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Can someone make a living as a motivational speaker even if they are not successful themselves?

I have a friend who wants be a motivational speaker as a career. What I find odd about this is that all the motivational speakers that I know of claim to have been successful in careers other than being a motivational speaker. I am trying to find one person that made a living as a public speaker that did not have any life experience, success, or fame to back up what they were speaking about. I don't see any real demand for just someone who is skilled at public speaking, except possibly to facilitate some event, or meeting.

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  • 8 years ago
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    Imo it does help to be somewhat successful in a field prior to becoming a motivational speaker especially if it is going to be in that certain field. But interestingly, many marriage councillors have themselves been divorced a time or two so go figure...

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