By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
HE SAYS public speaking and writing aren’t his strong suits yet Ryan Gomez from Hampton Park will launch his book this September and mark his seventh year of motivational public speaking.
“Writing isn’t something I wanted to do and public speaking is my weakest link but I wanted to get a message across to youth, business owners and people going through troubled times,” Mr Gomez told Star News.
Growing up in India and moving to Australia aged 20, Mr Gomez said he had faced a lot of hardship in his life and felt he had something to offer others.
“I knew I had a strong message to get across and I wanted to help people, so this book is about my journey – it’s how I overcome adversity,” he said.
A Casey Radio host and City of Casey ‘Outstanding Achievement Award’ winner Mr Gomez said he had been writing his book ‘It’s Never Too Late’ for a couple of years, and hoped it empowered people to be their very best.
“Every person in life has a truly unique gift that’s untapped and the message in the book shows readers that no matter what the circumstances are around you, release the gifts on to the world as the world needs to benefit from them and so must you in return,” he explained.
Mr Gomez said his book was for those who constantly wanted to improve – something he strove for in his own life.
“People would say you have a strong story and you need to let the world benefit from it so I decided to get private public speaking classes.
“Through that I developed a lot of confidence, I put myself on the line, it took a lot of courage and a lot out of me to do that but if I can get over the fear of public speaking, I can write a book,” he said.
A Hampton Park resident of 15 years, Mr Gomez prides himself on his personal experiences as a way of inspiring others and also touches on entrepreneurship, taking chances and overcoming challenges in business on his weekly radio show ‘an hour of power and leadership’.
“I’ve had my own business and lost a lot in business and I speak with entrepreneurs on the show and gain insight into their challenges and how they overcome them,” he said.
The book launch will be held on Monday 21 September, at Casey Radio.
