, Kim Rittbergspoke at the identical conference. She entered earlier within the day and recorded a brief video of the event. I watched this while unpacking in a hotel room.
The movie was great, but here’s what stood out to me; all the blokes were wearing blazers, most were wearing suits. I used to be planning on wearing sneakers, BYLT pants that look a bit like pants, and a hoodie. But after I saw all these guys in suits, I began to wonder.
I used to be tempted to run and see if I could buy something that might help me fit in additional. I even thought, “lots of people get married in Vegas unexpectedly, there should be somewhere I should buy a suit in the midst of the night.”
And in case you keep going, the reply is yes. The same guy who would not be on the lookout for a hotel room at midnight suddenly felt the urge to buy groceries at 1am.
But then it hit me. All these people paid to see me on stage. I’m the keynote speaker, I should be here, and I am unable to give them the experience they’re on the lookout for if I’m not comfortable.
come back to you.
There will probably be times if you feel like you have got to vary who you’re to slot in. Maybe it’s the way in which you dress, the way in which you style your hair, or the way in which you talk.
You will need to adapt. NO.
The best version of yourself is all you should be, but you’ll be able to’t do this in case you pretend to be another person.
Check yourself
After my presentation, a man in a very nice suit approached me.
What he said immediately disarmed me; “Nice shoes, I want to start out wearing sneakers too. These parties are great, but my shoes are so uncomfortable that sometimes I miss sessions because I don’t need to walk that far.”
He then told me how much he appreciated the session I hosted and was looking forward to sharing key insights along with his team.
Normally I’d say something like, “That’s great to listen to, I’m glad you found value in my session…”. But then I believed to myself; now’s the proper time to showcase your LinkedIn training program. Just pick it up and see what happens.
I put him on his own LinkedIn training program and had just one query, “Can this be run remotely?”
That’s it. No questions on costs, references, nothing like that. I had already proven my price on stage, and he was ready for more.
Your turn.
Sometimes you will probably be afraid to propose to a possible partner or partner. Don’t let it stop you. If you ask, the reply will probably be yes or no. But in case you don’t ask, the reply is certain to be no.
Next steps
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