Nerves

Ok, so I'm going to let you in on a little secret of mine here. I leave tomorrow to go to New Hampshire to speak on Wednesday at Kearsarge High School. That's not the secret.

The secret is that I'm really nervous. This usually happens to me the night before a big speaking presentation, and I'm almost always over it by the next morning. These things are really important to me, they're my life. I don't want to let down the people that are bringing me in to speak, and most importantly, I don't want to disappoint the kids that I'm speaking to.

I know I'm going to do a good job for these kids, but the makeup of the audience is always up in the air. Are they going to like me? Even if they don't like me, will they actually listen to me?

These stupid insecurities are just so annoying that I want to just go and do something else to take my mind off of the next 2 days, but then I know that that choice wouldn't be fair to the kids and people that have invested their time in making this event possible.

AAAHHH!!! 6 hours in the car tomorrow, but before then I need to pack, review my presentation, and try to get a haircut. I am staying at the New London Inn (www.newlondoninn.us) the night before the presentation, then getting picked up the following morning at 7am. 2 double-sessions (9o minutes each), then a meeting with the coordinator to debrief the day, then 6 hours back in the car before a full day of work.

I'm going to go now and try to get some sleep. I'll probably be too excited/nervous to sleep a lot tomorrow night in New Hampshire, so a good night's rest tonight is important. I will post when I get back and have some pictures to share.

Wish me luck!