If you remember from my last blog, I spoke at the YES Group last Wednesday. The YES group have just put the You tube video up and I would like to share it with you.
The evening was lots of fun and everyone had a great time. I can’t wait to speak again.
I didn’t get to go away this summer, but what a great summer I had. The first two weeks were cool, I went to the cinema with my friends and spent a week at dance club. What made my summer so extra special were the courses I attended.
It began with Simon Coulson’s SIMPLE internet marketing for 3 days that was amazing. I learnt loads from Simon and also from our table coach David Kyte. Simon is an incredibly successful internet marketeer and I am so grateful that he invited me. I hope to shortly use some of the things I learnt on this blog and future websites.
At the end of the course each day, I would rush off to crew at Frontier Trainings “Play to Win” run by Clinton Swaine. I was so lucky that the venues were in walking distance of each other as then I got to join in with both events.
My next set of courses were the Speakers Certification courses run by Frontier Trainings. Here I learnt some very important lessons about how to improve my speaking skills, one was that
“Amateurs practice until they know it,
professionals train until they own it”
So now I don’t practice my speaking anymore, I train, and train, and train, and train at my speaking. My days started at 7am most mornings and finished at 11pm so although I was tired I loved every minute. If you want to be a professional you must have focus.
I have done 16 days of training and when it was over I cried because I didn’t want it to end. I met some amazing people like Annalise, one of the assistant trainers in this photo with me.
My only break was when I spoke at the YES Group London and became their youngest ever speaker.
I was extremely lucky to be given a YES Group journal! This is normally only awarded to the main speakers and I was one of eight acts presenting on the night. You see this was another thing that I focused on getting, and I got it. Here is a photo of Karl Pearsall, the founder of the YES Group.
So that was my summer, so much fun and so many learnings.
I am so excited because today is the first day of “Play to Win” and I get to see a really amazing person. Clinton Swaine is my mentor and my friend and he is back in the UK. This is the first course I ever did which started me on my journey.
Ever since I was 5 years old I loved being on stage, but it was here I discovered I wanted to be a professional speaker when I was older.
In this second interview with Clinton earlier this year I get to talk to him about the advanced courses, which I will be attending from Tuesday.
I won’t be crewing this time at Play to Win as I am busy this weekend learning how to become an internet marketer with another amazing person and probably the UK’s most successful internet marketer Simon Coulson.
I can’t wait for today to start because I get to learn new things.
On our way to visit friends over the weekend, my Mum pointed out beautiful red Poppies growing beside the motorway. That reminded my Mum about the “Tall Poppy Syndrome”, so I did some research to find out more about it.
When Poppies grown together sometimes one grows taller than the rest and stands out because being taller makes it different. I think this means that it shines more, wants to be great and do great things. But all the other Poppies don’t like it being taller or different and so they will find ways to bring it down.
In my school, one or two girls control most of the other girls. When one of them acts differently they don’t like it and bully them. I see this all the time. If everyone knew that they can reach their greatness, without jealousy and restrictions from others, the world would be a better place.
In a way, this is similar to Facebook deleting my account because I was different. Facebook, bullies and some adults stop us growing when we are different. This is to do with them having control.
Go and grow really tall to make a difference.
You might have to break some rules to get there which is exactly what the tall Poppy is doing. It is breaking the rules of mediocrity, (oh yes…, I know what mediocrity means at my age) because it knows that it will be worth it.
Back in March I got to speak with Clinton Swaine, the founder of Frontier Trainings the world leader in experiential business games, about his free seminar “Play to Win”.
I am so excited, because Play to Win is finally coming back to the UK on 13-15 August. It is an amazing event and where I started my journey. This was the very first personal development course that I attended and where I found my passion. On the event you get to learn by playing games. Yes, that’s right you get to learn through play! As the more fun you have the more you learn.
Check out my interview with Clinton below and hurry to book your place as spaces are going fast.
Don’t miss my next interview with Clinton that will be loaded in a few days, where we will be talking about the Frontier Trainings Advance Courses.
Now, don’t forget to book for “Play to Win”. It is FREE and you will also get to learn by playing games.
Back in May I got the opportunity to interview one of the UKs most successful internet marketers, Simon Coulson. Check out the interview here.
Simon runs the Internet Business School and they run lots of courses to help others learn how they too can become internet marketers
I am lucky enough to be attending his course SIMPLE 2010 on 13-15 August, if you click on the link you could join me there and together we can learn to become internet marketers.
On Saturday I did my latest presentation. Now last time you will remember that I didn’t do so well, as I didn’t put in enough effort. After that experience I spoke to my mentor Dr Topher Morrison and he told me that for every five minutes in my presentation I have to do 20 hours practice. So for the last four weeks I have been getting up early and rushing home from school so I can practice. To live your dream, you have to do whatever it takes.
My presentation below reveals three of the secrets to my shining.
My presentation showed me that practice makes perfect or repetition creates mastery. I was really happy with how I did and was given really valuable feedback. Please add your comments, as after all there is only feedback.
Yesterday I got to interview Joseph McClendon III who is a great guy. He gave me huge lessons and was really funny.
The biggest thing I learnt from him was BE > DO > HAVE. You see if you BE happy, then you DO more, then you HAVE more! What a brilliant lesson.
He showed me that if I SMILE and FEEL GOOD then the universe will pay me back. This is something that I will use for my presentation on Saturday. I am going to smile more and feel good, then I will have fun. And after all girls just wanna have fun!
This weekend I went to the National Achievers Congress 2010 with my Mum and Dad, I had a good time. I made some new friends my own age, as well as seeing lots of old friends. There were 3,000 people there and it was really fun.
I wanted to interview Robert and Kim Kiyosaki but they were too busy. Sometimes there are disappointments, you just have to learn to get over them. Next time I will find another way. I did get to meet them and several of the other Rich Dad Advisors who signed my book. This included Kathy Heasley who taught us about branding, she was awesome and added a personal message.
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I also bought the game Cashflow 101 that teaches you how to manage your money and get out of the rat race. I am now moving up from Cashflow for Kids to Cashflow 101 after seeing an amazing eight year old boy who plays the game regularly.
During Kathy’s session on branding I went on stage and met one of my goals. I have always been told to make my goals specific and one was to speak on stage in front of 1,500 people by the time I was 15. I did this on Saturday. What I now need is to make the goal bigger to be, give a presentation in front of 1,500 people by the time I am 15.
One of the speakers at event was John Coutis. He was incredible! He was inspiring! He made me laugh. He made me cry. Now whenever I complain about my life, I will think of John and what happened to him, that way I will be grateful for everything I have. I can’t wait to meet him again and interview him.
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