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#589: 10 Gigs in 10 Weeks: The 5 Mindset Shifts That Made It Happen with Dan Irvin
“Clarity feels slower in the beginning until confusion costs you months.” Welcome back to The Speaker Lab Podcast! In this solo episode, host Dan Irvin gets candid about what it actually took to complete 10 paid speaking gigs in 10 weeks — and why none of it was accidental. This wasn’t luck, and it wasn’t a hot streak. It was the result of five specific mindset shifts that Dan...
#589: 10 Gigs in 10 Weeks: The 5 Mindset Shifts That Made It Happen with Dan Irvin
“Clarity feels slower in the beginning until confusion costs you months.” Welcome back to The Speaker Lab Podcast! In this solo episode, host Dan Irvin gets candid about what it actually took to complete 10 paid speaking gigs in 10 weeks — and why none of it was accidental. This wasn’t luck, and it wasn’t a hot streak. It was the result of five specific mindset shifts that Dan...

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#559: A Journey in Speaking and Leadership with Kent Chevalier
“I was trying to figure out what’s my lane that I need to be saying yes to? And what are the things I would have to say no to so that I can say yes to the better things?” Kent Chevalier’s speaking journey...
#558: Conquering Mindset Blocks as a Paid Speaker with Stephanie Dauphin
“I feel guilty to charge [money] for what I love to do…one woman said, ‘They should pay you because it’s your gift, you shouldn’t feel guilty about it.’” Few stories capture the grit and transformation...
#557: Overcoming Adversity and Setbacks in Speaking with Stacey Chillemi
“When you are speaking and you’re in front of people and you give them the momentum to look at life from a different perspective or do something they don’t have the courage to do, you could help change...
#556: The Hard Truths and Rewards of Speaking with Chase Livingston
“When you understand going into [speaking] that it’s going to suck for a while, it’s going to take longer than you think and it’s going to be harder than you think. When you know those things up front,...
#555: Finding Value in Your Story with Kimberly Clark
“I got to the point where if I was going to [be a speaker] I have to be serious about it and I’m going to have to invest in myself. I had to get to the ‘I’m worth it’ mindset, and The Speaker Lab [helped...
#554: Why Speakers Should Build Community with Gina Bianchini
“The hardest thing about building a community is making sure that you’ve tapped into a transition that people have and are navigating so that they actually want to build relationships with each other.”...
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