I am expecting BIG THINGS this year; are you?
New Year's Resolutions have been off the list for so many years. In the battle of resolutions versus goals, goals win every time.
I started a 2024 Goal in 2023 with a heavy investment in myself. I have never purchased anything this expensive but I thought about what the short term investment could turn into long term and I dove right in.
My 2024 goal is to successfully launch my speaking business to compliment my consulting business. I have a goal of obtaining 6 speaking gigs this year with at least 1/2 of them being paid. In 2023, I landed my first paid speaking job in over 4 years. It gave dream that had laid dormant for 10 years, a jolt of life.
I have always been drawn to training, speaking, and moving a crowd to action. This has manifested itself in training and development jobs, side gigs, speaking for non-profit organizations and academic institutions, YT videos, and FB shows. Spreading useful informatin to my community has always brought me joy.
The investment in a coaching platform to help launch professional speakers made me focus on how this could be the business that puts my passion and my future career in reach. It has been a scary three months with me experiencing emotional ups and downs. My coaching team has made me think about speaking in a completely differnt manner. They have pushed me to niche down instead of thinking that I can tackle it all out of the gate.
I have 3 more months of hard work to get myself ready for the new door that I see in front of me. As I started the first full week of January, I filled my calendar with classes, coaching sessions, and mastermind groups so that I can make this pop.
I am excited for what comes next in all facets of life including my new business opportunties.
Check out my newest website www.janellsnipes.com for more info on my professional speaking brand!
oxo, Jae