Soon, I became obsessed with speaking, and before I knew it, I'd graduated to international speaking . Not only was I gone much of the time, but when I was home, I was exhausted and no good to anyone around me because of jet lag and weariness. Before I knew what was happening, I was hopelessly addicted to communicating with others and was willing to sacrifice family, children, friends, and almost anything to have the opportunity to speak. I am a speakaholic. People love speakaholics.
Speakers can quickly find themselves booked two or three years in advance.
I've met those who express a desire to develop a speaking ministry . Speaking is tangled up in our egos, in control. Speaking is dangerous. Speaking creates an illusion of necessity, of power, of control. They're given an honorarium, private housing, and all expenses paid.