by Cassie Howard | Jun 28, 2016 | Planning |
The other day I told a friend that I was scared of really messing up at the Toronto event this past weekend. I’ve never spoken in front of a group before, and I was nervous as hell. I thought for sure I would stumble over my words, mess up what I planned to say, and make a complete ass of myself. I’m pretty good at telling myself I can do anything. I’m an extremely confident person. And I wasn’t at all scared that my content wouldn’t be amazing, because I know my shit is good. I was more afraid of the delivery of that content. For weeks, I kept telling myself I would host an amazing event. I would speak well, I would convey my message perfectly, and I would give the ladies attending something they were inspired by. I was confident. I was at ease. Even the night before the event, I was still confident and really excited. I went to bed with a smile on my face, knowing I’m finally doing what I was put on this earth to do - teaching other women how to create wildly successful businesses and be financially secure. But when I woke up the next morning, everything was wrong. I felt completely off. I wanted to puke. And when the women finally started coming into our meeting space, I had to run to the bathroom to hide for awhile. I was TERRIFIED. “What if I’m not good?”“What if I start to ramble and make no sense?”“What if they regret coming today?”“What if I totally screw this up?” I gave myself a...
