Two speakers discuss how small physical objects like crystals and talismans can shift your mindset before speaking. Wearing a talisman helps you embody confidence and triggers readiness; throat-chakra crystals serve as internal reminders of strength when anxiety hits.
When I was going through a journey of growth, of getting over anxiety, wanting to be a public speaker back in the day, I like found some crystals that were supposed to be like for throat chakra and all these different things. I would speak with them in my pockets and there was something about having something that said, hey, I have your back a little bit, or hey, this is going to help you through, you know, that every time I'd have my hands in my pockets, I was like, okay, this is a reminder that I can do this. Here's what I want to focus on.
It's those little reminders that can really help us. One of the first times I had to get up and speak, I would put on my Strength Talisman. When you're physically putting something on and you're embodying and thinking about who you want to be in the moment, it's not just the physical reminder, it's also who you want to be and visualizing where you want to be and putting the two together. It's really like, okay, now I'm ready. Now I'm the person. Now I can go out there.
