Douglas Vermeeren

A motivational speaker not only inspires but also captivate the spectators. However, these professionals do not have a specific degree, they just have the unique viewpoint to share and engage with an audience. Good speakers are flexible and can easily adapt or alter their presentation for a specific group emphasis, Douglas Vermeeren . The public speakers have to deliver a speech that consists of many real-life examples. They spread words to a huge number of audience simultaneously on the specific niche. One of the crucial skills that a motivational speaker should have is the ability to speak well. These professionals do continuous research to keep up with the trends and events regarding the subject they speak about. Here are some secrets for being widely successful motivational speaker: Build a Professional Website Create a professional website that contains photos as well as video clips of your latest speech at any event. In this modern era, if you do not have an...

Your Will-power starts with your Why-Power! Personal Power Mastery by Douglas Vermeeren , Personal Power Mastery Too often I have people that attend my seminars ask about the idea of motivation. Most of their questions and comments revolve around the challenge that have experienced in the past about not being able to stay motivated. They often share how they’ve thought out their goals and they really know what they want. They even confess that the things they have set goals around really are going to serve them best in the long run. They stress in their explanation that they are bewildered by how they just can’t follow the logical plans that were so well-laid. The challenge does not rest in their desires or even their well-laid plans. The challenge lies in how our brain actually chooses the activities it will support. Without getting into a long explanation this particular post actually addresses a few of the various “powers” we discuss in Personal Power Mastery. I could ...

Personal Power Mastery Minute by Douglas Vermeeren This is a most important subject which I anticipate you will be seeing many times in the future with Personal Power Mastery. The reason why is that people always support what they value most. Let me put it another way, why do people struggle to get to their goals? Why do people struggle to keep New Year’s resolutions? Why do employees miss sales goals? Why do people even forget things they said they would do? Why do people even forget important dates like birthdays and anniversaries? It all has to do with our values. What we value most becomes a priority. What we don’t value gets procrastinated, discarded, postponed, avoided or experiences whatever other kind of neglect you can think of. We always do what we value most. We always protect what we value most. And so therefore our life is really a reflection of what we value most. For some people we can instantly see that values that are not creating patterns of success. I...

Doug Vermeeren : Imagine if there was a million dollars in a brief case for you on the other side of a field. The money is all yours all you have to do is go and pick it up. There is however one catch the field is filled with landmines and you don’t know where they are. Crossing this field will be a very challenging not to mention potentially explosive obstacle. However you have a few options to get across. Option 1 – Run like heck a hope you make it okay. Option 2 – Read a book about it and take it slowly and cautiously on your own. Option 3 – Have someone who has navigated the field once before tell you what to do from the sidelines. Option 4 – Have someone who has successfully navigated the field multiple times walk with you and point out the potential dangers and challenges. Which one would you pick? When it’ appears in the context it’s pretty obvious which choice is the one you should select to complete the objective of crossing the field. But when it comes to...

Secrets of Storytelling for Speakers According to  Douglas Vermeeren Storytelling is one of the most important skills a speaker can develop. Storytelling is the most important part of connection and engagement. It makes you real and relatable. It is what allows people to see your authenticity. Storytelling is also considered one of the most powerful skills you can have when selling form the stage. The power of storytelling cannot be underestimated. I love storytelling. (Can you tell?) One of the reasons I love story telling is I love stories. I love hearing them, writing them and watching them. I love them so much that’s actually what I studied in school. (Yes, that’s true I didn’t go to school to actually become a speaker.  Doug Vermeeren went to become a filmmaker and my studies focused on screenwriting. You’ve seen some of my work already in The Opus, The Gratitude Experiment and my latest movie The Treasure Map. I’ve written many other non-personal developmen...