December 24, 2024 • 31 mins
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Christy Renee Stehle is a magnetic storyteller and strategist on a mission to impact the world by helping leaders grow their movements through storytelling, public speaking, relationship building, and presence. From chronic illness to spending 5 years living across 35 different countries, Christy is a testament to the transformative power within. With over a decade of experience in content marketing, she leverages her training from an Emmy-winning advertising agency to help brands and leaders stand out in competitive markets. Her dynamic presentations have been reviewed as “authentic connection for the industry’s next generation,” “a must for anyone who’s human,” and “the most impactful of the entire month of the Mindvalley convention
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Christy Renee Stehle is a magnetic storyteller and strategist on a mission to impact the world by helping leaders grow their movements through storytelling, public speaking, relationship building, and presence. From chronic illness to spending 5 years living across 35 different countries, Christy is a testament to the transformative power within. With over a decade of experience in content marketing, she leverages her training from an Emmy-winning advertising agency to help brands and leaders stand out in competitive markets. Her dynamic presentations have been reviewed as “authentic connection for the industry’s next generation,” “a must for anyone who’s human,” and “the most impactful of the entire month of the Mindvalley convention
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Yeah. You know, it's funny. I have this belief that
those of us who have the most resistance to public
speaking actually need it the most.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
You guys are in for a special treat today. One
of the most active speakers that I see in a space.
She's always sharing gems, always bringing positive energy. Welcome to
the show, Christy Renee Steele.
Speaker 1 (00:30):
Welcome Christy, Hi, Thank you so much.
Speaker 3 (00:33):
Cool.
Speaker 2 (00:34):
So I want to just start off straight into the value.
What got you into speaking? Was it like you, I
know you come from the corporate world and you have
some background. There was there an aha moment what got
you to a space where you said, you know what
I want to speak?
Speaker 1 (00:51):
There was such an aha moment. Believe it or not, Robin,
You've seen the stages that I've been on, the opportunities
like mind Valley that I've had to be on the
main stage. Public speaking was once my biggest fear in life,
if you can believe it, my goal in life. My
goal in life was essentially to be invisible. I wanted
to blend in with the wall behind me, don't stand out,
(01:13):
don't be seen, don't be heard, And that wasn't in
store for me. I was meant for more and so
a beautiful Maybe I don't want to take up all
the time right here out the gate, but this is
one of my nearest and dearest stories of how it
came to be. I like to say that really this
act of courage first up again with having the courage
(01:36):
to let go. I was in a really long term relationship.
I was traveling overseas. I was in tall in Estonia
in twenty eighteen, and me and that long term boyfriend
had just decided to go our separate ways. So really
my goal was to be out of the shared airbnb
and I stumbled into a storytelling workshop in a park
and that led to me sharing my story for the
(01:58):
first time. My heart's pounding, the blood's rushing in my ears.
I'm like, are they even gonna be able to hear me?
If I do get up there? I was voluntold hands
pointing over my head. Pick her, pick her, pick her.
I'm like, no, no, no. Eventually I step one foot
in front of the other on this little makeshift park bench,
and when I opened my mouth, something incredible happened. That
(02:20):
was Act two of my life. That was the courage
to be seen and heard, and throughout that story share
that I gave. I remember looking out into the audience
after first thinking that my worst fear had come true,
and they're laughing at me. Of course they're laughing with me,
but they're laughing. I see a few tears, a few
gasp at the same time, and it was when I
(02:42):
looked out I saw, Oh my gosh, the air. I've
never felt it like this. We are united. My words
are conducting their emotions like I'm an orchestra conductor. And
I was like, this is it, This is it. I
have found my canvas. So big, big, life changing moment
that got me in it for sure.
Speaker 2 (03:01):
So Christy, talk to me a little bit about courage.
You said, that's one of the reasons, you know, one
of the things that kind of catapulted you to like
this second act in your life. Talk to me about
courage and why do you think, like speaking on stage,
public speaking.
Speaker 3 (03:16):
Is the biggest fear for people.
Speaker 2 (03:17):
It's like people fear that more than sharks or the irs.
Speaker 3 (03:21):
Talk to me about that.
Speaker 1 (03:23):
Yeah, you know, it's funny. I have this belief that
those of us who have the most resistance to public
speaking actually need it the most. And it's not just
public speaking, but it's public expression in a hole. And
I found that to be very true with myself back
when I was still almost what I call a hiding.
I was afraid of public speaking. I was afraid of dance.
(03:44):
I was afraid of karaoke. I was afraid of anything
and everything that was showing my authentic, true self. And
I think a lot of us have that deep seated
inside of us.
Speaker 2 (03:54):
Do you feel like sometimes as a person who has
hid maybe the background, and then once it's kind of unleashed,
you feel like it overflows, Because that's.
Speaker 3 (04:05):
How I feel.
Speaker 2 (04:06):
I'm naturally like an extrovert. I'm like out here like ooh,
let's be friends. Right, But there's this whole dark and
sad part of my life, right, like trauma from my childhood,
all of this stuff that I kind of at times
allowed to silence me and my voice. But once that
valve is opened, sometimes it's like it's like.
Speaker 3 (04:28):
Out of control.
Speaker 2 (04:29):
Do you feel that way sometimes, where you like it's
almost like a cap on of a valve built with pressure,
and then when you start to speak, you're in a
new frame of mind.
Speaker 1 (04:40):
Absolutely, Yeah, you say the pressure the valve I've used
the metaphor of like it was a pressure cooker all
my emotions, just stuffing them down and then once it
finally started to come up. And that's why I use
the word expression a lot. You're expressing that energy that
you're wanting to lock inside of you.
Speaker 3 (04:56):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (04:57):
Absolutely, and you off.
Speaker 3 (05:00):
Then when I watch your videos, which I love.
Speaker 2 (05:02):
If you guys don't follow Christy on LinkedIn, make sure
you do so, because she will pop that camera out
and just drop the message, drop the nugget in real time,
so authentic, real and timely, I think, because sometimes I
feel like the way the universe kind of speaks to
us when we have a message to share and we
(05:24):
are bold enough to share it, someone needs to receive it.
Talk to me about that, like the whole process of
you getting an idea that you're like, ooh, like I.
Speaker 3 (05:33):
Got to share that. I got to write that down.
Speaker 2 (05:36):
What are the maybe some of the signs or the
signals that you know you have a good or important
message to share.
