I am constantly rooting for people who are adamant about bringing their ideas and beliefs in their head to life, even in the face of discouragement. I don’t know if it’s the entrepreneurial spirit or just sheer stubbornness (the good kind 😅), but it’s really just beautiful to see.

One of my favourite things about this summit was watching women push themselves out of their comfort zones. Sometimes, a speaker would reach out in uncertainty, nervous about how their masterclass was going to turn out. We had a sixteen-year-old sign up to present one of the classes! We had people who admitted speaking wasn’t their strongest skill, but they were willing to try anyway.

What many of the women may not have realised was that it was more than just “getting out of their comfort zones.”
Learning to speak—and to do it well—forces you to become really familiar with your story and your process.
It makes you understand yourself better, allows the lessons life has taught you to settle deeper, and makes you more aware of the knowledge you actually have.

I know I can’t exactly speak for her, but I imagine this is part of what drew Lisa Nichols to the art of speaking, made her adamant. Even when she was told by her speech teacher that a desk job would be a much better option for her than speaking.

One doesn’t become one of the most sought-after motivational speakers simply because they’ve got a touching story.
They get to that point because they KNOW how to tell that story, how to capture an audience.
All the same things Ms. Nichols’s teacher had indirectly told her she could not do.

Her writing teacher was no better — he went ahead to declare that she was “the weakest writer he had ever read.”
Can you pause for a minute and imagine what that could have done to the mind of a child?
I mean, even as adults, many of us dread criticism of our work, our businesses, our creative ideas, our lifestyle choices.
For a child who’s just starting, probably trying to see what good would come out of anything they experimented with, it should have been her cue to turn away.
Okay, this isn’t for me. Maybe I’ll try something else.
I know many would have.

But as you can tell, she didn’t do that, or we wouldn’t be writing about her now, would we?
But why? What was it that made her so adamant, so stubborn, if you like? So unwilling to accept those discouragement missiles?

Lisa herself has talked about what shifted her mind:

she got to the point where she was willing to completely die to any form of herself that she had been, so that she could birth the woman that she was becoming.

Having experienced poverty, a toxic relationship, single motherhood, and loneliness, she had seen some of the worst parts of life.
She had lived through dark seasons that just seemed to go on forever.
The thing with Lisa was, she decided to believe that this kind of life wasn’t her lot forever.

And as she fought for more, she kept a mental record of her process.
As she began her upward climb, she would turn around to teach others just how she did it: by speaking.
By telling stories, she shares her experiences in the most honest, heart-tugging, and memorable ways.

Today, she is a millionaire, entrepreneur, New York Times Best-Selling Author, and not just a speaker but also a Speech Coach!
She is also one of the only two African American women entrepreneurs to take her company public on the stock market.

You know one reason why her story can never just fade away?
She’s learned how to tell it, and tell it in a way that people wouldn’t forget in a hurry.

This, this right here, is the beauty of mastering public speaking.
It’s about being aware of your process, of your journey.
It’s about making your story unforgettable.
And let me tell you something:

when you’ve mastered the art of telling your story as a businesswoman, you’re halfway to the hearts of your clients and potential clients.

For you:

If you’re still in the “I don’t think I can speak in front of anyone” phase, remember…

That Lisa’s teacher, not even Lisa herself, did not expect that she would amount to anything as far as speaking was concerned.
Was that enough to stop her? Nope.

So you’re struggling to believe you can speak, or SELL yourself?

What is stopping you?

Will you let fear keep you from everything waiting on the other side of your courage?

I’d like you to carefully think about that.

Video of the Week

This week, run towards watching this life-changing video by Lisa Nichols, where she shares everything she’s been through and how she spoke her way to abundance. I’m inviting you in! She laid it all down. Her story and how she has journeyed from a young, hopeful girl with dreams, to the ups and downs of adulthood, and finally to finding purpose and something to be passionate about. I hope you enjoy and are inspired to use your voice like Lisa did.

👇🏽 Watch the video here

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Affirmation of the Week

“From now on, I am choosing to be stubborn about the things that matter. No longer am I accepting the lie that I can’t. I can and I will. And I remain committed until I do!”

Let these words really, really sink in. And task yourself to live by them!

Keep shining.

Natalia
Women In Digital Business

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