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at big of a problem. They hired me as a staff member. I started as a material handler.</p><h2 id="15bb">Promoted to my level of incompetence</h2><p id="8f11">The clients worked piece-rate to do simple assembly jobs. I kept them in supplies and kept the work area clean and organized. My shyness went away as my confidence grew.</p><p id="60aa">The company promoted my Supervisor. Moving me up to her job as the Trainer. The Peter Principle states that people are promoted to their level of incompetence.</p><h2 id="2583">I was placed on probation at the company Christmas Party</h2><p id="f6e2">That’s what happened to me in a nutshell. The probation period my boss put me on lasted two weeks. If I couldn’t handle the job how was that going to change in two weeks?</p><p id="d9f1">To make things worse, she did this in a meeting before the company Christmas Party. I started with Dale Carnegie weeks earlier.</p><h2 id="e496">Like a Speech Class on Steroids</h2><p id="eb13">I took the course because I wanted to build my confidence that was being pummeled by the job I was about to lose. It was the hardest thing I have ever gone through at that point in my life.</p><p id="5e5b">I learned some things about myself in those two classes. I realized that I could conquer fear. Speaking in front of a group of people is terrifying.</p><h2 id="85b6">I have something to say</h2><p id="78a4">I also learned that

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I can tell engaging stories that people will listen to and enjoy. I also learned, and this has come as a surprise, that I have something to say.</p><p id="14be">I have always wanted to be a writer. Speaking in front of groups of people helped give me the confidence to speak my mind through my writing.</p><h2 id="ad91">Compared to having live humans stare at me while I’m talking</h2><p id="a490">If I can talk in front of a room full of people. Share some personal stories, I can share them online with thousands of people. It’s interesting to me when I look back on all the little things that brought me to Medium.</p><p id="84bd">I look back and see how little things compounded. The little things grew into good things, my writing on Medium and Sub Stack for example.</p><h2 id="00a2">Experiences compound, for good or bad</h2><p id="f437">Little things compounded into bad things too. My poor organization and poor money-handling skills led me to homelessness.</p><p id="00a4">The Dale Carnegie class kept me sane and it kept me from falling into a pit of despair. The Speech class was fun and it gave me so much self-confidence.</p><h2 id="591d">Final Thought:</h2><p id="1378">If you feel bad about yourself if your confidence is at an all-time low. Take a speech class. Or better yet, take a Dale Carnegie course. After you do that you will feel like you can conquer the world.</p></article></body>

What Did I Do as a Shy Dyslexic When I Lost My Job? I took a Dale Carnegie Class

Be scared, but do it anyway

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I was living with my family in a small town in the Piney Woods of East Texas. I didn’t have a job, there were not a whole lot of jobs there, to begin with.

I had to do something to get out of the house. I applied for a Pell Grant and went back to school. I ended up taking a speech class. It was terrifying, but I did well and lost some of my shyness.

Another State, another Vocational Rehabilitation Program

We moved to Florida soon after the semester ended. Mom and dad insisted that I get involved in Vocational Rehabilitation. I still could not keep a job, and I had no idea what to do.

The program helped people with learning disabilities and mental health issues. It helped people Learn how to function in a work environment. I did well as a client.

I did so well, that the staff thought I didn’t have that big of a problem. They hired me as a staff member. I started as a material handler.

Promoted to my level of incompetence

The clients worked piece-rate to do simple assembly jobs. I kept them in supplies and kept the work area clean and organized. My shyness went away as my confidence grew.

The company promoted my Supervisor. Moving me up to her job as the Trainer. The Peter Principle states that people are promoted to their level of incompetence.

I was placed on probation at the company Christmas Party

That’s what happened to me in a nutshell. The probation period my boss put me on lasted two weeks. If I couldn’t handle the job how was that going to change in two weeks?

To make things worse, she did this in a meeting before the company Christmas Party. I started with Dale Carnegie weeks earlier.

Like a Speech Class on Steroids

I took the course because I wanted to build my confidence that was being pummeled by the job I was about to lose. It was the hardest thing I have ever gone through at that point in my life.

I learned some things about myself in those two classes. I realized that I could conquer fear. Speaking in front of a group of people is terrifying.

I have something to say

I also learned that I can tell engaging stories that people will listen to and enjoy. I also learned, and this has come as a surprise, that I have something to say.

I have always wanted to be a writer. Speaking in front of groups of people helped give me the confidence to speak my mind through my writing.

Compared to having live humans stare at me while I’m talking

If I can talk in front of a room full of people. Share some personal stories, I can share them online with thousands of people. It’s interesting to me when I look back on all the little things that brought me to Medium.

I look back and see how little things compounded. The little things grew into good things, my writing on Medium and Sub Stack for example.

Experiences compound, for good or bad

Little things compounded into bad things too. My poor organization and poor money-handling skills led me to homelessness.

The Dale Carnegie class kept me sane and it kept me from falling into a pit of despair. The Speech class was fun and it gave me so much self-confidence.

Final Thought:

If you feel bad about yourself if your confidence is at an all-time low. Take a speech class. Or better yet, take a Dale Carnegie course. After you do that you will feel like you can conquer the world.