Inspirational Person Speech Example
I.
Introduction
A. My sister is adopted. However, people always tell us how similar we are and
how we have the same eyes. When this happens I always take it as a
compliment because even though we aren’t blood related, I strive to be more
like my sister everyday.
B. Today I am going to tell you about the person who inspires me and has had a
major impact on who I am today, my sister: Bo.
C. You’ll discover her random quirks and what drives her unmatchable
ambition, both are qualities that I admire about her.
II.
Main Point #1: Quirks
A. Transition: My sister is one of the strangest people I know. People often say,
“It must run in the family” but I conveniently remind them that she is
adopted.
B. Health Nut
i.
Pescetarian = eats fish but not meat
ii.
Food challenges
a. No dairy December
b. Juicing
iii.
Odd Workouts
a. Race = 50 Flights for Charity
b. Rowing
C. Routines
i.
Loves to have a schedule
a. Sleep schedule
b. Work out schedule
c. Work schedule
Main Point #2: Ambition
A. Transition: Even though my sister is a little odd, she also is one of the most
ambitions people I have ever met.
B. Successful Career at Young Age
i. Private Consultant and Entrepreneur
a. Flies to different city every week
b. Does consulting seminars for companies like AT&T and W.W.
c. Blogger
d. Non-profit work in Chicago
c. Wants to become a Life Coach
III.
C. Drives her ambition
i. Not motivated by money
ii. Wants to live up to her own potential
iii. Always improving herself
iv. Our parents – took her in, she is thankful
IV.
V.
Main Point #3: __________________
Conclusion
A. Today you have learned a little bit about my big sister, Bo, by learning about
her daily habits and what keeps her motivated. Although we fight and can get on
each other’s nerves, we are still each other’s biggest fans. I guess they are right:
quirkie-ness and ambition does run in the family.
Questions:
1. What does a typical day look like for you?
 Try to get 8 hours of sleep
 Work out
 Check emails, figure out weekly schedule for work
 Travel days are always crazy; packs ahead of time
2. What do you do in your free time?
 Doesn’t have a lot of free time
 Tight schedule
 Enjoys working out and cooking
What does a typical workout look like?


Training for a race called 50 Flights for Charity
Rowing, dodgeball league
3. What food do you like to eat?
 Only eat fish, salmon
 Healthy
 Challenge myself
What do you mean by challenge yourself?

No dairy December, recently got a juicer
4. Can you tell me a little bit about your job?
 Building own Brand
 Private Consultant
o Travel weekly
o Workshops for AT&T and Weight Watchers
 Started Blogging; Blogging events
 Non-profit work
 Succeed Faster Convention (interviews candidates)
5. If you didn’t have your current job, what would you like to do?
 Life Coach!
Why do you want to be a life coach?

Want to help people discover their talents and potential
6. What is your own personal goal for life?
 To be happy
 Money doesn’t matter as much as happiness
 Leave a legacy
 Eventually have a family
7. What is your best quality?
 Energetic and positive
 Self-reflective (can be good or bad)
 Always trying to improve (can be good or bad)
8. Who do you find inspiring?
 Lori Greiner (Sharktank)
 Our Parents (took me in)
 Biological Parents (Made a difficult choice; improved relationship)
9. What is your favorite book?
 Freakanomics
 Self help books
 Can’t remember last novel
 Magazines: TIME
10. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
 Not feel guilty about relaxing
 See my friends who live out of state
 Eventually not travel for work all the time