When I taught Dale Carnegie, one of my adult students got so panicked in front of her audience that she ran down the aisle and darted out of the room never to return.
Studies have shown that more people fear speaking than death!
And it’s too bad because a little nervousness guarantees your success.
Let me repeat that: a little nervousness guarantees that you will be successful whether you are speaking to a group, doing a presentation, meeting a new acquaintance for the first time or just about any situation that can cause anxiety.
I’d like to share with you the secret and if it works for you the way it works for me, I hope you will share it with others who are unnecessarily burdening themselves with negative stress.
Get your butterflies to fly in formation.
I have seen some of the finest professionals in radio, television and public speaking feel a bit of anxiety about doing a good job. However, they have the attitude to keep the butterflies under control or as I like to say, flying in formation.
So don’t fear a case of nerves.
Welcome it because people who succeed know that a bit of nervousness means a lot of caring about success.
“Courage is not the absence of fear but the awareness that something else is more important” – Stephen Covey
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