Provoking Your Greatness - Misti Burmeister

I pray every day, several times a time sometimes. I pray for clarity and opportunity—to speak, coach, and elicit meaningful conversations—to share the gifts God has given me. I’m not a religious person, but I am spiritual, and the word God works for me. My one request of God: “Open the door.” My promise: “I’ll walk through it.” Recently, I got a request to submit a video explaining what I would speak about, given the opportunity, to a group of small business owners that teacher insurance sales professionals how to sell. “Will you please send me a link to their webpage?” I asked Mauricio, the guy with the speakers bureau. “Well, I can, but it’s in Spanish. Is that okay?” He asked. “You know I don’t speak Spanish, right?” “Yes,” he said, “I submitted three names to my client—yours, and two Spanish women.” “Really God? You want me to speak at an event that is almost exclusively Spanish?” I thought as I drove home to grab a shower (I was at the gym when I took the call), and record the stupid video. I have no ide