Happy Wednesday!

Good Morning! Busy day here today! I have two online training classes today besides my regular tasks. We are also taking my parents out for supper this evening. The place we are taking them to has a Walleye dinner special on Wednesdays. It is more than enough for us to split a dinner. When we do go out now which isn't too often we try to split a meal as much as possible. More because the portions are usually too large for one person to eat alone.

This afternoon is my Pinterest Masterclass. Working on a Pin for a product I want to promote there so I will be asking lots of questions today. :-)

Later on this evening I have a LinkedIn training. I was on FB Messenger with my coach this morning who also teaches the LinkedIn training. I was freaking out because a couple of the connections I made there in the past couple of days want to get me on the phone. Whaaaat?! Talk about being out of my comfort zone. In my mind that feels like I am diving off a cliff. When I told my coach how awkward I feel actually talking to people because small talk is not really my thing she reminded me that when I was I baby I didn't just get up and walk across the floor. It is a skill and for me a skill that needs to be developed almost from scratch. She suggested I look into Toastmasters.

Why do I feel that way? I was one of the kids that got picked on in school. And yes, I have carried that with me through most of my life. When I was in high school my parents would make me go to the dances that weren't like homecoming or prom where you had to have a date. I went to a Catholic High School and during the whole time of the dance the doors would be locked and you couldn't leave unless there was an adult coming to pick you up. They may as well have chained me to the radiator too. ;-) So my dad would drop me off and there I was the whole time sitting against the wall and watching the clock for the time to go home. I never told my parents about that. In high school you were either in or out. That is how I saw it. You were either in a clique or just a loner. And it was way better to just be ignored and invisible than to be picked on.

So here I am over forty years later after high school and I still hate going to places where I might have to mingle and make small talk. I have gone and can't get home fast enough. Yeah, I know it is well past time for me to get over that crap. And there were times in my life where that kind of happened.

For today, I actually did set up calls with two of the LinkedIn Connections. It is just a call. No pressure, right? I will be on one tomorrow and one on Friday morning. I will let you know how that goes. Baby steps!

See you here tomorrow! Have a great day!