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Thursday Motivation Im a 31 year old male that has been stuttering since i could speak. I want to let u guys kno that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Im about 45 day into my new job as a production supervisor, supervising up to 100+ employees. This week i held our daily meetings with 60+ employees. Usually its about 40+ but one other supervisor called off, so I took his employees in my hands. But anyways, i want yall to kno that it gets better, just a couple of months ago, i was bombing phone interviews cuz i could barely answer a question. We all kno what its like to be in the middle of a word and just wanna give up....just wanna stop talking cuz its easier to be silent than to try to force our way thru a word. But at the end of that word, u have more words to try to fight past. But im here to tell u, just keep fighting. When i did the first interview, i thought i bombed it. The questions were easy, i studied, and i practiced, but as we all kno, once we get in the actual situation of the interview, all that practice goes out the window and you're fighting again...but please, dont stop fighting. I didnt expect to get called for a second interview, but i did...i had another chance. I was more relaxed this second time, but dont get me wrong, a battle was had in that office, and i made it out alive....not unscathed, but alive. I did much better, and was much more comfortable, but that doesnt change my speech pattern much...it just makes me feel better. But ii was blessed cuz i got offered the job the same day, and would start the day after that. I kno everyone's stutter is different. I have repetitions at the beginning of my words, vowels and consonants alike (although vowels are worse), my fillers (umm and uhh) are plentiful, and my ticks are more than present, but i cant let that stop me. A lot of times, i really want to. Most phone interviews, i wanted to cry after it was done (and a couple, i did) cuz i felt so pitiful. Ill never get a job if i cant even talk on the phone, but all i needed was one chance. My current company took a chance on me and a couple of weeks ago, the OpsManager told me hes glad he took a chance on me, and doesnt regret it at all. All im saying is, keep fighting til u get that once chance...we are amazing people, and we have amazing talents. Please, dont let your 'failures' get u down, cuz its not a failure at all...it just wasnt supposed to happen yet.