About a year ago, I stopped feeling my stomach drop on a flight.
You know, as soon as it takes off…
That uncomfortable feeling in the pit of your gut.
Argh.
No matter how much I traveled in the past… my stomach would always turn into knots during take off.
And the thing is, I’ve traveled a lot.
Ethiopia, Milan, Paris, Japan, Greece, Cuba.. the list goes on.
I take my bucket list seriously. I LOVE to travel.
So I would never let that brief fleeting moment of a ‘nervous stomach’ ruin my opportunities to see the world.
That would be crazy, right?
But yet that’s what many people do with public speaking.
They won’t do it enough until they get more comfortable.
They stop during take off.
They stop because it felt funny.
They stop because of the nerves.
They stop because they messed up before.
They stop because they can’t see ABOVE the pain.
But that’s not how you get to new levels.
It’s not how you soar.
#WheelsUp
2 thoughts on “The Nerves, The Butterflies, The Take Off”
Hello Bofta,
My pleasure meeting you at the ATIGS award Galla where you were the MC. I enjoyed everything except for one thing which I will note at the end. I am Jude Nyambi, President/ CEO of the Hampton Group International, LLC.(www.hamptongroupintl.com). I have a program which is still in the developmental stages which I sincerely think we will need your expertise down the road. Our head office is here in the Washington Metro Are and we will like to schedule a meeting with you in the nearest future. YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL PERSONALITY, A FANTASTIC VOICE AND YOU SPEAKS VERY WELL. I AM NOT SURE YOU HAD ENOUGH TIME TO PRPARE FOR THE AWARD EVENT or you where not properly orientated on procedure. JUST MY THINKING BECAUSE A FEW HIJACKED CONTROL OF THE EVENT. NOT YOUR FAULT BUT IT FELT like YOU HAD NO CONTOL OF THE EVENT. HOST OR MC IS ALWAYS IN CHARGE. Just a suggestion. Be blessed. Jude .
Pleasure meeting you as well. Let’s stay connected!