Early in my career, I made my money through public speaking. I would be paid a decent amount every time I flew somewhere and gave a speech. Soon I realized that the more I spoke, the less I was able to write. And without releasing a book every couple years, fewer people would think of me when they were choosing a speaker. I had to make a strategic decision to turn down good money speaking in order to stay home and write more books. It was a scary decision, but that’s what I did. Within two years, though, I had another bestseller and was able to charge four times my initial speaking fee
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