I was one of those kids who are absolutely scared of speaking in public. I have faked fevers, stomach aches, and headaches to avoid standing in front of strangers on the stage. I managed to continue this for 10 years and during my 11th grade I realized that I can't keep doing this forever. That was the first time in my life I volunteered and said I will present something in my morning assembly. I was so scared I messed up in front of 2000 of my school mates. But guess what, instead of feeling embarrassed I felt relieved. I did it and I was not afraid to do it again. I liked it so much I did it every month. For someone who could not even speak in public surprisingly, this experience motivated me to do an MBA.
Like Eleanor Roosevelt said: "You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look in the face. You are able to say to yourself 'I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.'" I faced a few failures during my corporate life and I realized one thing, there is no point in feeling sad about it or finding people or things to blame, rather what is most important is how you convert that failure into a success. It’s never too late, so don’t stop trying and figure out how you can come up with an even better solution.
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