WoC 2/8

Wow, what an emotional week. The ups and downs of life seem to be giving me whiplash. This week, I was in LA. I think this is one of the first times I've been at Disneyland, but never gone into the parks.
Anyway, the pressure is on to get this presentation learned. They have sent me a contract and want me to look it over: that is good news. They also want me to tape myself giving the talk and then send that into them; more good news. They aren't training any other speakers for this brand at the moment: very good news.
I, however, don't feel super ready to give the presentation all the way through. Granted, I could wing it through and not look stupid, but since I have no (according to the office) "experience" in speaking, I am going to need to nail this the first time I give it in front of an audience.
An audience doesn't bother me. I've been performing and dealing with audiences my entire life. The first time I was ever in front of an audience, I was one year old. It was in front of thousands of people and I wanted my daddy, so I went up to him and started fidgeting with his mic. He then put me on his shoulders. When he was answering a very important tax question, he got a huge laugh from the audience because unbeknownst to him, I was shaking my head no in contrary to his answer.
I'm not nervous, persay. I am, however, under a lot of pressure. I think most of that pressure comes from my dad and primarily from me. I feel the need to be stupendous (and I will be) to uphold the Shamy speaker legacy. I'm the son of the best speaker in the company and people are going to expect results. I'm going to supply those results and be just as good, if not better, than my dad.
I am looking forward to this job and there are several things I can't wait for, I'm so excited. First of all, I can't wait for a paycheck. It's been too long without one. Second, I can't wait to become Medallion status, that way, most of the time I can get upgraded to first class. Third, I can't wait to do this talk in front of a real audience. Doing this in front of one person or none at all is very tough, especially when you want an answer from them. Fourth, I can't wait to be able to pay my dad back for paying for my training to be in this job. And finally, I can't wait for daddy to let go of my hand. He seems to be around all the time and I feel like I'm letting him down sometimes. It's not going to work with him around all the time.
Anyway, I believe I am going to give this in front of a real audience for the first time
at the end of next week, so it's off to prepare more for me. Stay tuned.