I'm so humbled lately at how much publicity I've been getting… I'm not used to it, and I'm very grateful for it! A few weeks ago, Mary Beth Temple invited me to join her on the Getting Loopy podcast. I have to admit that I was terrified. I'm not sure you know this, but I get social anxiety whenever it comes to being in public, or even on the phone… even posting on a blog was scary for me at first. So, when I first read the e-mail from Mary Beth asking me to be on the show my first reaction was to be scared! The voice in my head went something like: "AHhh! Oh my god… (heart racing, deep breathing)… wow… hmm, scary… Cool! Hmm… AHhh! Can I do it?" then I think I bookmarked the e-mail to respond once the initial frightened reaction had passed.
One of my favorite quotes is something one of my yoga instructors says frequently: "If you weren't afraid, what would you do?" I often ask myself this question. I can't allow fear to run my life. If it did, I wouldn't be living. So, when the opportunity comes for me to face fear, I try to be strong and brave and just do it, despite how afraid I am. I feel like fearful situations especially are ones that I can't allow myself to pass up. Just being afraid can't be enough to keep me from doing it.
So, on Monday I joined Mary Beth in a phone call. The whole day I was anxious… so I ate fruit, then after work I spent time with some good friends, spun some yarn, then spent a half hour meditating and cleansing with Reiki before the call. I shooed away my friends so I'd have some privacy, then called in to the show… deep breaths.
Mary Beth picked up about 10 minutes before the show began and chatted with me about what I might experience during the show. I'm quite thankful she did that. It was a little less scary having some sort of idea what might happen.
She did her intro, then we started talking. It was a LOT easier than I thought, and once the ball got rolling Mary Beth did a good job at keeping it in motion. Have a listen:
Faina Goberstein also contacted me some time ago inviting me to answer some interview questions for her Designer Studio series. This was much less frightening, as it wasn't live, and I could answer the questions in my own time, and edit edit edit! Still, a very humbling experience being invited to be included with all the great well-known designers who she features in her series.
Faina published my answers, as well as many of her own kind words in today's issue of the Designer Studio. You can read all about it here.
Much thanks to both Faina and Mary Beth for inviting me to join them in their ventures! I'm honored and truly grateful. Thank you, thank you! :D
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