• A huge part of your ability to communicate effectively comes down to your self-esteem
  • I have communicated like a professional Ted speaker just 5 minutes after speaking like a literal 5 year old.
  • It simply comes down to how you see yourself relative to people you’re talking to.

for example

  • I was at a event where there were free food, and I was talking to some professor
    • He was an OK guy. Nothing cool or crazy about him but I wasn’t in the mood to speak to him because I wanted to go get more food
    • And if you think about it, if I’m the kind of person who’s desperate for free food while I’m talking to some professor, What would that make me feel About myself?
    • It reveals weakness and desperation And even though it’s sometimes not shown to the world, your self-esteem can feel every bit of it.
  • Then, literally after five minutes, someone approaches me and tells me that they heard that I have built several mobile apps And would like some advice on what technology to use
    • I gave the most concise and accurate answer that I’ve ever given in my life
    • I was even amazed with my ability to explain it so swiftly
  • The cool thing is my ability to explain and articulate improved automatically after that interaction

how do you do it alone?

  • So we have seen that having someone in you’re comfortable being around really helps
  • but unfortunately, most of us are not gifted with friends that we are extremely comfortable being our authentic self surround around