Intimidation Is A Path To Confidence
I'll never forget the first time I met a hero of mine. It was Gabby Douglas, a USA Olympic Gymnast, also a military kid like me. It was September 2012, and I was a Sophomore in high school. I looked up to her for many reasons and the day I met her, I could do nothing but cry; I was so intimidated. I couldn't even get out one question as she sat their signing my jacket. Between sobs I got out a, "Gabby... *sob* my idol *sob* I'm a military kid too *sob*." She looked at me like I was INSANE and might show up at her hotel later stalking her. Slightly disheartening, but I can't really blame her. Since that extremely embarrassing moment in 2012, I vowed that the next time I met an idol, I wouldn't cry. How the heck was I going to do that without meeting more idols consistently (which I definitely cannot afford)? I realized that the reason I was so distraught meeting her is because I looked at her like a God, thinking she was so much better th