HReaderi,

I spent Friday at the Super Speaker Showcase, and I still haven't quite worked out what happened.

There was I, in a room packed with professional speakers – most with tons of experience, polished presentations, years of getting better.

All watched by VIP bookers from top agencies across the UK and beyond.

High stakes. High expectations. Absolutely no pressure!

Ten speakers. Fifteen minutes each. Nearly everyone used their entire time slot.

But the winner only spoke for just ten minutes.

She was the youngest person there.

The least experienced.

And she absolutely owned that room.

Vicky Owens – a social media virality expert with nearly 250,000 followers – proved something I needed to see: time is not the same thing as impact.

Experience doesn't guarantee connection.

Being the loudest or the longest doesn't make you the best.

She shared her story.

The real stuff – how she went from daily panic attacks and workplace bullying to building a company with eight employees and getting flown around the world for speaking gigs.

Her expertise came from lived experience rather than a pile of qualifications or years of practice.

From showing up and getting started.

We're so conditioned to think we need more.

More time.

More credentials.

More experience.

More proof we're "ready."

But ready for what?

To start?

To try?

To share what you actually know?

Obviously don't go picking up a scalpel without medical training, that's not a good idea.

But if you're waiting for permission to use what you've learned, to share what you've lived, to try the thing you keep thinking about – you're probably already more ready than you think.

Vicky couldn't get out of bed once.

Now she's teaching celebrity clients and winning speaker showcases.

What limiting belief is keeping you stuck right now?

What story are you telling yourself about why you can't start yet?

Because I guarantee someone else with less experience, less time, less of whatever you think you need – they're already doing it.

Your story can be your strength.

Your experiences are expertise.

The opportunities are there.

I wonder what is waiting for you on the other side of you giving yourself permission.

What's one thing you've been putting off because you thought you weren't ready yet?

Hit reply and tell me. I'd love to hear.

Best and brightest love.

Beth x

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