Chose not to speak up. Chose not to raise my hand at meetings.
I said no to opportunities because I was afraid of speaking in public, afraid of looking silly, afraid of being judged.
I did my best to slide under the radar because it seemed like the safest option.
What I didn’t realize was that along with hiding, I was choosing shame.
I was choosing to be embarrassed about something I didn’t know how to do.
I was choosing to NOT figure out how to do it.
Then I tried something different.
I visited Toastmasters and I signed up.
I chose change.
And on the other side of fear, I found liberation.
If getting comfortable speaking in front of a crowd is on your list of things to do, there’s no better time than now.
Choose change.
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