The DreamSpeaker (TM)
Unrealistic Idealist? When he first started connecting audiences to their dreams and with their unique purpose they laughed and called Joe Murtagh an unrealistic idealist...but that has all changed now. International keynote speaker, author of 10 books, seven training programs and business journal columnist, The DreamSpeaker has been in quoted in many National publications including The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times.
Joe says: "There is unstoppable power hidden in purpose. The founder of every successful organization started with a purpose, a passion, the dream of delivering a product or service better than anyone else. Jim Collins author of Good to Great says that every "great" organization has found "just one thing" it can do better than anyone.
"But an organization, no matter how inspiring its purpose or noble its cause...is nothing more than a limp idea...until like minded people who share the same purpose and values breathe life into it. In the movie City Slickers, Mitch and his middle aged friends search for their individual purpose. On the cattle drive Curley says to Mitch "It's just one thing."
Purpose attracts! "When your organization defines its purpose, something bigger than itself, it attracts the right people, people who will move mountains to make it happen. The organization becomes a special place where special people do special work that serves its customers in a special way and enhances the quality of life for everyone.
"But no matter how worthy your purpose, noble your cause or committed you're like minded people may be, purpose is not enough. To win, people must have a can-do-attitude...an absolute belief that the purpose is achievable. But even people with the right purpose and a winning can-do-attitude must be trained and given the competencies or skills needed to succeed in doing their jobs.
"The final step mandates the creation of interdependent and interconnected teams. Although competitors may steal your technology, mimic your marketing and duplicate your systems...they can never steal, mimic or duplicate the unique competitive advantages of an organization that has identified its purpose, created a can-do winning attitude, empowered its people with the competencies necessary to do their jobs and created interdependent and interconnected teams.
"What's your purpose? Doesn't your organization in some way contribute to creating a better world, a world in which our children and grandchildren, our nieces and nephews and their children's children can live with abundance and in peace and harmony? By focusing on PACT, your Purpose, Attitude, Competence and Team we can work together today and create a better tomorrow."
The DreamSpeakers' past: The Four years of serving in the Air Force during the Vietnam era were nowhere near as frightening as being discharged in 1969. Married with a six month old son, he had only 4 competencies or employable skills; jet engine mechanic, waiter, busboy or bartender.
Uncle Sam offered a $10,000 reenlistment bonus which, inflation-adjusted, would be about $100,000 today. He turned it down in favor of commission based insurance sales where only 10% survive 3 years or more... let alone enjoy success.
After a good start, selling to family and friends, he endured a dry spell where, in spite of 10 face to face presentations each week, he had no sales for a month. Six weeks went by and he was ready to leave. But persistence paid off and he soon became one of the company's top 50 agents.
Six years later he was a legend in his own mind and owned a beautiful home overlooking a pond on 10 acres, with horse corral, rental property, 2 cars, a boat and a membership in a prestigious country club. His community viewed him as an outstanding volunteer leader as well as a philanthropist.
In spite of having all the outer trappings of success he felt empty, that something was missing. "Inside of me was a quiet but unrelenting voice that kept telling me to pursue my dream, and connect with my unique-purpose.
"The gentle but persistent voice of my inner guide, my intuition, my conscience...was a war with my voice of reason, of sensibility, of playing it safe. My inner voice however, like the loving parent of a little child, constantly encouraged me to go for it.
"But what if I fail? I have a wife and children to support, mortgages to pay and college to provide for. "Have faith and trust in me" that quiet voice persisted. "But people will laugh at me, consider me an unrealistic idealist and some (perhaps even some of you) will call me a fool."
"The courage required to leave the Air Force and enter the uncertainty of civilian life was small in comparison to what I needed now. There was little to lose on entering civilian life. I had no homes, career or prestige in the community. Now I was a 'big deal,' successful, respected and looked up to...what if I failed? Failure would humiliate and embarrass me and my family."
His internal struggle lasted over 3 decades, and over 30 years passed before he started connecting audiences to their dreams and helping them discover the power of their unique purpose. As he had feared, when he first started they used to laugh and call Joe Murtagh "an unrealistic idealist". But that has all changed now.
Past President of The National Speakers Association, Ty Boyd recently said, "Joe, you have the things that made the greats of my time outstanding. I have enjoyed watching your career grow! Keep on doing what you do very well. Everybody wins!"
