Twenty years ago, someone moved to a new town with no contacts and joined a small weekly networking group. For six months they stayed silent, terrified to speak. When they finally stood up, their voice shook and they sweated through it, but pushing past that fear became the turning point for their business.
I really want to take a few moments here and just share my journey of speaking. So I started business about 20 years ago and I knew no one. I had just moved to a town that I had not grown up in and I decided to start a business and I had no contacts at all. So I connected up with a local networking group and my group had roughly 6 to 10 people that would attend every week. We were supposed to take 10 to 15 minutes and just tell everybody what we're about or what our business is and who is a great referral for us. I was there probably 6 months before I got the courage to speak in front of these 10 people. And when I stood up, my voice quivered. I was sweating profusely. It was a very unpleasant experience, but I did realize it was very important for growing my business.
