I'm a heart-centred trainer, consultant, coach, speaker and facilitator with a strong belief in the ripple effect, that is we can change the world by changing ourselves. I discovered through my work that speaking, presenting and training is the best way to reach more people.
But Public Speaking did not come easily for me.
When I was young I was extremely shy. Well, not just shy...
I remember the day I decided that I didn't want to talk anymore.
That I wanted to hide...
I wanted to shrink...
I wanted to disappear...
Because it was the thing that would keep me safe. What happened though is because I wasn't speaking I was also suppressing my emotions and this led to me ending up in hospital nearly dying.
Even though I began to speak again I was still hiding.
About 11 years ago I decided that my dream to help others was more important than my perceived need to be safe. I began to come out of hiding.