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Featured Article: CONSTANT CURIOSITY
Introduction
In last issue, I
discussed passion. I quoted Dan Burrus describing the passion of his
inquisitive curiosity. And I described how I was able to sustain the
research and maintain the drive even as my research took me places I
did not expect, because my insatiable curiosity continually deepened
and reenergized my passion.
I believe that tapping your natural curiosity is key to maintaining your passion and developing your expertise.
Tapping Your Natural Curiosity
Richard Weylman, an expert on opening doors and creating business with affluent and wealthy people, told me:
"Although
I have a lifetime of experience marketing to wealthy people, I'm just
real curious about that topic, I enjoy it, I have an interest in it and
it has it's own dynamic to it. . . . I think that my work experience,
coupled with my interest and curiosity, really helped me develop a
level of education about this market that a lot of people say is
unparalleled."
For Richard, the curiosity fed and fueled his passion that led him to become the expert that the market demands.
My Experience
When
I present to NSA chapters, speakers frequently tell me that they have
lost their passion. One said, "I'm delivering that same presentation,
the same way, day after day, and I hate it." In the back of their minds
they are thinking, "I cannot believe they are still paying me to do
this." Another said, "I never thought it would happen, but I've built a
career I don't want."
They have lost their passion because they have lost the curiosity that was driving them.
How It Relates to the Industry
In today's industry becoming an expert and staying an expert is the new challenge.
Richard Weylman said it this way:
"Once
you become perceived as an expert, there is a certain level of
expectation. Because there is a certain level of expectation, one
either has to be curious about learning more about the topic, or feel
pressured about it as to maintain one's expertise. Curiosity is a far
better emotion than pressure."
Why This Is Important to You
"Curiosity
is a far better emotion than pressure." I could not have said it
better. Tapping and nourishing your curiosity will maintain the
passion.
Because of their brain intensities, intelligence and
brilliance, speakers bore easily. You have to be challenged. And, in
this industry, you have to stay fresh. One of the best ways is to align
your energy with your natural curiosity and reenergize your whole
speaking career by becoming an expert.
As I mentioned in the
last issue, Dan Burrus was fortunate. He stayed on track with his
curiosity and never lost his passion. But if you are one of those
beginning to hate getting on the plane, you need to reconnect with your
natural curiosity, nurture it and keep it constant to get back on
track.
Juanell's Simple But Profound Statement
When you punch your curiosity buttons, you punch your passion buttons.