#54 Raised by Drug Smugglers Turned Missionaries; Mike Acker (Author, "Speak With No Fear", Founder of ADVANCE, Coaching & Consulting)

Today's guest is Mike Acker, a brilliant person who shares his stories of growing up, not fitting in, and overcoming obstacles to find his true purpose and passion in life;  HELPING OTHERS TAP INTO THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.   We discuss: -Why the PAST is PERFECT -What influenced him to become a PASTOR at age 23 despite a unusual upbringing  -His success in sales that led to a career of HELPING OTHERS -Why the world becomes more about EXPERIENCES over POTENTIAL as you get older Mike is an executive and communication coach, a keynote speaker, and the author of four books including the bestselling Speak With No Fear, which has appeared on numerous booklists even getting designated as the #1 book on overcoming fear of speaking on Forbes.com. He passionately coaches business professionals to lead and speak with confidence. In presentations, he retells and relates lessons learned on how to overcome insecurity and exclusion in a cross-cultural setting. And he unpacks the path from employee to manager to leader. You can find out more at MikeAcker.com. Most People Don't | Resources Learn additional key take-aways by listening to more of Bart Berkey's conversations with successful leaders on his weekly podcast. Please subscribe, like & share to help others find these words of wisdom. Find all Podcast episodes ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sign up for the Newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Schedule Bart to Speak ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  www.mostpeopledont.com Any KEYNOTE SPEAKING OR LEADERSHIP TRAINING REQUESTS can be directed to [email protected]