"What It Takes to be an Inspirational Speaker"

From John Maxwell's Developing the Leader Within You

1. Success lies in leadership.
   1. Must be confident in your ability to influence others.
      1. Everyone influences others
         1. Sociologists tell us that even the most introverted individual will influence 10,000 other people during his or her lifetime.
         2. Each of us is both influencing and being influence by others.
         3. The prominent leader of any group is quite easily discovered.
      2. Who do you influence?
   2. We never know how much we influence.
      1. Think about those who have influenced you.
      2. We seek these people out- who we can learn from and influence our lives for the better.
      3. Life also consists of influencers who daily find us vulnerable to their impressions and help mold us into the persons we are.
      4. Some have left impressions for life; for eternity.
   3. What type of influencer will you be?
      1. You will be able to inspire more tomorrow when you learn to be a good influence today.
      2. The ability to help others go further than where they are is a desperate need.
      3. Influence is a skill that can be developed.
         
         
2. Inspiring others needs to occur in various topics.
   1. Integrity
   2. Purity
   3. Christ like Relationships
   4. Spiritual Growth
   5. Service
   6. Witness