Speaker 1 (05:43):
Thank you for sharing all that. I'm glad that it
hits home, and I'm glad that it's time authentic and
connecting and then timely. That word specifically, I struggle to
do content calendars. I always have. Even this weekend, I
was like, yes, I got five videos. I've through good
through the weekend. I'm going to be posting. I'm going
to be sharing, and I'm going to be with my
(06:04):
you know, family for holidays. And I couldn't get past
posting the first one because something happens that and maybe
I need to get past this. But there is just
such that sense of I have a message to share,
to express. Every day something comes to me, and so
that when I do stock up, I struggle to feel
connected with it when I go to post in the moments,
(06:24):
So how I feel is really I you know, I'm
sure you can relate to this. Sometimes as business owners,
we're rushing all around the place and taking time to
be still and pause. It can be a luxury. But
doing that even for you know, a second or two,
dropping in and being like, okay, what is on my
heart and mind? Like what needs to be heard right now?
(06:46):
And that's a practice that I've gotten really used to
and a practice that doesn't bode well for my content calendar.
But as you said, it really comes across in my
authentic messaging.
Speaker 2 (06:59):
Because you're doing live videos too. I caught a couple
of your lives. Is that like, do you have like
a block that you know you're going to do it?
Or does it come you know, like in the moment,
because it feels like it's in a moment.
Speaker 3 (07:11):
It feels like you'll be.
Speaker 2 (07:12):
Like wait a minute, wait, wait, let me hey, guys,
just thought of this, Like here's this thing, you need it,
and you start flowing and you'll go like ten fifteen
minutes with just an idea, which I think is remarkable
because a lot of people have the fear of like
what am I going to say?
Speaker 3 (07:27):
Am I going to run out of things to say?
Talk to me about that?
Speaker 2 (07:29):
How you know, being authentic with like letting it out,
Like how that's helped you and how do you do it?
Speaker 1 (07:37):
Yeah? Gosh, okay, So doing the lives was a funny story.
I am working with a business mentor and coach right now,
and I needed to add a bit of momentum to
my business. I had been you know, i'd been a
speaker and a coach back before the pandemic, and then
during the pandemic, I got my feet wet in corporate
advertising and have been copywriting since then. And this summer
(07:58):
I decided it was time for me to scale as
a business owner that does all three and right at
the point where I thought I couldn't possibly put any
more on my schedule, but I wanted to build this
other side of my business. My coach recommends doing a
live every single day for thirty days, and my first
reaction was that sounds impossible. No way. But I was like, Okay,
(08:23):
if that sounds impossible, I'm a big believer in the
obstacle is the way and so whatever there's that resistance, like,
if you move through that, that'll open opportunities. So I said, okay,
And I'm telling you there was not a single thought
that you've had that anybody listening has had about putting
themselves on camera posting on social media that I did
not have. But something incredible started to happen. And maybe
(08:47):
the engagement wasn't there or the comments and the likes,
like ten years ago, people were very actively doing. I
was starting to get calls, Hey, Christy, you've been on
the top of my mind. Hey Christy, I saw your
video something with a front. Oh yeah, I saw that.
So my voice is resonating and I think that that
is what helped push me further to do it in
(09:09):
that maybe I'm sitting in front of the screen all
day and sometimes I would block a little bit of time.
I've been working outside of the house, not in my
home office most of the time, and I'll block like
a room for an hour. I'm like, Okay, I've been
writing all day. My eyes are cross cross eyed looking
at the screen. How can I get back into my
best energy? And that always comes down to expressing myself
(09:33):
in that way. So I would say, Okay, you have
I don't know, maybe fifteen minutes to think of what
you want to say and warm up. There's a lot
of rituals I typically do too before going on camera
that helps my energy just shine brighter and have that connection.
So there's a couple pieces of the puzzle. But that
(09:53):
was a challenge and it worked out very well for me.
Speaker 2 (09:57):
Hey, you can't say that you have some, you know,
some rituals that you prep and not share some of them. Christy,
can you share with us just a few of your
rituals if you're okay with that. I don't know if
they're like patented or what, but we'd love to hear
some of your rituals.
Speaker 1 (10:14):
Of course, Well, One of the links that will be
in your show notes is a free gift to the
listeners so they'll be able to practice it themselves, and
it's this. Have you first before I start? Are you
familiar with or have you ever tried mirror work?
Speaker 2 (10:26):
No, like like talking to yourself in a mirror, like
eminem like before eight mile, like saying your talks in
the mirror.
Speaker 3 (10:33):
Yes I'm gazing.
Speaker 1 (10:38):
Okay, I'm gazing with yourself. Have you done that? Oh
my goodness, talk about childhood traumas and everything else you
want to see come up and out. If anybody listening
has ever felt that desire to hide, that desire to
keep quiet. Maybe you're even sitting in a work meeting,
somebody asks the question or you know the answer and
you just resist speaking. This is for you, and if
(11:02):
you do this, mirror work with also a series of
they are guided meditations. So what I've made for everybody
listening is a video and a downloadable audio as well
as a script so you can follow along. You can
just listen with. You can listen along, you can follow
along with the script, and then eventually you would make
the statements your own. But what's important about them is
(11:24):
that it's not just affirmations. It is a series of
words that are guided in a way to warm up
your vocal cords, to help you improve your cadence, to
get used to vocal variety. And so you're doing three
things at once. You're in got a little handheld mirror,
because I will look in my eyes, and what happens
(11:45):
for most people is they get very confronted. They look
into their eyes and they see one of two things happens.
It's either there's so many things I have to go
do right now and suddenly it's so pressing and I
have to do anything with this, or they look in
their eyes and all they hear their inner critic tearing
them apart. So that's the resistance, that's the obstacle that
(12:07):
you have to push past. And then as you start
going through, not only are you doing affirmations, which raises
your vibration and helps you to attract more of what
you want, but then you're also improving your public speaking skills, which,
as you know, being a great storyteller and public speaker
is an amazing, amazing skill for quantum growth in your
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Speaker 3 (13:42):
Man. You are just full of value, Christy. That is good.
So mirror work.
Speaker 2 (13:47):
I definitely am taking notes on that one because that
is really really powerful.
Speaker 3 (13:53):
Cool.
Speaker 2 (13:54):
So let's talk a little bit of technical skills when
it comes to speaking and talks. I'm just curious talking
to all of these amazing speakers. I've just been hearing
so many different ways the way people prepare and execute
their talks.
Speaker 3 (14:09):
Can you talk to me about.
