Cathy, congrats on your recent victory - over yourself, that is. :-)
I know the struggle one can have in speaking in front of a group. It happened to me at my High School graduation. I was to introduce our commencement speaker, a U.S. Senator no less.
Thank goodness I had the introduction written down on paper, because I just about 'swallowed my tongue' when I first attempted to speak. Whew!
But enough about me, YOU DID IT! And now, you know that the PAYOFF you get after you do something outside your comfort zone, is bigger than the COST to you if you fail to try.
I'm proud of you! Thank you for sharing your story with us.
Now, just keep on taking those extra steps, because now you know that in order to get ahead, you have to step up and step out.
Note: Cathy, a special thanks also for taking the giant leap to be the FIRST to contribute your experience on this page for the benefit of our other readers. I'm excited to hear what other great leadership related stories our readers will share.
