Ryan Foland speaks with Jessica Cox, the first armless pilot in aviation history and a master of adaptation. Born without arms she has learned to conquer physical barriers, and achieve the seemingly impossible. Ryan and Jessica talk about how adapting to your situation is a necessary skill for everyone, and how a positive perspective can open door to unimaginable possibilities. They also discuss how from a small, niche start, Jessica successfully grew her speaking business, to now giving talks around the world. Listen to this podcast to find out: - How to take your adversities and turn them into your power. - The truth about speakers’ bureaus, and whether you really need them or not. - The number one thing you need to grow your speaking business [Spoiler: It’s referrals. Jessica explains how to get them.] - How keeping a positive outlook can not only benefit those around you, but can be the difference between success and failure. - Why flawless speakers are a myth, and how being honest about flaws makes great speakers.

1. World of Speakers: Interview with Jessica Cox

2. -JESSICA COX
"Learning how to deal with people was more
difficult than doing even the basic things like
learning to write with my toes in the classroom."
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3. "No one can make you feel inferior
without your consent."
-ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
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4. -JESSICA COX
"If you're positive about challenges, and you believe that it's
just a matter of when not if, you have a lot more to work
with, there is a lot more room for opportunity, a lot more
room for using creativity to figure it out.
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5. -RYAN FOLAND
"Using a confirmation bias in a
"when, not if format", you put out there into the
world that this is going to happen,
it's just a matter of time. "
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6. -JESSICA COX
"When I say, "Think outside the shoe," I mean that any
challenge, any obstacle can be addressed in a different
way and it can be figured out in a different way."
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7. -JESSICA COX
"One of the things I had to learn early on in my speaking
career was that when I go up on stage, it is not about me
up there, but it is about every single person sitting in
the audience."
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8. "Flawless speakers are nonexistent, because
you're not going to connect with people
unless you share your flaws."
-RYAN FOLAND
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9. -JESSICA COX
"Every speech is a different experience for your
audience, and it's not meant to be the exact
same thing every single time."
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10. -JESSICA COX
"Humor is so important, because I have a very
short period of time, seconds, to create a
relationship with the audience."
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11. -JESSICA COX
"The first couple of years were definitely the most challenging
in that sense that I had to get my name out there, the story
out there and get some good referrals, because personal
referrals are more important than anything else. "
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12. -JESSICA COX
"Speaker bureaus come to you when you no longer need
them. Once you start building your business and getting
lots invitations, then you'll start to hear from the bureaus!"
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13. -JESSICA COX
"Being a speaker is more than speaking on stage, it's
about connecting in everyday life and now with social
media, I'm able to use those experiences of everyday life to
share with my audience, my social media audience."
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14. -JESSICA COX
"Start where you're at now, and start with what you have:
with stories you have, with the message you have, with
speech you have. It is important to make the decision to
just begin."
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15. EXPERT INSIGHTS ON
GROWING YOUR
SPEAKING BUSINESS
Listen to the World of Speakers Podcast Series on iTunes.
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