@willisblessed: You ever get that email that starts out like: “We’re so excited to have you speak… your $7,500 keynote has been approved!” …and then two days later they follow up with: “So our budget ended up being $700.” Yeah. That one hurts. You start questioning everything — “Did I price too high?” “Should I just take it for exposure?” “Maybe I’ll get referrals from this one…” But let’s be honest… that “one” turns into five more free gigs and no real progress. Here’s the truth nobody told us early on: You didn’t lose that deal because of your price — you lost it because of your positioning. 💡 Decision-makers don’t pay for passion. They pay for alignment. Alignment with their goals. Alignment with their budgets. Alignment with their language. The problem? Most speakers are fluent in motivation, but not in money. You can have the best talk, the flashiest flyer, and the dopest website — but if you don’t understand booking cycles, if you don’t know who holds the checkbook, and if you can’t communicate your value in their language, you’ll keep getting “we don’t have the budget” emails from people who actually do. Here’s the part that changed everything for me (and my clients): Once you understand how the booking cycle works — when budgets open, who approves them, and how to tie your talk to a funded initiative — you stop chasing gigs and start getting chosen. Because the truth is… Budgets don’t disappear. They just don’t have a line item for vague value. So if you’re tired of the emotional rollercoaster of “almost-booked” gigs… If you’re ready to stop praying for contracts and start planning for them — you need to master the language of the people who write the checks. That’s exactly what I break down inside The Speaker Playbook 🗣️ ✅ When to reach out (booking cycles) ✅ How to position your offer to fit within existing budgets ✅ How to communicate your value so $700 becomes $7,500 Because great speakers get applause… But strategic speakers get paid. 🎯 DM me PLAYBOOK or drop “PLAYBOOK” in the comments — and I’ll show you exactly how to turn those “we wish we could” emails into “where do we send the deposit?” #PREACHWILL #motivationalspeaker inspired by @Main Motivates

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Friday 24 October 2025 21:42:35 GMT