I just finished reading the book: Keynote Mastery by Patrick Schwerdtfeger and was inspired to create a list of my top 20 destinations for paid speaking engagements. Patrick has a Google map on his website with geo-markers on cities where he has spoken before. It’s a brilliant way of showcasing instant credibility. If you have travelled to that many places (over 50 for Patrick) to speak, you must be doing something right.
Let’s get to it. In no particular order, these are cities where I will have paid speaking engagement in the years to come:
- Seattle in Washington, USA
- New York City in New York, USA
- Chicago in Illinois, USA
- Washington DC, USA
- Montreal, Canada
- Toronto, Canada
- Dallas, Texas, USA
- Miami, Florida, USA
- Salvador, Brazil
- Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Dubai, UAE
- Barcelona, Spain
- Rome, Italy
- London, UK
- Tokyo, Japan
- Hong Kong, China
- Helsinki, Finland
- Manchester, UK
- Dublin, Ireland
- Mumbai in India
The list started with 20, but I was inspired to add 5 more when composing the list.
- Paris in France
- Cape Town in South Africa
- Lagos in Nigeria
- Nairobi in Kenya
- Yaounde, Cameroon
Thomas Edison is quoted as saying “Success is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.” Let me get to work so I get to meet you one day in one of those cities and countries.