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A little inspiration Hi everyone. If you need a little inspiration right now, I wanted to share a job interview story of mine from more than a few years back. I had applied for a job online and I had received an email for an interview. I drove into the interview the next day and walked in. I made sure I was dressed professionally. It wasn’t a top flight job, but first impressions are especially important if you’re trying to get a job. So, I’m waiting in the office to get called in, and there are other candidates waiting. Some are not really dressed as nicely as I am. But, as I’m waiting, I’m thinking, maybe there are other positions open. So after a few minutes a woman comes in a calls my name. I stand up and follow her into another room. As I’m following this woman, I’m trying to remember to just relax and just focus on my breathing (that’s one of my biggest issues with my speech.) We sat down and she began my interview. The questions were not hard to answer. Basically, “get to know you” types of questions at first. I was having moderate difficulty with my fluency. It wasn‘t until the interview was about half way through that I did something that surprised me even. I stopped the interview and I told this woman, (who was very kind), about my speech disfluency. I told this woman how difficult it had been for me. I told her that I’ve taken so much from people because of my speech disfluency. And surprisingly, while I was telling her all this, I was almost a hundred percent fluent. When the interview was over, I thanked her for her time, shook her hand and left. While I didn’t get that job, that doesn’t matter. I accomplished something more valuable during that interview. I was open and not embarrassed about my speech disfluency. And I was the man I truly am. And that is something to be proud of! NEVER be ashamed of who you are!! ❤️❤️🤗🤗