How to Turn Adversity into Opportunity with Alan Stein Jr.
The Speaker Lab Podcast
The Speaker Lab
4.8 • 575 Ratings
🗓️ 12 April 2022
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
When the pandemic hit, Alan Stein realized things had to change with his business and he needed to demonstrate the pillars of leadership that he had been talking about for years. Committed to serving others, Alan has diversified his offerings to keep adding value for his audience and keep growing his business.
In addition to writing his second book, Sustain Your Game, Alan created a course and added a coaching piece to his business to continue fulfilling his mission of filling others’ buckets and equipping thriving leaders. During this episode, Alan explains why it’s important to be a low-maintenance speaker, how to show gratitude, and why these two priorities have made such a difference in his success.
In addition to his time on the stage, Alan has authored and leveraged his books to help connect others with his message. As his business continues to grow, he is committed to turning adversity into opportunity --- even amidst a global pandemic --- and gearing up for the next play when the playbook becomes outdated. He’s intentional, inspiring, and building on a strong foundation of timeless pillars of success!
THE FINER DETAILS OF THIS SHOW:
- Turning adversity into opportunity
- Exposing the “Achilles heel” of your business
- The 24-hour rule
- Timeless pillars for success
- Why you must be easy to work with
- How to show gratitude
- A wholistic approach to your business
- Fitting a book into your business
- And much more!
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| 0:46.8 | Hey, what's that, friends? Grant Weldon here. So glad to have you here with us today for |
| 0:53.8 | episode 389 of the speaker lab podcast. Today I'm joined by my buddy Alan Stein Jr. to talk about his new book, Sustain Your Game and how his speaking business has really evolved over the past few years. Now, when the pandemic hit, Alan realized that a large majority of his speaking business was based on in-person keynotes. And while the |
| 1:11.6 | disruption over the past two years has proved to be challenging, it also proved to be an opportunity |
| 1:15.5 | to diversify his offerings and thrive in that pivot. Now, with the goal of filling others buckets, |
| 1:21.7 | Alan had to find a way to be of service and continue adding value for his audience. And so for him, |
| 1:25.5 | that looked like writing his second book and creating a course and adding a coaching piece to his business. And so during our conversation |
| 1:31.0 | today, Alan's going to talk about his balance for desire to serve others and also the responsibility |
| 1:36.3 | of keeping his business and livelihood afloat. He's also going to share more about why he |
| 1:40.8 | prioritizes being low maintenance and how it's contributed to his success |
| 1:44.3 | as a speaker. Alan has really gracefully navigated the force change that has taken place in the |
| 1:48.7 | recent years. And when the pandemic hit, he really saw this opportunity to demonstrate poise and |
| 1:52.8 | composure and servant leadership. And he provides incredible insight on achieving growth, |
| 1:57.6 | being flexible and sustaining excellence as a speaker. |
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