Speaker 2 (14:10):
Your creative process and specifically when you're on stage. Do
you memorize full speeches? Do you do bullet points? You know,
talk to me a little bit about your process.
Speaker 1 (14:24):
Sure, I've probably done it all. I've definitely. There was
a time in my career where I was stuck between
knowing that I'm such a like passionate speaker off the cuff,
but also I'm a talented writer. And I would put
together these beautiful scripts and they were eloquent and they
flowed into one another, and I wanted it to be
(14:45):
perfect like that. And what I noticed is that the
times when I had memorized a script, no matter how
many times I had practiced, if I'm trying to recite
it line by line, I'm in my head and I'm
not in my heart, and you can see it. The
feedback you can see and I'm good, and people would
be like, oh my gosh, you're an incredible public speaker.
(15:05):
This is a must for anybody that's human, like Rave reviews,
But if you put them next to each other, you
can tell the difference between a speaker and their head
and a speaker in their heart. And so I've really
been working to outline, and I think that it comes
from a lot of repetition. So there's a couple different
things that I do. And I'm curious if you've had
(15:26):
anybody that shared the special technique. I haven't heard anybody
that's ever heard this before. I was suggested by one
of the best public speakers in the world when I
was learning at Mine Valley University, Eric Edmetes. Going to
give him credit for this, it is so good. He
had suggested that to memorize what you wanted to talk
about next, without memorizing that, you could picture a building
(15:49):
that you know really well, like the house that you
grew up in. And so for me, if I'm having
a hard time remembering certain transitions, I picture my parents
steep stairs and then there's the door into the house.
So a lot of times that door signals the transition
for me. And then I go into the house and
there's all of these photos and so maybe that's the
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first thing I see, or maybe it's that statue lamp
that everybody in the family thought was so funny and
that reminds me of the joke, or the Christmas tree
that I picture there with the star on it, and
it's rising to the top. Whatever little pneumonic device you
can do that ties your words to something memorable in
a visual way. I find that it hits that balance
(16:30):
of memorizing but allowing you to stay from your heart.
Have you ever heard that?
Speaker 3 (16:36):
I've heard it, but in a different way.
Speaker 2 (16:40):
The technique called the memory palace, which is very similar
to what you're describing in the I guess like the
Shakespearean days, the Thespians would use columns in the actual
theater to remember beginning parts of their or beginning sections
(17:01):
of their speeches or monologues. And that's something that people
have done over the years, but again described it in
different ways.
Speaker 3 (17:08):
Funny that you mention it. For my talk, my Ted talk,
I use that.
Speaker 2 (17:13):
And I had these pictures in my office here in
this room with like images that will remind me of
the first idea or word, for example, Oprah Winfrey, like
I had a picture of Oprahen here, Stevie Wonder, I
had a picture of justin Timberlake in here. All of
(17:33):
these and they were typically through songs like the line
I don't know if you ever heard of this guy Jahim?
Speaker 3 (17:39):
You ever heard of Jahim?
Speaker 2 (17:41):
I think so G had this song just in case
I don't make it home tonight, And my first line
was like justin case, so I was, you know, anyway,
so I've heard of it, but not broken down like
that where you're walking through, which I think is profound,
especially if you think about like your childhood and you know,
and that's kind of easy way to trigger those those ideas.
Speaker 3 (18:02):
That's good. That's a nugget. Man.
Speaker 2 (18:04):
You are just flowing here, Christy. This is a master
master class. So I think we're good with that. With
the actual technical aspect, now I want to kind of
dig into the purpose aspect, the drive, like what keeps
you going because this being an entrepreneur is hard. It's
(18:26):
like it's not the easiest road to travel, especially if
you're all in and I know you're like, this is
your thing, your main thing, where people like myself, I
have like this day job that kind of gives me
this safety and you know, and this cushion. You're like
so in the trenches with your mission and your dream.
Talk to me about motivation. What keeps you motivated and
(18:48):
talk to the people out there who maybe are struggling
with finding that type of motivation.
Speaker 1 (18:55):
Who it's not for the faint hearted. You're right, and
if it were up to me, I would probably still
be at my safety net, very slowly, slowly, slowly eching
by on this mission that I have in my heart.
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And when I was in the corporate space, that was
a blip of time for me. I'd never had any
formal experience in corporate I had been overseas for five years.
I don't know if you know this about my background.
I had overcome chronic illness and within twelve months went
from having exploratory surgery to remove a brestlamp. My whole
body was shutting down to healing independently so well that
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I felt better than I ever had in my entire life.
And I spent the next five years in total abroad,
and I came back with a dream in my heart
to be a public speaker, and COVID happened a couple
of weeks later, so that was a big reroute for me.
And I got into corporate advertising and I did really well.
I got promoted through times in two years. I felt
(20:02):
like I was supposed to be there, especially with how
well I was doing, but I always kind of felt
like WHOA Like, I don't really all the way want this,
and this is a lot of work and responsibility to
have this mission in this vision. I had gotten comfortable
by like two weeks. I feel like I had stopped
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having those thoughts of this is a stepping stone, this
is training me. I can't wait to get out. And
I remember having the thought in my head after our
company had gotten merged and acquired and everybody's like, nothing's
going to change, and they're like, we'll give you unlimited
PTO and I'm like, this could be cool. You know what,
I'm going to coast man, this sounds great. And it
wasn't seven days between having that thought. I'm just going
(20:47):
to coast that me the rising star at the company, misambitious, driven,
Nobody can do what I do at that company. And
that's true because I was the only senior writer and
creative director. I lost my job and it was shocking
to me that high achievers could lose their job. And
(21:07):
now since I've learned high achievers typically lose their job first,
maybe they're making the most and they could get rid
of one person, they could get rid of a couple,
And there were a lot of emotions to unpack when
that first happened. But the biggest feeling was a sense
of relief. Ah, I get to live my message now,
(21:28):
and I'll be honest and vulnerable with the listeners here.
That first year of really being in business kicked my butt.
I floundered. I partnered with the wrong people, I trusted
the wrong people, and after a year of it, I thought, Man,
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I don't think I'm cut out for this dog eat
dog world of business. I've got too big of a heart.
