a real life personal account of experiencing fear and the steps taken to overcome it
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Explanation:
1) ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR FEAR. The first step to overcoming fear is to take the time to acknowledge that you are actually feeling afraid. ...
2) IMAGINE HAVING NO FEAR. Fear originates from within the imagination. ...
3) IDENTIFY TRIGGERS. ...
4) ASSESS YOUR DEGREE OF CONTROL. ...
5) ANALYZE POTENTIAL OBSTACLES. ...
6) GET CREATIVE
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I remember when I was in school, every class had its turn which lasted for one week to conduct the school assembly.
It was my class’s turn and for one of the days, the class teacher had assigned me to say thought for the day.
I was scared. Very scared. Speaking in front of the whole school!
Everyone’s eyes would be on me. What if I falter, what if I am not able to speak only at the stage. These thoughts were continuously running in my mind. Due to fear, I got fever the night before I was supposed to speak in front of the school.
I went to school after 2 days with an application which stated about my fever. I got to know that the teacher had assigned some other boy to state the Thought for the day.
I was relieved that things went by without any disruptions but deep down I felt guilty.
Guilty of getting scared by something so small which other kids of my class were able to do with so much ease.
Days passed by. Things did not change much. Public speaking was still something I was scared of.
When I joined my current company, I got to know about Toastmasters and how it helps people to remove their fear of public speaking and gain confidence.
I kept going to club meetings. All I did was observe.
Observe how people spoke.
Observe the movement of their hands.
Observed the expressions on their face.
Observed how they used the stage to their best.
And finally, the day came when I was supposed to give my Ice breaker speech. Everything was sorted. My speech was ready. I had rehearsed it so many times.
BUT
I was still nervous. My hands were sweating. My feet were trembling.
The Toastmaster of the Day called my name followed by the title of my speech. I stood up and I was there on the stage.
I spoke.
I spoke for 5 mins.
At the end of my speech, everybody stood up to applause for me. I felt free. I felt so good about the entire experience.
I also won the best speaker award that day.
Now, after I have delivered so many speeches, I feel so proud of myself when I look back at the journey.