Confidence is key
I remember the first time I was on stage and it was in primary school. So we had this tradition whereby every Friday, a class would perform a play they had been practicing for the previous week. I had cleverly avoided taking part in any of these until one day when the head of the school personally selected the participants and I was among the crew. So the very reason why I had been avoiding taking part is because I was terrified of being in front of the whole school with al those eyes on me. What will people think? What if I mess up? What if people don't like our play? What if I forget my lines? All these questions were running through my mind minutes before we went on stage and I was terrified. The funny thing is the moment I went on stage and said the first line from my script, everything just melted away. All the fear and nervousness just subsided to the joy of the moment and that is when I realized the power of confidence. Confidence means that you are sure of yourself a...