A speaker reflects on finding energy reserves when you feel depleted, pushing past self-doubt during presentations. The core idea: you have more capacity than you think when fatigue tells you otherwise.
I learned that you shouldn't judge yourself on how you feel your talk went. And I also learned that you have as much energy as you need until you don't need it anymore. Because I kept worrying about running out of steam along the way, but I was like, no, feel good. And honestly, my Friday session, I was on fire. Like, I was just like, oh, man, it was Fri. Yeah, Friday was nuts. Like, I had. I had, like, this, okay, you're about to run out of gas, so let's go. And turbo boost. And, like, was just cranking through the audience like it was nuts.