Today's episode is sponsored by Linda Kay Neiman . She advocates for embracing one's own natural beauty by encouraging women to showcase their authentic selves without filters . She is a down-to-earth , small town girl from Iowa whose heart is set on going to heaven and is driven by her love of nature . Check out more about Linda in the show notes About last night .
So last night I had this conversation . Someone asked in a free group or not a free group ? I guess it's a program group , I don't know . And they asked about doing a free training in a paid container for somebody else and my response was absolutely yes , that is visibility . You guys know that's my thing , right ?
And someone didn't agree with my answer and said that strategy is not for everyone . And here's the thing do I agree if it's for everyone ? No , but it is the strategy for the majority . And here is why I can charge , and I have charged to do events for other people .
And sometimes people just said can you come in and train and I'll pay you , and of course we do not say no to that , right .
But I've also had people ask can you come in and train for free and then you can promote or do whatever , which I rarely promote because I have not built enough trust yet , but I do offer whatever my free thing is right then and there . And the person and I just kept going back and forth , back and forth , back and forth .
I'm not really sure where her expertise is or where she qualifies to say this , but that's to each our own . But here's the thing that I will never back down from and that is , whether I'm paid or not , the ROI that I will get from speaking in front of people for free will always outweigh or outdo what they could pay me .
The relationships , the referrals , the raving fans , the testimonials , the reviews , like all of that will outweigh the amount of money that somebody could pay me to come speak . Now again , if somebody offers you to pay you , that's great . Accept it .
But also , at the same time , if somebody invites you to speak , don't turn it down just because you think that there is no ROI there , because there is always a return on your investment .
There is always a return on your time , especially when you are pouring in to that container , especially when you're giving all your heart and your soul into that container , when you truly believe and you stand in your power and you believe that what you do is life changing . The people watching and participating are going to feel that hands down .
So it doesn't cheapen your brand , it doesn't make you less than desirable . If you decide to go speak for free , the benefits outweigh heavily outweigh the payment . Always Again , if they offered to pay , you sure , but if they don't , it's never a waste of your time , ever a waste of your time . Number one you get speaking experience right .
The only way you get better at speaking is to continue speaking . Whether that's on video or in person , it doesn't matter Both . The way you get better is practice . And then also the connections , the contacts , the potential , future , soul aligned clients like all of those come into play .
So I will not back down on my stance that free visibility , free getting yourself in front of other people's audiences is always a brilliant , beautiful strategy to follow for 99.9% of all entrepreneurs there .
I said it , that's how I feel about it and nobody's going to change my mind , because not only have I done it , not only have my mentors done it , not only have my clients done it like I have seen this firsthand how it can work and how it can really grow your business .
It is an extension of the visibility that you can put out is an opportunity to get in front of other people's audiences and grows . There is absolutely no negative about getting in front of other people's audiences to speak , even if you don't get paid for . Now are there going to be opportunities that nothing comes out of it ? Probably .
Am I sitting here like oh , I spoke to that group and no one ever bought from me ? No , I'm not going to show up on social media for free . I show up on my podcast for free . I'm showing up right now on this video for free . I'm not sitting here keeping score .
The only score I'm keeping is how many times did I go live today and how many times did I show up today ? Right , that's the only score I'm keeping . Yes , I love supporting other people . I love seeing their wins . Don't get me wrong , but the score I'm keeping is with myself , not with other people , and not what the return on investment is .
But I know deep down that there is always a return on ROI , always , and it's always . I win in every situation .
And whether I get results , clients , whatever from that free thing that I did , it doesn't matter , because I always win , and if we start looking at things like that , it's going to be so much more beneficial in everything we do and it's going to show up so much more in every single thing that we do .
So if somebody asks you to come into their group and speak and they don't offer to pay you now , if you have the capacity or if you're slammed , then obviously say no , but if you have the capacity and you really want to serve and support others , say yes .
Like I said , 99.9% of all entrepreneurs should be doing this and should be saying yes to this to grow their business .