Have you ever been on stage? What was it like for you? Did you get that dreaded 'Stage Fright'?
Have you ever had an experience when aspects of your life are like being on a stage. Maybe you have been asked to do a presentation at work, or give out a notice at a community event? Maybe you have met the top dog in your company and you are having to impress him / her with your knowledge?
So you get to your place and you are about to open your mouth and nothing comes out! You start sweating profusely or your hands start shaking or your voice cracks. It doesn't feel good does it?
Have you ever wondered what is happening inside your head for that to happen? Why are you getting an adrenalin rush when all you are doing is talking. There's no real danger to runaway from is there?
When I meet with clients, there are so many times when their performance at work is blocked through a fear of how they are perceived 'What if I make a fool of myself?' type comments are common.
What is happening in the brain is simple. It is mostly a protection mechanism that your brain uses to keep you out of danger. The trouble is, so often this mechanism (which I like to refer to as a self defeating belief or saboteur ) can be too dominant in the mind. So you might be doing something that really promotes something great about you and is not offensive to anyone and is probably very interesting, but your brain is telling you 'DANGER'!
If you are ever in this situation, try focusing on what is really good about what you are doing. What is the opportunity gained by standing up and being counted? Allow yourself to appreciate that people want to hear what you have to say.
The more you focus on the positives gained in doing anything that is very 'public', the 'saboteur' should start to lose it's grip on you.
Go on give it a go!
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