The Next Town Over March 19, 2008

I feel like I hitched a ride to the nearest town and was just dropped off on the side of the road at midnight.  I finished the “big presentation” (yea for me!)  so here I am, a little further down the road, and lost again.  A stranger in a strange land.  I really am not sure where to go from here.  I am in unfamiliar surroundings in the dark.  What I want to do is find the nearest Dunkin Donuts and wait until the proverbial sun comes up.  But I have to do something.

What comes next would be to actually get out there in the world and start to sell myself as a motivational speaker. Does anyone else see the irony in this? It’s funny.  The field/career I am pursuing absolutely requires that I be able to promote myself and tell people all the reasons why they should hire me.  I am basically the product I am selling.  This is going to be a real stretch for me.  I am very comfortable telling someone exactly what is wrong with me, so that they don’t (heaven forbid) have an unrealistic expectation that I can’t meet.  But telling them why they should spend money to pay for my thoughts and ideas?  Guess I’d better load up on the ACTAZIF.

First order of business is to create a simple website.  People do it every day, right?  I’ve owned the URL www.michellegotay.com  for quite some time now, but so far there is nothing there. 

I’ll need to at least include a simple bio: 

Michelle Gotay, born and raised in the state of Denial, is an expert in living beneath her potential and flailing her way through life.  With a masters degree in Audiology and PhD (Perpetually hidden Deep) in Hysteria, Michelle is here to tell the world how to Kick and Scream their Way to a Better Life. 

I’ll need a programs page listing all of my available presentation titles:

                                How to Succeed in Business Without Always Crying

                               One Step Forward, Three Steps Back

                               Moving Forward in Lead Boots

                               How to Stand Out When You Just Want to Fit In

                               Is Good Enough Good Enough?

                               Does This Procrastination Make my Butt Look Fat?

And lastly, I’ll need a page to list all of my previous clients.  Is there anyone out there who would like to be the first “previous client” on my list  (while my fees are still negotiable)?  You could be the one I mention on Oprah….the one that gave me my big break.