Imagine the scene: an auditorium filled with over 330 people. On the stage, the towering, purple curtains are drawn, revealing a monster movie screen. It’s time to go to work, punk monkeys. My on-screen self peels his sunglasses off as my voice booms out from all directions: “People want to fail. I’m Jason Seiden.” The music swells. There is an on-screen explosion that reverberates through the theater.
And then, from behind the purple curtain, I appear. Applause spontaneously erupts.
I’m not even kidding you, that is exactly how my introduction went last Thursday night when I spoke at Spertus. What a treat—everyone should get to play star for a day.
If you missed it, maybe because you’re not in the Chicago not-for-profit networking world, I’ve linked to a few video clip highlights. (Of course, YouTube is “down for maintenance” right now, so I can’t embed them. Newman!)
Clip about why work/life balance will doom you to a life of mediocrity
Clip about only making logical arguments to settle debates
Clip about our fear of failure (from the conclusion)
Like what you see? Hire me to speak at your organization today! Don’t have a budget for a speaker? Check out my DIY kit. It takes two hours to complete and will trigger a lasting improvement in your life.
Lastly—because last is best—I need to give a big, big, big thank you to Erin Slott, of Spertus Institute, Angela Jacobs, aka @aj4sure, and Andrew Kirchner, alleged relative of Abe Frohemann (sausage king of Chicago), for putting together this unbelievable event. Y’all made my year!
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