Hey, guys! I’ve been told by many of you that you would like to see more personal posts, so I shall comply. For this post I wanted to talk about overcoming our fears. Some people have a fear of flying, some have a fear of heights (me, being one of them), and some have a fear of public speaking among many other fears that exist out there. I have a fear of public speaking besides my fear of heights. It’s hard for people who know me personally to understand that I actually don’t do public speaking because I’m such a loud person with a very outgoing personality lol, after all, I AM Puerto Rican!
I can do a (forced) speech but I cringe at the thought of having to do one. I did a total of two speeches while in college and it was only because I had to in order to pass the class. I can barely do the “tell us a little bit about you” section in classes! I hate when professors make students do that! It’s like, I’m not here to socialize, I’m here to learn and get the semester over with! I can’t possibly be the only one that thinks that, right? I even took a public speaking class while in college to try and overcome my fear, and surprisingly, I got a B! Phew! Still, I can’t quite manage the situation as I would like to.
Why do I bring this up? Because recently, I’ve had several invites to events that involve public speaking and because of my fear of speaking in public, I’ve turned them down. I know they’re great opportunities that I should take advantage of, but even after all these years, I can’t get around to doing a public speech without cringing at the thought of making a huge mistake. You know, like trip and fall as I’m headed to the podium, or run out of things to say and I just stand there like an idiot with a blank stare on my face. It’s just speaking in public that I fear doing because I can actually do fine in front of a camera. I was on an episode of a reality show a couple of years ago and I was able to perform fine. The whole episode centered around me and I was fine with that, but it’s something about actually seeing people just staring at me that makes me so nervous. It’s something I’ve decided I’m going to work on this year. I need to get over this fear of public speaking because now I see how it’s affecting (or hindering) me. It’s something I will work on and I know I will overcome, just give me time…I think lol. Do you guys have any ideas, tips, pointers on how I can overcome this, besides that idea of imagining everyone naked; it doesn’t work, believe me. Oh, and that idea of not looking at anyone specific doesn’t work either. What about you? What’s one fear you’d like to overcome? Who knows, maybe I can help you.
Besos, Becky!