This book begins with the story of mental toughness guru Steve Siebold's meteoric rise to fame and fortune as a professional speaker, author and television personality. Author Elliott Saltzman devotes the majority of this book to an exhaustive interview with Siebold covering every imaginable detail on what it takes to become a million dollar speaker. Saltzman leaves no stone unturned in his dissection of Siebold's carefully calculated strategies, in an interview that covers the good, bad, and ugly of the professional speaking business. Saltzman tailed Siebold for 8 months during his speaking and TV appearances around the country and the result is an interview that is sometimes shocking, often controversial, and always engaging. If you're looking for a behind the scenes glimpse of what it takes to become a 7-figure professional speaker and the lifestyle that accompanies it, this book is for you.