Unrealistic Idealist? When he first started connecting audiences to their dreams and with their unique purpose they laughed and called Joe Murtagh an unrealistic idealist...but that has all changed now. International keynote speaker, author of 10 books, seven training programs and business journal columnist, The DreamSpeaker has been in quoted in many National publications including The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times.
Joe says: "There is unstoppable power hidden in purpose. The founder of every successful organization started with a purpose, a passion, the dream of delivering a product or service better than anyone else. Jim Collins author of Good to Great says that every "great" organization has found "just one thing" it can do better than anyone.
"But an organization, no matter how inspiring its purpose or noble its cause...is nothing more than a limp idea...until like minded people who share the same purpose and values breathe life into it. In the movie City Slickers, Mitch and his middle aged friends search for their individual purpose. On the cattle drive Curley says to Mitch "It's just one thing."
Purpose attracts! "When your organization defines its purpose, something bigger than itself, it attracts the right people, people who will move mountains to make it happen. The organization becomes a special place where special people do special work that serves its customers in a special way and enhances the quality of life for everyone.
"But no matter how worthy your purpose, noble your cause or committed you're like minded people may be, purpose is not enough. To win, people must have a can-do-attitude...an absolute belief that the purpose is achievable. But even people with the right purpose and a winning can-do-attitude must be trained and given the competencies or skills needed to succeed in doing their jobs.
"The final step mandates the creation of interdependent and interconnected teams. Although competitors may steal your technology, mimic your marketing and duplicate your systems...they can never steal, mimic or duplicate the unique competitive advantages of an organization that has identified its purpose, created a can-do winning attitude, empowered its people with the competencies necessary to do their jobs and created interdependent and interconnected teams.
"What's your purpose? Doesn't your organization in some way contribute to creating a better world, a world in which our children and grandchildren, our nieces and nephews and their children's children can live with abundance and in peace and harmony? By focusing on PACT, your Purpose, Attitude, Competence and Team we can work together today and create a better tomorrow."
The DreamSpeakers' past: The Four years of serving in the Air Force during the Vietnam era were nowhere near as frightening as being discharged in 1969. Married with a six month old son, he had only 4 competencies or employable skills; jet engine mechanic, waiter, busboy or bartender.
Uncle Sam offered a $10,000 reenlistment bonus which, inflation-adjusted, would be about $100,000 today. He turned it down in favor of commission based insurance sales where only 10% survive 3 years or more... let alone enjoy success.
After a good start, selling to family and friends, he endured a dry spell where, in spite of 10 face to face presentations each week, he had no sales for a month. Six weeks went by and he was ready to leave. But persistence paid off and he soon became one of the company's top 50 agents.
Six years later he was a legend in his own mind and owned a beautiful home overlooking a pond on 10 acres, with horse corral, rental property, 2 cars, a boat and a membership in a prestigious country club. His community viewed him as an outstanding volunteer leader as well as a philanthropist.
In spite of having all the outer trappings of success he felt empty, that something was missing. "Inside of me was a quiet but unrelenting voice that kept telling me to pursue my dream, and connect with my unique-purpose.
"The gentle but persistent voice of my inner guide, my intuition, my conscience...was a war with my voice of reason, of sensibility, of playing it safe. My inner voice however, like the loving parent of a little child, constantly encouraged me to go for it.
"But what if I fail? I have a wife and children to support, mortgages to pay and college to provide for. "Have faith and trust in me" that quiet voice persisted. "But people will laugh at me, consider me an unrealistic idealist and some (perhaps even some of you) will call me a fool."
"The courage required to leave the Air Force and enter the uncertainty of civilian life was small in comparison to what I needed now. There was little to lose on entering civilian life. I had no homes, career or prestige in the community. Now I was a 'big deal,' successful, respected and looked up to...what if I failed? Failure would humiliate and embarrass me and my family."
His internal struggle lasted over 3 decades, and over 30 years passed before he started connecting audiences to their dreams and helping them discover the power of their unique purpose. As he had feared, when he first started they used to laugh and call Joe Murtagh "an unrealistic idealist". But that has all changed now.
Past President of The National Speakers Association, Ty Boyd recently said, "Joe, you have the things that made the greats of my time outstanding. I have enjoyed watching your career grow! Keep on doing what you do very well. Everybody wins!"
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