Michelle 'Mace' Curran

It doesn't just disappear. You just learn to recognize it as what it is and do it anyway. Yeah.

It doesn't just disappear. You just learn to recognize it as what it is and do it anyway. Yeah.

It doesn't just disappear. You just learn to recognize it as what it is and do it anyway. Yeah.

Have you had the imposter syndrome issue with the speaking business?

Have you had the imposter syndrome issue with the speaking business?

Have you had the imposter syndrome issue with the speaking business?

Not as much, but there have been a few distinct points. My first paid event was at a private school and it was high schoolers. And I felt like it was very easy to speak to them, even though that's terrifying for a lot of people. It was an all boys school as well, which is funny. I think it was great for them to hear my perspective, but I had just started doing it.

Not as much, but there have been a few distinct points. My first paid event was at a private school and it was high schoolers. And I felt like it was very easy to speak to them, even though that's terrifying for a lot of people. It was an all boys school as well, which is funny. I think it was great for them to hear my perspective, but I had just started doing it.

Not as much, but there have been a few distinct points. My first paid event was at a private school and it was high schoolers. And I felt like it was very easy to speak to them, even though that's terrifying for a lot of people. It was an all boys school as well, which is funny. I think it was great for them to hear my perspective, but I had just started doing it.

It was a couple of weeks later and I had... a big financial institution reach out and they're like, Hey, our wealth management branch, the leaders of our wealth management branch are having a small quarterly meeting with 20 of them next week. In like six days, we want you to fly there and speak to them.

It was a couple of weeks later and I had... a big financial institution reach out and they're like, Hey, our wealth management branch, the leaders of our wealth management branch are having a small quarterly meeting with 20 of them next week. In like six days, we want you to fly there and speak to them.

It was a couple of weeks later and I had... a big financial institution reach out and they're like, Hey, our wealth management branch, the leaders of our wealth management branch are having a small quarterly meeting with 20 of them next week. In like six days, we want you to fly there and speak to them.

And I was like, in my head, they were all like six-year-old dudes in suits that were all going to be like, who is this girl talking to us? That is not what it was like at all. But I had one of those distinct moments that I talked about before where I'm like, you will make a bold choice. And I got off the call and I was like, I was in this office and I was here by myself. And I was like, holy crap.

And I was like, in my head, they were all like six-year-old dudes in suits that were all going to be like, who is this girl talking to us? That is not what it was like at all. But I had one of those distinct moments that I talked about before where I'm like, you will make a bold choice. And I got off the call and I was like, I was in this office and I was here by myself. And I was like, holy crap.

And I was like, in my head, they were all like six-year-old dudes in suits that were all going to be like, who is this girl talking to us? That is not what it was like at all. But I had one of those distinct moments that I talked about before where I'm like, you will make a bold choice. And I got off the call and I was like, I was in this office and I was here by myself. And I was like, holy crap.

Am I ready? I was talking out loud to myself. Am I ready for this? And then I was like, they're willing to pay me a full fee to fly me there next week. I'm not doing anything else. Like I have a couple of calls I can move. Why would I say no to this opportunity? Right.

Am I ready? I was talking out loud to myself. Am I ready for this? And then I was like, they're willing to pay me a full fee to fly me there next week. I'm not doing anything else. Like I have a couple of calls I can move. Why would I say no to this opportunity? Right.

Am I ready? I was talking out loud to myself. Am I ready for this? And then I was like, they're willing to pay me a full fee to fly me there next week. I'm not doing anything else. Like I have a couple of calls I can move. Why would I say no to this opportunity? Right.

Because my initial reaction had been that anxiety where I was like, oh my gosh, this is, I am not good enough yet to speak to this audience. This is high stakes. They're paying a lot of money. Like, what if I don't deliver? It went awesome. And I've stayed in touch with a bunch of the people that I met there. It was just such a great group. It was a great experience.

Because my initial reaction had been that anxiety where I was like, oh my gosh, this is, I am not good enough yet to speak to this audience. This is high stakes. They're paying a lot of money. Like, what if I don't deliver? It went awesome. And I've stayed in touch with a bunch of the people that I met there. It was just such a great group. It was a great experience.