1. CHOOSE YOUR AUDIENCE.
I've always advised most people that come to
me to help them kick start
their God given talents to always target a
particular group of people. For
instance, if you can speak fluently then you
shouldn't target the
uneducated because they won't understand you
and that may make your efforts
to produce no or less results.
Choosing a particular audience will also help you
in choosing the right
media platforms to promote yourself and also the
kind of gigs you attend.
For instance, as a motivational speaker, my
target audience are the
educated. And I also target a particular social
class but that is a
discussion for another day. Choose your target
audience and save yourself
some troubles.

2. STOP CHASING AFTER TWO RABBITS.
Mark Twain said "Behold the fool said, 'put not
all thine eggs in one
basket' which is but a manner of saying, 'scatter
your money and
attention.' But the wise saith, 'put all thine eggs
in one basket and watch
that basket."
Having a vision for your life and sticking to it is a
great way to stand
out as a talentpreneur. Let people know you for
one thing. George Robson
said after winning the Indianapolis 500: "All I had
to do was keep turning
left."
This doesn't mean that you shouldn't engage in
other ventures, but never
you allow the other ventures overshadow your
first love. For instance,
being a musician or chef doesn't mean you
shouldn't act in movies if you
can, but never you act more than you sing. Lets
also learn from Walt Disney
who said "l love Mickey mouse more than any
woman I've ever known." And
that's focus!

3. GET CRAZY A BIT.
Get crazy a bit, bring out something that has
never been seen before. Be
unique. Create your own style; hairstyle, dress
style, speaking style,
dance style, in fact, just do something unique.
Unleash the creative genius
inside you. Please understand that some people
in an attempt to be creative
tend to portray a brand that may affect not just their present but also
their future identity in a negative way. Creating
your own style sometimes
may not be accepted by others, but if you mind
every oppositions to your
creativity you won't go far. Your own style of
cracking jokes, dance,
singing, speaking, dressing etc. is very vital to
Standing out in your
career. In order to successfully create your own
style, you'd need to know
more about people in your chosen field of
endeavor. otherwise, how'd you
know if someone else is not using the exact
style you've chosen.

4. BE A GIVER.
Almost everyone love a giver. Some people may
not have benefited from your
giving directly but they will respect you when
they're sure that your
giving is genuine and not some PR stunt. People
will always remember how
and what you gave than how you sang, danced,
or spoke.
Be a genuine giver because according to the
holy book, charity covers up
multitude of sin.

5. BE THE SPOUSE OF EXCELLENCE.
According to Abraham Lincoln "whatever you are,
be a good one." There are
different kinds of people in life. There are those
whose minds can easily
be captured by heart touching stories about you,
there're those whose minds
can easily be captured with philanthropic giving,
but most enlightened
people will be attracted to you based on how
good you are. So therefore,
develop yourself by going for training and
retraining or you will go out of
vogue.

6. SHARE A LITTLE SECRET ABOUT YOU.
Most often, people will remember you because of
a secret you shared about
you. I believe that one of the things that have
attracted the world to the
American pastor Joyce Meyer was her story of
how she was sexually abused by
her father. Heart touching stories about you can
help to turn the eyes of
the media to your direction thereby picking you
out from the crowd.
For instance, if you're an addict, innocently
convicted, or had been
physically or sexually abused, share it. Don't be
shy about it. Sharing
your story 'd not only make others talk about
theirs, it will also make
you a role model and also provide you with speaking gigs for you to share
your story and how you overcame. The world will
always beam its searchlight
on anyone who has gone through tougher times
to emerge a success.

7. WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
Get a name that can easily be pronounced and
remembered. If people can
easily pronounce your name, then, it will be
easier for them to remember
you. For instance, as a motivational speaker, I've
discovered that my name
tend to stand out anywhere I go. Some people
have had to attend some
programs that I have been invited to just to see
the guy who bears
Johnspeak Uwangue. If your name is too long or
too common, change it, or
remove some letters. There is a model client of
mine that I'm doing brand
development and public relations for. Her name
is Elizabeth but I told her
that the name Elizabeth is very common and
won't help her stand out. So, we
had to shorten her name to Eli Ebosele which
sounds more unique. So
therefore, get a name that portrays the field
you're into or going into and
also the brand you want to be identified with.

8. BE YOU!
Being you is a vital ingredient for standing out in
the crowd. Don't live
two lives because people are not fools, they will
eventually know and when
they do, you'd lose their trust, love and respect.
If you have a
personality that is not appealing, work on it
rather than cover it with a
fake life. Nobody wants to identify with a fake
person.
Let the you in private be the you in public.

9. STOP RUNNING AWAY FROM LIONS.
In any field of talentpreneurship that you have
chosen, never you throw
away difficult tasks but rather, face them. The
man/woman who is able to
turn mountains to plain ground is the person that
the world would want to
know. If you want to stand out as a
Talentpreneur, then you must be
prepared to take on what scares others away. No
wonder John Mason
(author, Why ask why) said "Choose a task for
which you're willing to
exchange a piece of your life."

SUCCEED YOU MUST.

(c) Johnspeak Uwangue
Motivational Speaker, Talent and Life Coach. He's the CEO /Lead Consultant at April30 Nigeria Limited.

Do you have questions or you need a Talent and Life Coach to guide you to your dreams? Please send an email to:
Johnspeaklife@gmail.com

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