Stage Fright Story: The Horror! The Industry Leader Stopped Me LIVE On-Stage

A true LIVE Stage speaking story with crippling anxiety. (This is a short form of the story which I’ve referenced before on the blog and just posted on IG).

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After doing a monthly interview with the industry leader in the online dating space (my business years ago), he invited me to speak at the premier LIVE EVENT in L.A. (David DeAngelo a.k.a. Eben Pagan who then went on to become a leading internet marketer and businessman multi-millionaire).

This was THE big event. It was too important so I just couldn’t cower back in total fear and compromise that I would end up hating and resenting myself for – even though I had debilitating public speaking anxiety.

So when I was there getting mic’ed up I was trying to look calm. But I HAD to get my codes out there b/c people weren’t speaking what I was.

HUNDREDS of people were there with professional video cameras rolling. I had no idea how I was going to get through it but KNEW that I had to TAKE THE RISK and opportunity to GET MY CODES OUT THERE at that time.

I couldn’t let myself be paralyzed…I HAD to face it directly…So…WhAt hApPenEd?!

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Yes…he actually (the industry leader) stepped UP ONTO STAGE to STOP ME. (Talk about irt humiliation?! The horror!)

It has to do with my concept of stand-up comedy vs. sit-down comedy…I was fine once we ‘sat down’.

Oh; I forgot to mention I ended up doing Beavis & Butt-head, Mr. Anderson impressions AND….1 man stood up at the end to give me a standing ovation…then others started standing to go on water break.

If I CAN FACE THE FEARS…I hope that will give my clients the ability. I’VE BEEN THERE (and have other stories).

I hope that gives some extra encouragement and strength as well as role modeling to MY AvaStar clients…I still did the right thing for getting visible.

B/c AFTER that appearance my business and brand thrived more AND had on-going new clients come in just from that one appearance…I was invited, KNEW it was the right thing to do to get more brand visibility exposure…I went through to FACE IT (through the fears instead of cowering into ‘safety’ or letting my shadows talk me out of it) and I did the right thing to get my codes (of that era) out there. 

Could YOU live with the regret of not getting out there with your brand and visibility?

THIS WAS BEFORE THE STAR CONSCIOUSNESS WORK so we can now accelerate resolution of anxiety too btw to LIVE as your Star self.

Discover the AvaStar makeover here for YOUR celebrity branding and BREAKTHROUGH with remaining performance anxiety, visibility wounding and getting ‘out there’.

You as a founder or influencer after all are your own social media brand (and full-timepublicist!)