#52: Grant Baldwin
The BetterLife Podcast: Wealth | Real Estate Investing | Life
Brandon Turner and Cam Cathcart
4.8 • 767 Ratings
🗓️ 4 March 2024
⏱️ 104 minutes
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Summary
Grant Baldwin describes himself as a “normal dude” who has earned millions delivering 500+ paid speaking engagements around the world. He founded The Speaker Lab to teach what he’s learned about communication and connection – two of the most critical skills to advance your career or grow your business.
In this episode, Grant talks about his journey from burned out youth pastor to well-paid keynote speaker and shares practical tips you can use to become a more effective storyteller, marketer, and leader today.
Grant also talks about:
- How to command a room even if you’re not a confident speaker
- Exactly how to plan a “best man” speech or any other type of talk
- The two questions every audience needs you to answer
- How he’d improve Brandon’s “bathroom mirror” story
- Why he invests most of his money back into his own business
- How he ensures his kids don’t grow up spoiled
- His family’s approach to charitable giving
- Getting his pilot’s license
Books Mentioned:
- 48 Days to the Work You Love by Dan Miller
- The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss
- 10x Is Easier Than 2x by Dan Sullivan and Benjamin Hardy
Connect with [Grant:
Book: The Successful Speaker: Five Steps for Booking Gigs, Getting Paid, and Building Your Platform
https://www.amazon.com/Successful-Speaker-Booking-Building-Platform/dp/0801094089
The Speaker Lab Podcast https://thespeakerlab.com/podcast/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thespeakerlab/
Website: https://grantbaldwin.com/
Connect with us!
Website: https://abetterlife.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betterlife
https://www.instagram.com/beardybrandon
Grant’s charitable cause (100% of ad revenue goes here):
- The Make-A-Wish Foundation https://wish.org/
Show Sponsor:
- Podcast Pointman, the podcast agency that produces this very show and a handful of other Top-1% podcasts. Watch the podcast growth masterclass here: https://www.podcastpointman.com
Interested in building wealth without losing your soul? Join the BetterLife Tribe here: https://join.abetterlife.com/tribe
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | When I first started speaking, I feel like I'm over my head. And I don't know what I'm doing. |
| 0:05.8 | And like, I'm kind of nervous, but like in a good way. And what happens is over time is it flips and the |
| 0:10.4 | skill set exceeds the challenge. And so now I can stand on a stage in front of a thousand people and do a great job, but be on autopilot. |
| 0:17.3 | And the same thing is true with you. Like the first time you bought a house, you're like, holy crap, I don't know what I'm doing. The challenge exceeds the skill set. And now you can look |
| 0:24.5 | at some numbers on a house and know within five seconds if this is worth the, the skill set starts |
| 0:29.0 | to exceed the challenge. Welcome to A Better Life with Brandon Turner. That is me, where |
| 0:36.6 | world-class guests share their wisdom on building a better life. |
| 0:39.8 | Join me as we explore the habits, the actions, and the beliefs that have guided their journey |
| 0:43.6 | with the aim of helping you apply those all. Grant Baldwin. |
| 0:55.0 | Grant Baldwin. |
| 1:03.0 | Welcome to the show, man. |
| 1:05.0 | Good to be here, buddy. |
| 1:06.0 | Thanks for letting me hang out with you. |
| 1:07.0 | Dude, I can't wait to get into this because there's a lot of things I want to drill from you. |
| 1:10.0 | Is that a phrase, drill from you? It from you. Is that a phrase drill from you? |
| 1:12.1 | It is now. |
| 1:13.0 | We're going to drill into me. |
| 1:14.8 | I'm going to drill from you into me. |
| 1:16.3 | What are we getting ourselves into here? |
| 1:17.7 | This is not what I signed up for. |
| 1:18.7 | It's going to be a great show. |
| 1:20.3 | So I know you, I've known you for years. |
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