A high school teen I had not seen before came to our youth group discussion about mental health. Jacki admitted, “Living with anxiety is like being followed by a voice. It knows all your insecurities and uses them against you. Sometimes it feels like the loudest...
My first panic attack happened as I walked into an eighth-grade classroom to begin instruction at 10 a.m. It felt like a giant boulder crushed my chest. I couldn’t breathe. A heart attack killed my father when he was 46 years old. I thought I was having a heart...
Mark Twain once said, “There are 2 types of speakers. Those who get nervous and those who are liars.” Preston Ni, author and communications coach, explained that fear of speaking in public is the most popular (or dreaded) phobia. He believed more people...
“Honesty and transparency make you vulnerable,” warned Mother Teresa. “Be honest and transparent, anyway.” A nonprofit organization invited me to join them for breakfast several years ago. They wanted me to deliver a keynote presentation about...