I see the best in everyone. I don't really want
to change who I am. I don't think I'm cut
out for this. And so I'd gone to WC World
Education Conference. It's one of the big meeting professional international conferences,
(22:15):
and I went there by the recommendation of a fellow
friend and keynote speaker in the events industry. But by
the time I showed up, I had a meeting booked
with a career planner. I was looking to translate my
skills and get a job now. That first person that
(22:35):
I had the career planning with she got unexpectedly sick
a couple minutes before our meeting. They put me with
somebody else. Her daughter had an emergency and she had
to leave, and so as I was waiting to get
into this full time conversation. Things kept happening. I kept
(22:57):
being in the wrong place at the right time. I
kept meeting with leaders, global leaders who asked what I did,
and I'm standing there like, oh, I don't really know.
And you know, I'm good at communication, and I'm good
on my feed, and I'm good at being vulnerable and authentic.
And that's really where this idea of magnetic presence. If
you look at my brand, that's where this idea really
(23:18):
blossomed because I had so many people leaning into me. Wow, storytelling,
that's so interesting. I want you on a panel. Can
I interview you for this? I want to put you
in a magazine. And so how this relates for people listening.
I think that my hand tends to get forced because
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I'm the kind of person who needs to go through
a lot of growth in order to get where I'm going.
I say, I have Olympic sized business dreams, so I
have to grow a lot and fast. But for those
listening and wanting to go more all in, I think
it's about being bold. It's about forcing your own hand.
Are there some deadlines that you can make? Maybe you
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know one of the great tactics is we're never going
to be ready and you will sit there forever. So
can you book something an event, a guest interview, something
that scares you a little and excites you a lot.
Can you book that in advance and then in the
weeks leading up to it, just know that you've committed
to yourself to do it. And I find that this
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is a really helpful strategy because you're never going to
want to do it, and the resistance is the worst
leading up to the thing, But it's a way that
you can mimic this quantum growth and have it in
your own life without maybe having your growth as dramatically
forced as mine has been very very powerful.
Speaker 3 (24:43):
Wow. So I know that.
Speaker 2 (24:47):
You're active in the speaker community, like you are part
of associations and you talked about speaking on panels. Talk
to me about the importance of aspiring speakers getting out
there in person and like meeting people, shaking hands, joining
clubs and maybe share any experience you have with that
(25:08):
in terms of your story.
Speaker 1 (25:11):
Yeah, I think it's really important to do so. And
you know, one getting out there, networking and having conversations.
But even here's a tip and this may not be
right for everybody. But I found early in my journey
I think I hindered some opportunities because people were so
quick to say, don't ever speak for free, And I
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don't believe it. I don't believe in that. I don't
believe in that. I think that there needs to be
a value exchange on both sides. If you get to
the point in your life where you don't need the practice,
you don't need the expression, you don't need the footage,
you don't need the connections, sure fine, But when you're
starting out, if you can get in front of as
(25:53):
many people as possible, I've had so many business opportunities
come from one thirty second pitch that I did in April.
People remembered me months later because if I get up
and I open my mouth, I'm sure the same is
for you if you have And there's actually two links
that I shared for the audience today, and one is
on being magnetic, and we already talked about that. The
(26:15):
other's on brand storytelling and so how you can use
that for your business or even your personal self to
try and understand how to tell your story in a
way that pulls people in. And when you know how
to do that, you can make opportunities just skyrocket and explode,
and so yes, get out there. Yes, network, but don't
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be afraid to organize your own event. Don't be afraid
to put on a free webinar. Don't be afraid to.
And this is something I'm looking at doing in twenty
twenty five is sharing your message with those who maybe
are in recovery or codependency or women's groups or how
can you express your message and give and don't shy
away from that. I think that's important.
Speaker 3 (26:58):
That's so good, and that's some than that. I talk
about a bunch the whole.
Speaker 2 (27:03):
Free speaking gigs versus paid And somebody taught me something
not too long ago. I think it was Ron's story.
You ever heard a Ron story. Ron's story is this.
He's this gentleman who has like a speaker community. He
has a speaker app a platform.
Speaker 3 (27:22):
It's really cool.
Speaker 2 (27:23):
But he said something powerful that made me like, oh,
he said he said free. He's like, there's no such
thing as a free talk. There's no such thing as
a free presentation. There's a no fee presentation. You might
not be accepting a fee, but it's not free because
you're getting something just like you said, it might be
a connection, it might be brand building, your brand and
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general awareness. So I think that that's huge and people
are scared of that, man like, and some folks who
are maybe on different in different stages of their journey,
can be a bit pretentious to be quite honest around it,
because I've spoken to some speakers who are like well
off and they're like, never do that, and I'm like,
but it's the chamber of commerce and it's going to
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be a bunch of bit it's a great audience for me.
Speaker 3 (28:11):
So I love that you mentioned that.
Speaker 2 (28:13):
Before we get out of here, Christy, I want you
to talk to me a little bit about what you're
working on right now. So I know we've hinted at
a bunch of the projects you're working on, but why
don't you give us that thirty second pitch so we
can understand what it is that you're working on, and
if folks are listening, how they can get in contact
with you if they want.
Speaker 3 (28:33):
To work with you.
Speaker 1 (28:34):
Thank you. Yes, I am building many things at once.
My bread and butter gig is well it's copywriting, but
it's I help brands in the same way. So as
a speaker, coach and copywriter. I help brands grow through
storytelling and magnetic presence, and so that's taken the form
of working with enterprises on their messaging. You know, the
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rise of AI has really leveled the playing field in
a lot of ways, and there's a lot of out
dated messaging that just will not rise above the noise.
And so I help them whether they've merged and they're
looking to unify brand voice across multiple different brands, or
if they're looking to get out of maybe a plateau
and elevate their messaging in a way that really connects
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with the hearts of their audience. That's what I do. Now.
What I'm working on for twenty twenty five is getting
in front of more audiences. I tend to have an
audience of speakers, of business leaders, and I want to
be connecting with more of a past version of me,
the writer, the aspiring entrepreneur that would rather hide, and
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I want to help that expression come up and out
of people, because I know what it's like when it's
inside and you want to hide and no let it out.
And so helping people face their fear and develop magnetic
presence and become a better storyteller and public speaker, because
that's what's going to help people stand out in this
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crazy I know, you know how overcrowded it is out
there's so much noise. But if you're the face and
voice of your brand, you're going to grow and you're
going to grow fast. And so the fulfillment of helping
people break through that barrier is really what I'm focused
on in the upcoming year.
Speaker 3 (30:14):
Mmmm. Well you heard it here first, folks.
Speaker 2 (30:17):
She is building worlds and we pray and hope that
you will come back to see us next season. We're
going to do seasons of this show. I'm hoping for
a season two. Like I'm the person who decides. I'm
the executive, so I might pull the plug. But the
way it's going right now, right now, I think that
people need this and want this, and it's evergreen content
(30:38):
that I think will live forever. The messages and tips
that you share today will be timeless. So if you'd
be open to it, we'd love to have you come
back next season.
