PREFACE

You can make a million dollars as a professional speaker and trainer.

If you want to ask me, “Anne, do you make a million dollars or more a year as a professional speaker and trainer?” go right ahead. The answer is no.

I do, however, make a darn good living. I pay my bills and I live in a lovely home with my husband, David, in the charming community of Charleston, South Carolina. I take annual mother-daughter trips with my daughter Autumn from Honolulu to Paris. I drive a nice car and I am blessed with more possessions than one person needs in a lifetime. I make my living as a professional speaker and trainer, and I love it!

I wrote this book because I saw the need for a practical, real-world tool that can help people like you to build ...

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