Why A Pink Cadillac Will Transform Your Work With Ryan Campbell

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4.8 • 575 Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

"So there are definitely two main chapters to my life, and they both happened before age 22. So when I was very young, and they both involved aviation, and one was ultimately amazing, and one was obviously terrible.”

Until age 22, Ryan’s life revolved around flying and aviation. Unfortunately, after an unexpected trip, he was put in a place where flying couldn’t be his #1 priority anymore. After some unexpected journeys as he was healing, he spent a lot of time reflecting on what he would do with his life.

“I realized at that point that a lot of speakers are out there, like the prior version of Ryan. Who spoke on climbing a mountain, this incredible success that had its adversities along the way?

But there was also a whole different group that spoke on the day that changed their life forever. And that was unrequested adversity. But very few had both. And I thought to myself, wait on, that's actually an opportunity to compare the two to see where we truly learn.”

Ryan moved to the US to pursue his speaking career. In a way, the world forced him to change his plans and adapt to the industry as he settled down in the US just in time for COVID to hit. If you’re experiencing a season of turbulence in your life and are hoping to find inspiration to continue overcoming adversity, this episode is for you!

Grant and Ryan dig into:

How to handle adversity and become “turbulence tough”
Following your intuition even when it’s hard.
How to tell your stories so they resonate with your audience
Engaging the audience so they never forget your message
Developing resiliency
Learning how to handle the ebbs and flows

“There are very few ways to do new ways to do old things, right? It's, finding a way to take a cliche or something that's worn out and present it back to an audience in a fun, unique, potentially viral, unforgettable way, and, That's what we've managed to do, which is really cool. So if you're out there and you don't have that wild story, don't worry about it.”

Episode Chapters:

[00:02:50] Prioritizing joy, mental health, resilience, hobbies

[00:05:04] Aviation passion leads to incredible achievement.

[00:08:43] Young flyer's journey from fame to tragedy.

[00:11:51] From paraplegic to helicopter pilot to speaker.

[00:15:30] Passion for mental health and resilience. Pink Cadillac led to prioritizing joy.

[00:20:22] A masterclass in storytelling.

[00:23:46] Finding joy and prioritizing happiness transformed me.

[00:26:54] Communicate, learn, iterate, observe, and create memorable experiences.

[00:29:53] Building a speaking business takes patience and resilience.

[00:35:34] Be careful networking too far ahead.

[00:37:49] Incredible lifestyle, money, time, work-life balance. Create your own brand and transform.

“What if I merge these two worlds? What if every time I was struggling, I actually intentionally prioritized joy? What if I took this one thing that a lot of us consider selfish, and I made it essential? And it was an understanding of the benefits, a deep dive into that, that led to the permission to do something we often see as selfish.

The permission led to prioritization, which led to positive change. So this one idea of ‘Hey, this stuff matters’ led me down a path that not only did this become one of the greatest benefits in my life to my mental health, especially since the accident, it actually became a question, what's your pink Cadillac? What's the one thing you do that makes you smile like a kid?”

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0:00.0	Hey, friend, are you looking for ways to book more paid speaking gigs?
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0:39.3	and register right now. We look forward to seeing you on the live training.
0:51.0	Hey, what's our friends? Grant Bolden here. I am so glad to have you here listening to episode 460 of the Speaker Lab podcast for a conversation with my good friend, Ryan Campbell.
1:00.3	Now, Ryan is a fellow speaker and aviation enthusiast, just like me.
1:05.1	And as a young boy growing up, he became obsessed with flying.
1:08.5	And at 19, he actually became the youngest pilot to fly a single
1:11.9	engine plane the entire way around the globe. Crazy, right? He wanted to be named one of
1:17.2	Australia's 50 youngest explorers, which may give you a little hint. He's got a great
1:21.4	Australian accent. It's going to hook you in. Following these experiences, Ryan's life took an
1:25.2	unexpected drop and he hit a season of extreme
1:27.5	turbulence. See what we did there? While recovering, Ryan was trying to find his bigger purpose
1:32.4	on life and what was in store for him. He was looking for a way to connect the highs and lows of
1:36.8	his life and he set his eyes on his speaking career. Ryan moved to the U.S. on a work
1:41.5	visa to become a professional speaker. And shortly after settling down south, he became the proud owner of a pink Cadillac. Now, the pink Cadillac quickly became a real key piece of Ryan's brand and his story. Now, you may be listening and thinking, okay, Grant, I don't own a Pink Cadillac. I don't have any wild experiences like that, but what about me? Well, Ryan and I can definitely agree that being a successful speaker is less about the stories that you hold and more about the ways that you can present old truths and fun, unique, and unforgettable ways. So no matter what your story is, Ryan and I are going to dig into what it looks like for you to go through the process of recreating truths and telling memorable stories for a modern audience. So thanks for tuning in.
2:18.2	Here's our conversation with Ryan Campbell.
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