Speaker 3 (30:47):
Would you be open to that?
Speaker 1 (30:49):
I would? Yes, thank you, yeah, all right, Christy, thanks going.
Speaker 2 (30:53):
Yes, yes, yes, thank you so much for being here.
And folks, if you want To connect with Christy, just
visit the links in our sho show notes and description.
Speaker 3 (31:01):
We'll talk to you later.
Yeah. You know, it's funny. I have this belief that
those of us who have the most resistance to public
speaking actually need it the most.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
You guys are in for a special treat today. One
of the most active speakers that I see in a space.
She's always sharing gems, always bringing positive energy. Welcome to
the show, Christy Renee Steele.
Speaker 1 (00:30):
Welcome Christy, Hi, Thank you so much.
Speaker 3 (00:33):
Cool.
Speaker 2 (00:34):
So I want to just start off straight into the value.
What got you into speaking? Was it like you, I
know you come from the corporate world and you have
some background. There was there an aha moment what got
you to a space where you said, you know what
I want to speak?
Speaker 1 (00:51):
There was such an aha moment. Believe it or not, Robin,
You've seen the stages that I've been on, the opportunities
like mind Valley that I've had to be on the
main stage. Public speaking was once my biggest fear in life,
if you can believe it, my goal in life. My
goal in life was essentially to be invisible. I wanted
to blend in with the wall behind me, don't stand out,
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don't be seen, don't be heard, And that wasn't in
store for me. I was meant for more and so
a beautiful Maybe I don't want to take up all
the time right here out the gate, but this is
one of my nearest and dearest stories of how it
came to be. I like to say that really this
act of courage first up again with having the courage
(01:36):
to let go. I was in a really long term relationship.
I was traveling overseas. I was in tall in Estonia
in twenty eighteen, and me and that long term boyfriend
had just decided to go our separate ways. So really
my goal was to be out of the shared airbnb
and I stumbled into a storytelling workshop in a park
and that led to me sharing my story for the
(01:58):
first time. My heart's pounding, the blood's rushing in my ears.
I'm like, are they even gonna be able to hear me?
If I do get up there? I was voluntold hands
pointing over my head. Pick her, pick her, pick her.
I'm like, no, no, no. Eventually I step one foot
in front of the other on this little makeshift park bench,
and when I opened my mouth, something incredible happened. That
(02:20):
was Act two of my life. That was the courage
to be seen and heard, and throughout that story share
that I gave. I remember looking out into the audience
after first thinking that my worst fear had come true,
and they're laughing at me. Of course they're laughing with me,
but they're laughing. I see a few tears, a few
gasp at the same time, and it was when I
(02:42):
looked out I saw, Oh my gosh, the air. I've
never felt it like this. We are united. My words
are conducting their emotions like I'm an orchestra conductor. And
I was like, this is it, This is it. I
have found my canvas. So big, big, life changing moment
that got me in it for sure.
Speaker 2 (03:01):
So Christy, talk to me a little bit about courage.
You said, that's one of the reasons, you know, one
of the things that kind of catapulted you to like
this second act in your life. Talk to me about
courage and why do you think, like speaking on stage,
public speaking.
Speaker 3 (03:16):
Is the biggest fear for people.
Speaker 2 (03:17):
It's like people fear that more than sharks or the irs.
Speaker 3 (03:21):
Talk to me about that.
Speaker 1 (03:23):
Yeah, you know, it's funny. I have this belief that
those of us who have the most resistance to public
speaking actually need it the most. And it's not just
public speaking, but it's public expression in a hole. And
I found that to be very true with myself back
when I was still almost what I call a hiding.
I was afraid of public speaking. I was afraid of dance.
(03:44):
I was afraid of karaoke. I was afraid of anything
and everything that was showing my authentic, true self. And
I think a lot of us have that deep seated
inside of us.
Speaker 2 (03:54):
Do you feel like sometimes as a person who has
hid maybe the background, and then once it's kind of unleashed,
you feel like it overflows, Because that's.
Speaker 3 (04:05):
How I feel.
Speaker 2 (04:06):
I'm naturally like an extrovert. I'm like out here like ooh,
let's be friends. Right, But there's this whole dark and
sad part of my life, right, like trauma from my childhood,
all of this stuff that I kind of at times
allowed to silence me and my voice. But once that
valve is opened, sometimes it's like it's like.
Speaker 3 (04:28):
Out of control.
Speaker 2 (04:29):
Do you feel that way sometimes, where you like it's
almost like a cap on of a valve built with pressure,
and then when you start to speak, you're in a
new frame of mind.
Speaker 1 (04:40):
Absolutely, Yeah, you say the pressure the valve I've used
the metaphor of like it was a pressure cooker all
my emotions, just stuffing them down and then once it
finally started to come up. And that's why I use
the word expression a lot. You're expressing that energy that
you're wanting to lock inside of you.
Speaker 3 (04:56):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (04:57):
Absolutely, and you off.
Speaker 3 (05:00):
Then when I watch your videos, which I love.
Speaker 2 (05:02):
If you guys don't follow Christy on LinkedIn, make sure
you do so, because she will pop that camera out
and just drop the message, drop the nugget in real time,
so authentic, real and timely, I think, because sometimes I
feel like the way the universe kind of speaks to
us when we have a message to share and we
(05:24):
are bold enough to share it, someone needs to receive it.
Talk to me about that, like the whole process of
you getting an idea that you're like, ooh, like I.
Speaker 3 (05:33):
Got to share that. I got to write that down.
Speaker 2 (05:36):
What are the maybe some of the signs or the
signals that you know you have a good or important
message to share.
Speaker 1 (05:43):
Thank you for sharing all that. I'm glad that it
hits home, and I'm glad that it's time authentic and
connecting and then timely. That word specifically, I struggle to
do content calendars. I always have. Even this weekend, I
was like, yes, I got five videos. I've through good
through the weekend. I'm going to be posting. I'm going
to be sharing, and I'm going to be with my
(06:04):
you know, family for holidays. And I couldn't get past
posting the first one because something happens that and maybe
I need to get past this. But there is just
such that sense of I have a message to share,
to express. Every day something comes to me, and so
that when I do stock up, I struggle to feel
connected with it when I go to post in the moments,
(06:24):
So how I feel is really I you know, I'm
sure you can relate to this. Sometimes as business owners,
we're rushing all around the place and taking time to
be still and pause. It can be a luxury. But
doing that even for you know, a second or two,
dropping in and being like, okay, what is on my
heart and mind? Like what needs to be heard right now?
