Today I had the pleasure of speaking with Y’all Y'all about fear and the first day teaching a class for adults learning English as a second language. Y’all Y’all’s story amazed me so much because he went from not doing well in his own college studies to washing dishes and was fortunate to land a job eventually teaching immigrants English as a second language… people who have come to the USA in search of a better life for themselves and their families and one giant determining factor of climbing the social economic ladder is learning how to speak english. It could mean the difference of getting on the correct bus to get to work or being able to communicate with a doctor, lawyer or future employer… in essence it can mean the world. But Y’all Y’all had so much anxiety on his first day that he was sweating profusely and the entire class knew he was scared of teaching. He had to deal with self defeating thoughts like “am i good enough” or “am I an imposter”? thoughts that could keep us from reaching our best selves… but Y’all Y’all was determined to teach the class and he walked away from the experience with having made some amazing connections with new people who valued his support and willingness to show up and teach them and over all I believe he has made the world a better place in the process. He would tell you, “just don’t over think it”. You can find out more about Y’all Y’all and listen to his podcast Boothin here: http://Www.BoothinPod.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boothin_pod/
