Church groups, Buddhist circles, rehabilitation centers...just about any collection of spiritual minds seeking transcendent understanding may invite a guest speaker to their next meeting. An inspirational speaker of this sort can guide flailing souls through a path of contentment. A self improvement motivational speaker--self improvement for the sake of preparing oneself for something higher--is a figure who can greatly help those who can't make their way through the brush alone. Anyone, from a Christian motivational speaker to a self-help author motivational speaker to a Taoist motivational speaker, may be able to jolt individuals back where they need to be spiritually, mentally and physically.