(06:46):
And that's a practice that I've gotten really used to
and a practice that doesn't bode well for my content calendar.
But as you said, it really comes across in my
authentic messaging.
Speaker 2 (06:59):
Because you're doing live videos too. I caught a couple
of your lives. Is that like, do you have like
a block that you know you're going to do it?
Or does it come you know, like in the moment,
because it feels like it's in a moment.
Speaker 3 (07:11):
It feels like you'll be.
Speaker 2 (07:12):
Like wait a minute, wait, wait, let me hey, guys,
just thought of this, Like here's this thing, you need it,
and you start flowing and you'll go like ten fifteen
minutes with just an idea, which I think is remarkable
because a lot of people have the fear of like
what am I going to say?
Speaker 3 (07:27):
Am I going to run out of things to say?
Talk to me about that?
Speaker 2 (07:29):
How you know, being authentic with like letting it out,
Like how that's helped you and how do you do it?
Speaker 1 (07:37):
Yeah? Gosh, okay, So doing the lives was a funny story.
I am working with a business mentor and coach right now,
and I needed to add a bit of momentum to
my business. I had been you know, i'd been a
speaker and a coach back before the pandemic, and then
during the pandemic, I got my feet wet in corporate
advertising and have been copywriting since then. And this summer
(07:58):
I decided it was time for me to scale as
a business owner that does all three and right at
the point where I thought I couldn't possibly put any
more on my schedule, but I wanted to build this
other side of my business. My coach recommends doing a
live every single day for thirty days, and my first
reaction was that sounds impossible. No way. But I was like, Okay,
(08:23):
if that sounds impossible, I'm a big believer in the
obstacle is the way and so whatever there's that resistance, like,
if you move through that, that'll open opportunities. So I said, okay,
And I'm telling you there was not a single thought
that you've had that anybody listening has had about putting
themselves on camera posting on social media that I did
not have. But something incredible started to happen. And maybe
(08:47):
the engagement wasn't there or the comments and the likes,
like ten years ago, people were very actively doing. I
was starting to get calls, Hey, Christy, you've been on
the top of my mind. Hey Christy, I saw your
video something with a front. Oh yeah, I saw that.
So my voice is resonating and I think that that
is what helped push me further to do it in
(09:09):
that maybe I'm sitting in front of the screen all
day and sometimes I would block a little bit of time.
I've been working outside of the house, not in my
home office most of the time, and I'll block like
a room for an hour. I'm like, Okay, I've been
writing all day. My eyes are cross cross eyed looking
at the screen. How can I get back into my
best energy? And that always comes down to expressing myself
(09:33):
in that way. So I would say, Okay, you have
I don't know, maybe fifteen minutes to think of what
you want to say and warm up. There's a lot
of rituals I typically do too before going on camera
that helps my energy just shine brighter and have that connection.
So there's a couple pieces of the puzzle. But that
(09:53):
was a challenge and it worked out very well for me.
Speaker 2 (09:57):
Hey, you can't say that you have some, you know,
some rituals that you prep and not share some of them. Christy,
can you share with us just a few of your
rituals if you're okay with that. I don't know if
they're like patented or what, but we'd love to hear
some of your rituals.
Speaker 1 (10:14):
Of course, Well, One of the links that will be
in your show notes is a free gift to the
listeners so they'll be able to practice it themselves, and
it's this. Have you first before I start? Are you
familiar with or have you ever tried mirror work?
Speaker 2 (10:26):
No, like like talking to yourself in a mirror, like
eminem like before eight mile, like saying your talks in
the mirror.
Speaker 3 (10:33):
Yes I'm gazing.
Speaker 1 (10:38):
Okay, I'm gazing with yourself. Have you done that? Oh
my goodness, talk about childhood traumas and everything else you
want to see come up and out. If anybody listening
has ever felt that desire to hide, that desire to
keep quiet. Maybe you're even sitting in a work meeting,
somebody asks the question or you know the answer and
you just resist speaking. This is for you, and if
(11:02):
you do this, mirror work with also a series of
they are guided meditations. So what I've made for everybody
listening is a video and a downloadable audio as well
as a script so you can follow along. You can
just listen with. You can listen along, you can follow
along with the script, and then eventually you would make
the statements your own. But what's important about them is
(11:24):
that it's not just affirmations. It is a series of
words that are guided in a way to warm up
your vocal cords, to help you improve your cadence, to
get used to vocal variety. And so you're doing three
things at once. You're in got a little handheld mirror,
because I will look in my eyes, and what happens
(11:45):
for most people is they get very confronted. They look
into their eyes and they see one of two things happens.
It's either there's so many things I have to go
do right now and suddenly it's so pressing and I
have to do anything with this, or they look in
their eyes and all they hear their inner critic tearing
them apart. So that's the resistance, that's the obstacle that
(12:07):
you have to push past. And then as you start
going through, not only are you doing affirmations, which raises
your vibration and helps you to attract more of what
you want, but then you're also improving your public speaking skills, which,
as you know, being a great storyteller and public speaker
is an amazing, amazing skill for quantum growth in your
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Speaker 3 (13:42):
Man. You are just full of value, Christy. That is good.
So mirror work.
Speaker 2 (13:47):
I definitely am taking notes on that one because that
is really really powerful.
Speaker 3 (13:53):
Cool.
Speaker 2 (13:54):
So let's talk a little bit of technical skills when
it comes to speaking and talks. I'm just curious talking
to all of these amazing speakers. I've just been hearing
so many different ways the way people prepare and execute
their talks.
Speaker 3 (14:09):
Can you talk to me about.
Speaker 2 (14:10):
Your creative process and specifically when you're on stage. Do
you memorize full speeches? Do you do bullet points? You know,
talk to me a little bit about your process.
Speaker 1 (14:24):
Sure, I've probably done it all. I've definitely. There was
a time in my career where I was stuck between
knowing that I'm such a like passionate speaker off the cuff,
but also I'm a talented writer. And I would put
together these beautiful scripts and they were eloquent and they
flowed into one another, and I wanted it to be
(14:45):
perfect like that. And what I noticed is that the
times when I had memorized a script, no matter how
many times I had practiced, if I'm trying to recite
it line by line, I'm in my head and I'm
not in my heart, and you can see it. The
feedback you can see and I'm good, and people would
be like, oh my gosh, you're an incredible public speaker.
