After more than a decade of speaking, I’ve noticed something interesting. The more imperfect I am on stage, the better my talks are received. Early in my career I thought I needed to be polished. From what I said to how I dressed. But the more perfect I tried to be, the less connected I felt to the audience. What people respond to isn’t perfection. It’s truth. The scar you try to hide. The tooth you feel insecure about. The nose you wish looked different. The prosthetic legs in my case. The things that make you feel “off”… might actually be the exact things that make people feel connected to you. Because when we stop trying to be perfect, we give everyone else permission to be human too.❤️ I write more about this and share the tools I use, in my new book - Bounce Forward. You can order your copy at the link in my bio 📖 #bounceforward