Try travelling and telling people what you do - you'll blow their minds. I take my laptop anywhere from New Zealand to Dubai to Argentina, and working On The Internet is still a novelty that you'll gain hearts and minds from the wonder of it all. Get some perpective on how awesome your life and work is!
People are downvoting you for advocacy of "big fish in small pond" psychology, but your comment does make me wonder: Why hasn't teleconferencing disrupted the economics of public speaking yet? Why, and is there an opportunity?