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In my 10th grade English class we were given a major assignment that would make up 40% of our grade. It was an oral book report. We had to read a book and then present it in front of the class as a 10 minute public speaking presentation. Knowing that if I did not do it meant failing 10th grade English and getting beaten by my Mom, I still decided to fail!

My fear of speaking out weighed my fear of failing for the year and my Drill Instructor Mom! They say public speaking is one of the […]

I remember the first time I was learning to ride a bike. We were living in Florida at the time and had a large back yard. (I was 5 years old so the back yard could have been the size of a closet, but it looked like a football field from my eyes.) My parents decided it would be safer to have me practice there than in the street. I left a part of my skin from my knees and elbows on every tree in our yard. I can still hear the frustration in my Mom’s voice as […]