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Because honestly, the reason why I now live in Colorado.
became director from manager so fast was
because I would practice so many of my
special Olympic pitches at Toastmasters. I
would get the feedback, and then I would
go and do the real pitch. I would sell more
sponsorships, I would get more gigs, I would
do those things for Special Olympics at a
faster rate.
So my CEO was like, “Wow this is OK,
you’re doing a good job.” So how I could
be a 23-year-old Director of Marketing? It
was because Toastmasters let me practice.
There’s no other organization that will let
you practice and get the feedback in a safe
environment other than Toastmasters.
That’s why I would say “work” because you
really benefit the most of it from work.
Who are you off stage? Who are you in
your down time?
I’m the same person that I am onstage
as I am off stage. I am the guy who shares
stories. If you see me on stage, that’s who I
am offstage as well.
My interests? I recently finished my
first full Iron Man two months ago, so I’m
an Iron Man [a multi-event sporting contest
demanding stamina, in particular a consecutive
triathlon of swimming, cycling, and running—
editor]. I’m continuing to do them but I’ll
be doing 70.3 miles instead of 140.6 miles.
I like to watch movies. Family guy is who
I am. Family is the number one thing. So
I’m all about Chelsea, I’m all about Atlas. I
Take advantage of every opportunity to
practice your communication skills so
that when important occasions arise,
you will have the gift, the style, the
sharpness, the clarity, and the emotions
to affect other people. —Jim Rohn
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What does next year look like for you?
A lot of things. Well next year will be
optimal and significant professional growth
for our business. We reached our goal this
year of what we wanted to accomplish, and
now we’re looking to be even even more
ambitious, right? Dream Big is the tagline.
My definition of what it means to be the
leader is when your actions inspire others
to take action. That’s when you’re the leader.
We have to look at what are we doing. We’re
telling people to dream. Well how are we
dreaming big? I’m breaking five world
records next year. I have been growing my
business and doing things personally. I’m
spending time with my baby and Chelsea
and my family. I’m speaking a lot more. I’ll
probably do 100 gigs next year.
The next book comes out in February.
It’s called Motivating Milennials. I’m really,
really excited about this book. It’s great.
My co¬author is phenominal. This book is
going to be even bigger than the last one. It’s
great. The book promotion starts in January
and everything will be on ryanavery.com.
Do you have any final words of inspira-
tion you’d like to share?
The one thing I want people to under-
stand. Go big. You’re going to be putting the
time and energy into anyway. So why do
anything small, when you have the ability
to do something big.
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