Sometime ago I was asked to (give a guest lecture on a very big stage/ do a shoot for the local newspapers/ be interviewed on live TV) I immediately started drafting an email saying NO, because even though I had (spoken to many small audiences before/ gone through media training/ made You Tube videos) I still, at that moment, didn’t know if I could do it. But after some thought, I realised ___( that if we show up in our insecurity or in our fear/ refuse opportunities/ listen to a;; the negative in our heads) the people we need to reach will never know our ___( strength/power/ messages) ) We don’t let ourselves trust that our practice work is enough to carry us through the scary moments ( in front of people we don’t know/ in a space we do not command ) or yes, even on display in a newspaper. Confidence in ourselves and occupying places we aren’t used to isn’t just about constant positivity. It’s choosing moment to moment to make small choices to show our work and be seen.