Yesterday I had a really lovely time as I was invited to talk at a school in North Tyneside (near Newcastle) about my job and what I do. The idea was to inspire students of St. Thomas More school to 'think out side of the box' when it comes to their future careers.
I ran a workshop in which i told stories and involved the students in looking at their dreams and hopes for the future and showing them how possible all of this stuff was and that they really could achieve these things. Instead of calling them dreams we called them Targets. The re-labling thing we're told in NLP. You could literally see the transformation taking place there and then. Students who were sitting back disinterested suddenly sat straight and made eye contact. Major change was starting to germinate.
At the end of the day I was asked to close the whole Careers day, so all of the small workshop groups were pulled together in a large hall and I was to finish off. I was actually a little apprehensive, where I'm not usually. But the problem I had was I wasn't used to having such a high standard set.
You see the day was opened by the super charismatic and comical Brian Moore from local radio station Metro Radio's afternoon show. The response he got was great and the stories he told, delivery and all were of a well seasoned professional (not saying he's old) who's been in the business for years.
Okay I have been doing this for years, I've been on stage for over 15 of them but I felt the pressure was on. Cheers Brian.
So I was announced on stage and for the first time in my entire career I was whooped and cheered on. I thought I'd made it. Seriously, the encouragement filled me with adrenaline and I bounded on stage and stared.
In the 15 minutes I had to close the day I was so pleased that everyone was quiet and listened when I wanted yet they joined in when asked.
All in all I think we all had a great day and the other businesses involved in that day were absolutely superb too. Today I'm back in the office. I'll make the tea...would you like a hob nob with that?
Kennedy
Mind Reader and After Dinner Speaker
www.mindofkennedy.co.uk
