411: What happens when you finally stop settling (with Bobby Umar)
About this episode
Bobby Umar discusses his journey of self-discovery and the lessons learned from his experiences in public speaking and content creation.
Season 4, episode 11 is here! Bobby Umar has done a thousand keynotes across four continents, spoken at TEDx five times, and built half a million followers on Twitter. But it took multiple job redirections before he finally stopped waiting and figured out what he was actually all about. This was a really fun chat! What we covered: - Why Bobby thinks the difference between a personal story and a private story is the most important line any creator needs to understand. - What actually happened when he posted about his body image and binge eating disorder on LinkedIn, the last place anyone expected that kind of honesty. - The three things most people get wrong when they try to land a TEDx talk, and why the idea is usually the biggest problem. - What a TEDx talk actually does for your authority that no other single thing can replicate as quickly. - The red flag Bobby uses to know when someone is ready to pivot out of a job or a business, and why most people ignore it for years. - Why he thinks 90% of business owners are making the same two mistakes with their content right now. - What Bobby 2.0 looks like, and why he’s now working 30 hours a week instead of 60. You can find Bobby on…
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