Unforeseen benefits of having a go!

Do you ever feel that you need to step outside your comfort zone but feel totally unprepared for it?

I had the same apprehensive feeling when I arrived at Toastmasters last night to suddenly find myself in a 'Speakers Evaluation' Contest along with 4 other brave souls.

I was totally unprepared, feeling very flat after a hard weekend of training & not mentally ready for anything new..but what the heck I entered the competition all the same after heaps of encouragement....guess who drew the card to go first...moi.........just to add a bit more pressure..[more on that later].

So we listen attentively to an entertaining 5-7 minute speech from Anita about home DIY male antics & how things went wrong...and then we had 5 minutes to complete our evaluation of her speech using a set format.

After frantically collecting my thoughts, writing a few key points & getting ready to present my evaluation it gave me an adrenalin rush & got me going...

As it turned out, going first was a huge benefit as it gave me an opportunity to compare & assess my performance against the others...it was really obvious to me who was the clear winner on the night..Ms Stacey F who gave a very polished performance.

My result: a really surprising Bronze Medal...3rd place..I was stunned but delighted.

The moral of the story..have a go, what have I got to loose? As it turned out, I gained a lot, learned a lot & got a certificate to prove it...so when in doubt.........feel the fear and do it anyway.

Cheers

Rossco

Getting better and wiser each day.

Living now: being present: letting go

I did my Icebreaker speech at Toastmasters last night & I really enjoyed the opportunity to improve my public speaking skills in such a constructive environment.


Well done to Rachel & Karen who did their icebreakers as well (plus big clap for Rachel who was speaker of the night..what a star!)..must be the hairstyle.

Pratik in his speech did a great job of reminding me to 'live fully in the moment' & do your best at everything I do, that way you will have no regrets. Great advice (along with not being a 'football' & accepting people for what they are & not judging).


Seems I have been given several messages in past 24 hours about 'living and being present' because that's actually all we have right now.


I have given up trying to control the future..I am letting go because I am actually powerless over that & I can't change the past..


So Rossco is 'living in the moment' and this is the best blog post I will ever do (for today at least).


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