What's Wrong With Motivational Speakers?

The motivational speakers and inspirational stories were not the only thing that helped me change my own life, but they were the cornerstone of the foundation I built to do so. Now I know there is an abundance of people popping up every day, purporting to be motivational or inspirational speakers or life coaches. Plenty of these people are unqualified to pitch themselves as such - but that does not mean that plenty of people are not qualified. Just like in any profession, there are predators and there are true champions. So I get it when podcast hosts or top influencers urge caution about blindly hiring or following anyone. But when people as influential as Joe Rogan dedicate a few minutes of their platform, while interviewing someone like Dan Crenshaw, to bashing motivational speakers as a whole - it’s time to back up the bashing train and think about things for a moment.