Today I did something that was completely terrifying to me: I made a live video on Periscope about how to organize your kitchen for efficient cooking. Making this video was something that I had been thinking about, talking about, and putting off for 10 months!! When I told people how nervous I was to do this they kept asking me why, especially since I am so comfortable with public speaking, and when I thought about it there were a number of reasons: I was intimidated by the technology, I was nervous about not being able to see the people I was talking to to gauge their reactions, and I was terrified that no one would watch. In short: I was scared of failing. But then a friend of mine changed my perspective. She said, “well, if no one shows up, then it won’t matter if you mess up or make a fool out of yourself, but at least you will have tried and can learn and do it better the next time.” So a week later (yes, it still took me a week), I jumped on and did it. It wasn’t perfect, there was some stumbling over words and lighting issues, but I did it… and some people (3) even watched!
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