(15:05):
This is a must for anybody that's human, like Rave reviews,
But if you put them next to each other, you
can tell the difference between a speaker and their head
and a speaker in their heart. And so I've really
been working to outline, and I think that it comes
from a lot of repetition. So there's a couple different
things that I do. And I'm curious if you've had
(15:26):
anybody that shared the special technique. I haven't heard anybody
that's ever heard this before. I was suggested by one
of the best public speakers in the world when I
was learning at Mine Valley University, Eric Edmetes. Going to
give him credit for this, it is so good. He
had suggested that to memorize what you wanted to talk
about next, without memorizing that, you could picture a building
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that you know really well, like the house that you
grew up in. And so for me, if I'm having
a hard time remembering certain transitions, I picture my parents
steep stairs and then there's the door into the house.
So a lot of times that door signals the transition
for me. And then I go into the house and
there's all of these photos and so maybe that's the
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first thing I see, or maybe it's that statue lamp
that everybody in the family thought was so funny and
that reminds me of the joke, or the Christmas tree
that I picture there with the star on it, and
it's rising to the top. Whatever little pneumonic device you
can do that ties your words to something memorable in
a visual way. I find that it hits that balance
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of memorizing but allowing you to stay from your heart.
Have you ever heard that?
Speaker 3 (16:36):
I've heard it, but in a different way.
Speaker 2 (16:40):
The technique called the memory palace, which is very similar
to what you're describing in the I guess like the
Shakespearean days, the Thespians would use columns in the actual
theater to remember beginning parts of their or beginning sections
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of their speeches or monologues. And that's something that people
have done over the years, but again described it in
different ways.
Speaker 3 (17:08):
Funny that you mention it. For my talk, my Ted talk,
I use that.
Speaker 2 (17:13):
And I had these pictures in my office here in
this room with like images that will remind me of
the first idea or word, for example, Oprah Winfrey, like
I had a picture of Oprahen here, Stevie Wonder, I
had a picture of justin Timberlake in here. All of
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these and they were typically through songs like the line
I don't know if you ever heard of this guy Jahim?
Speaker 3 (17:39):
You ever heard of Jahim?
Speaker 2 (17:41):
I think so G had this song just in case
I don't make it home tonight, And my first line
was like justin case, so I was, you know, anyway,
so I've heard of it, but not broken down like
that where you're walking through, which I think is profound,
especially if you think about like your childhood and you know,
and that's kind of easy way to trigger those those ideas.
Speaker 3 (18:02):
That's good. That's a nugget. Man.
Speaker 2 (18:04):
You are just flowing here, Christy. This is a master
master class. So I think we're good with that. With
the actual technical aspect, now I want to kind of
dig into the purpose aspect, the drive, like what keeps
you going because this being an entrepreneur is hard. It's
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like it's not the easiest road to travel, especially if
you're all in and I know you're like, this is
your thing, your main thing, where people like myself, I
have like this day job that kind of gives me
this safety and you know, and this cushion. You're like
so in the trenches with your mission and your dream.
Talk to me about motivation. What keeps you motivated and
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talk to the people out there who maybe are struggling
with finding that type of motivation.
Speaker 1 (18:55):
Who it's not for the faint hearted. You're right, and
if it were up to me, I would probably still
be at my safety net, very slowly, slowly, slowly eching
by on this mission that I have in my heart.
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And when I was in the corporate space, that was
a blip of time for me. I'd never had any
formal experience in corporate I had been overseas for five years.
I don't know if you know this about my background.
I had overcome chronic illness and within twelve months went
from having exploratory surgery to remove a brestlamp. My whole
body was shutting down to healing independently so well that
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I felt better than I ever had in my entire life.
And I spent the next five years in total abroad,
and I came back with a dream in my heart
to be a public speaker, and COVID happened a couple
of weeks later, so that was a big reroute for me.
And I got into corporate advertising and I did really well.
I got promoted through times in two years. I felt
(20:02):
like I was supposed to be there, especially with how
well I was doing, but I always kind of felt
like WHOA Like, I don't really all the way want this,
and this is a lot of work and responsibility to
have this mission in this vision. I had gotten comfortable
by like two weeks. I feel like I had stopped
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having those thoughts of this is a stepping stone, this
is training me. I can't wait to get out. And
I remember having the thought in my head after our
company had gotten merged and acquired and everybody's like, nothing's
going to change, and they're like, we'll give you unlimited
PTO and I'm like, this could be cool. You know what,
I'm going to coast man, this sounds great. And it
wasn't seven days between having that thought. I'm just going
(20:47):
to coast that me the rising star at the company, misambitious, driven,
Nobody can do what I do at that company. And
that's true because I was the only senior writer and
creative director. I lost my job and it was shocking
to me that high achievers could lose their job. And
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now since I've learned high achievers typically lose their job first,
maybe they're making the most and they could get rid
of one person, they could get rid of a couple,
And there were a lot of emotions to unpack when
that first happened. But the biggest feeling was a sense
of relief. Ah, I get to live my message now,
(21:28):
and I'll be honest and vulnerable with the listeners here.
That first year of really being in business kicked my butt.
I floundered. I partnered with the wrong people, I trusted
the wrong people, and after a year of it, I thought, Man,
(21:49):
I don't think I'm cut out for this dog eat
dog world of business. I've got too big of a heart.
I see the best in everyone. I don't really want
to change who I am. I don't think I'm cut
out for this. And so I'd gone to WC World
Education Conference. It's one of the big meeting professional international conferences,
(22:15):
and I went there by the recommendation of a fellow
friend and keynote speaker in the events industry. But by
the time I showed up, I had a meeting booked
with a career planner. I was looking to translate my
skills and get a job now. That first person that
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I had the career planning with she got unexpectedly sick
a couple minutes before our meeting. They put me with
somebody else. Her daughter had an emergency and she had
to leave, and so as I was waiting to get
into this full time conversation. Things kept happening. I kept
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being in the wrong place at the right time. I
kept meeting with leaders, global leaders who asked what I did,
and I'm standing there like, oh, I don't really know.
And you know, I'm good at communication, and I'm good
on my feed, and I'm good at being vulnerable and authentic.
And that's really where this idea of magnetic presence. If
you look at my brand, that's where this idea really
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blossomed because I had so many people leaning into me. Wow, storytelling,
that's so interesting. I want you on a panel. Can
I interview you for this? I want to put you
in a magazine. And so how this relates for people listening.
