We’re all capable of more than we know

It’s been a couple of weeks since my first foray into public speaking, and I keep meaning to put pen to paper (or finger to keyboard) to let you know how it went. Actually it felt surprisingly easy. Not a big deal. Nothing major. I have no idea why I was resisting doing it, or why I’ve resisted speaking out for so long. The best way to describe how I felt was “it just felt right”. Its like the glass ceiling analogy isn’t it? You know the one…the one that everything time you get close to smashing through gets very uncomfortable, very painful and you’d do anything to avoid moving up towards it. Most people never burst through, they just turn round and go back to doing what they’ve always done, and don’t move out of their comfort areas. But the joy is that if you can move through the discomfort, push through the pain, the big gain is waiting for you. Once you’ve made the decision to take action, the rest is unbelievably easy. “The darkest hour is before dawn” is another way of putting it. It feels dark, but the light is on its way, its just that you can’t see it yet.

So I had a ball! I realised a couple of minutes in to the talk that I was really enjoying myself, and that all I was doing really was telling my story, sharing my experiences. Whatever anyone thought of what I said was really none of my business. As long as I was speaking my truth and ‘being’ myself that’s all I needed to do. And that’s it really. That’s all anyone needs to do…..’be’ themselves. Its as simple and as difficult as that!

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