I got a "C" in Speech

Here I am again with a message that has been used a number of times.  I think the reason I continue to come back to the subject of understanding failure is because it’s such an important part of becoming successful.  

 

“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.” - Robert F. Kennedy

 

Have you ever wanted to talk to someone about a Shaklee product or maybe the terrific opportunity but for whatever reason you just don’t do what you want to do? Have you ever wanted to invite a product user to an area meeting but you just can’t seem to do it?

 

I believe that most of us talk ourselves out of doing things that maybe we haven’t done before, or maybe we think we might hear “No.” While in college it was a requirement that all students take a speech class by their sophomore year.  I didn’t want to be in a speech class because it meant I would have to obviously give a talk or many talks in class. The reason was simple, I had a fear of the idea to standing up in front of a speech class. They caught me in my senior year and it was 'take the speech class and if you don’t you can’t graduate.'

 

So I took the speech class, eventually got a “C” for my grade and I did graduate.  But in every class I had fear that I would be called on to make a comment or to give a short talk. I hated it.  I remember saying to myself, “I’ll never again stand in front of people and give a talk.”  

 

But to build a Shaklee business I had to talk to people, give presentations, and even stand in front of groups to give a talk. I was scared but my desire to have a successful Shaklee business won the battle. Don’t let fear stop you from doing things you’ll have to do to have personal growth as well as business growth.  

 

Read the quote again by Senator Kennedy. He was absolutely correct.