I think that my hand tends to get forced because
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I'm the kind of person who needs to go through
a lot of growth in order to get where I'm going.
I say, I have Olympic sized business dreams, so I
have to grow a lot and fast. But for those
listening and wanting to go more all in, I think
it's about being bold. It's about forcing your own hand.
Are there some deadlines that you can make? Maybe you
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know one of the great tactics is we're never going
to be ready and you will sit there forever. So
can you book something an event, a guest interview, something
that scares you a little and excites you a lot.
Can you book that in advance and then in the
weeks leading up to it, just know that you've committed
to yourself to do it. And I find that this
(24:22):
is a really helpful strategy because you're never going to
want to do it, and the resistance is the worst
leading up to the thing, But it's a way that
you can mimic this quantum growth and have it in
your own life without maybe having your growth as dramatically
forced as mine has been very very powerful.
Speaker 3 (24:43):
Wow. So I know that.
Speaker 2 (24:47):
You're active in the speaker community, like you are part
of associations and you talked about speaking on panels. Talk
to me about the importance of aspiring speakers getting out
there in person and like meeting people, shaking hands, joining
clubs and maybe share any experience you have with that
(25:08):
in terms of your story.
Speaker 1 (25:11):
Yeah, I think it's really important to do so. And
you know, one getting out there, networking and having conversations.
But even here's a tip and this may not be
right for everybody. But I found early in my journey
I think I hindered some opportunities because people were so
quick to say, don't ever speak for free, And I
(25:33):
don't believe it. I don't believe in that. I don't
believe in that. I think that there needs to be
a value exchange on both sides. If you get to
the point in your life where you don't need the practice,
you don't need the expression, you don't need the footage,
you don't need the connections, sure fine, But when you're
starting out, if you can get in front of as
(25:53):
many people as possible, I've had so many business opportunities
come from one thirty second pitch that I did in April.
People remembered me months later because if I get up
and I open my mouth, I'm sure the same is
for you if you have And there's actually two links
that I shared for the audience today, and one is
on being magnetic, and we already talked about that. The
(26:15):
other's on brand storytelling and so how you can use
that for your business or even your personal self to
try and understand how to tell your story in a
way that pulls people in. And when you know how
to do that, you can make opportunities just skyrocket and explode,
and so yes, get out there. Yes, network, but don't
(26:35):
be afraid to organize your own event. Don't be afraid
to put on a free webinar. Don't be afraid to.
And this is something I'm looking at doing in twenty
twenty five is sharing your message with those who maybe
are in recovery or codependency or women's groups or how
can you express your message and give and don't shy
away from that. I think that's important.
Speaker 3 (26:58):
That's so good, and that's some than that. I talk
about a bunch the whole.
Speaker 2 (27:03):
Free speaking gigs versus paid And somebody taught me something
not too long ago. I think it was Ron's story.
You ever heard a Ron story. Ron's story is this.
He's this gentleman who has like a speaker community. He
has a speaker app a platform.
Speaker 3 (27:22):
It's really cool.
Speaker 2 (27:23):
But he said something powerful that made me like, oh,
he said he said free. He's like, there's no such
thing as a free talk. There's no such thing as
a free presentation. There's a no fee presentation. You might
not be accepting a fee, but it's not free because
you're getting something just like you said, it might be
a connection, it might be brand building, your brand and
(27:47):
general awareness. So I think that that's huge and people
are scared of that, man like, and some folks who
are maybe on different in different stages of their journey,
can be a bit pretentious to be quite honest around it,
because I've spoken to some speakers who are like well
off and they're like, never do that, and I'm like,
but it's the chamber of commerce and it's going to
(28:08):
be a bunch of bit it's a great audience for me.
Speaker 3 (28:11):
So I love that you mentioned that.
Speaker 2 (28:13):
Before we get out of here, Christy, I want you
to talk to me a little bit about what you're
working on right now. So I know we've hinted at
a bunch of the projects you're working on, but why
don't you give us that thirty second pitch so we
can understand what it is that you're working on, and
if folks are listening, how they can get in contact
with you if they want.
Speaker 3 (28:33):
To work with you.
Speaker 1 (28:34):
Thank you. Yes, I am building many things at once.
My bread and butter gig is well it's copywriting, but
it's I help brands in the same way. So as
a speaker, coach and copywriter. I help brands grow through
storytelling and magnetic presence, and so that's taken the form
of working with enterprises on their messaging. You know, the
(28:55):
rise of AI has really leveled the playing field in
a lot of ways, and there's a lot of out
dated messaging that just will not rise above the noise.
And so I help them whether they've merged and they're
looking to unify brand voice across multiple different brands, or
if they're looking to get out of maybe a plateau
and elevate their messaging in a way that really connects
(29:16):
with the hearts of their audience. That's what I do. Now.
What I'm working on for twenty twenty five is getting
in front of more audiences. I tend to have an
audience of speakers, of business leaders, and I want to
be connecting with more of a past version of me,
the writer, the aspiring entrepreneur that would rather hide, and
(29:36):
I want to help that expression come up and out
of people, because I know what it's like when it's
inside and you want to hide and no let it out.
And so helping people face their fear and develop magnetic
presence and become a better storyteller and public speaker, because
that's what's going to help people stand out in this
(29:57):
crazy I know, you know how overcrowded it is out
there's so much noise. But if you're the face and
voice of your brand, you're going to grow and you're
going to grow fast. And so the fulfillment of helping
people break through that barrier is really what I'm focused
on in the upcoming year.
Speaker 3 (30:14):
Mmmm. Well you heard it here first, folks.
Speaker 2 (30:17):
She is building worlds and we pray and hope that
you will come back to see us next season. We're
going to do seasons of this show. I'm hoping for
a season two. Like I'm the person who decides. I'm
the executive, so I might pull the plug. But the
way it's going right now, right now, I think that
people need this and want this, and it's evergreen content
(30:38):
that I think will live forever. The messages and tips
that you share today will be timeless. So if you'd
be open to it, we'd love to have you come
back next season.
Speaker 3 (30:47):
Would you be open to that?
Speaker 1 (30:49):
I would? Yes, thank you, yeah, all right, Christy, thanks going.
Speaker 2 (30:53):
Yes, yes, yes, thank you so much for being here.
And folks, if you want To connect with Christy, just
visit the links in our sho show notes and description.
Speaker 3 (31:01):
We'll talk to you later.
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