A few years ago I was giving a talk in Dublin and afterwards I was approached by a very shy man.

He told me that he dreamed of being a successful speaker but didn’t know how to overcome his fear of public speaking.

Slight issue there indeed…. 🙂

The comedian Jerry Seinfeld once said that most people would rather be in the coffin than deliver the eulogy – this is because the majority of people fear public speaking more than death!

I shared with the man that I used to be terrified of public speaking.

“It is only by risking our persons from one hour to the next that we live at all.”

Here’s your shot of weekly inspiration: “Every morning when I wake up, I check for what’s in my head.  And before I get out of bed, I make sure I drop all of my opinions, because I’ve realised they won’t get me anywhere.” – Josh Stewart, CEO of X-Jet. Last Thursday I was lucky enough…