Reaching new heights
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When I wrote last week, I was in Miami, preparing to step onto a stage and present a new TED-style talk to a large audience.
Back home now, I am reflecting on my remarkable experiences and all that I learned.
Say “Yes,” then trust
When I had the opportunity to speak in front of an audience with cameras rolling in the last few years, I had battled serious nerves. Fortunately, with the last-minute support of a great coach, I rose to the occasion each time.
While I had been able to find my focus and get on the stage to deliver my talks, and I’d felt gratified when people said they could not tell that I was nervous, I did not want to have a similarly shaky experience again!
What I experienced last week was markedly different.
This opportunity was, again, outside of my comfort zone. The audience was going to be larger, with many “important” people in attendance.
The stakes felt higher.
And, because I showed up differently, I had a different experience. I trusted myself to craft my topic with care, and was then able to receive and incorporate suggestions for adjustments from the brilliant team that was there to uplevel everyone’s talks.
I also trusted myself to practice calmly and thoughtfully, so that the material was solidly in my mind and heart.
I consciously chose to ask the “voices” of doubt and fear to stay outside the ballroom!
That’s how I was able to show up fully and keep my focus on what I was excited to share with the audience.
It feels great to reach new heights
Not only did I have so much more fun this year, the appreciative feedback from people at the break after I spoke, and from fellow speakers who are major-league pros, meant the world to me.
I wanted to show up in a bigger way, marshal the confidence I had been building since last year, and leave people with a distinctive, important message about how they can think about creating in their day-to-day lives.
And I did it!
Whatever new edge you chose to lean into, that calls on you to show up in new and bolder ways, you, too, can amaze yourself at the growth that’s possible for you.
When you have the motivation to share something important, or do something differently that will make a difference in the world, and you stick with it until the new way of showing up becomes part of who you are, you, too will experience an expanded, exciting new version of yourself!
If you want to share your ambition (no matter how big or small it may feel to you), I would love to hear about it.
Maybe I can provide you with the support that will help you reach great new heights!
Email me and we can make a date to chat.
