I like public speaking. It's one of my passions. When I started, I made tons of mistakes. I said many "ums," made lots of grammatical errors. My stage posture was anything but correct. I had no vocal variety and sometimes lacked projection. In other words, I wasn’t loud enough. That was two years ago. What did I do to improve? Well, the first thing was not to give up. Then I started watching speeches on YouTube by renowned speakers, observing how they did it. I used these "notes" when I went on stage. After two years, my oratory skills have become fantastic. I mean, I’m not the best in the world, for sure, but I feel so at ease that everything flows when I’m speaking. Have you listened to the episode "My Story"? There, you can hear my story. If it weren’t for my story, my journey, my battles, I would never have created this podcast or become a better person. Could surgery help? Of course. Just the simple fact of getting rid of anxiety at that time would have been a great achievement. But would I have discovered what was behind the anxiety? Would I have discovered what I didn’t like about myself and all the other imperfections I had inside? Maybe yes, maybe no. Who knows? I don’t want to, nor am I dismissing surgery because it apparently saved lives. But now I ask: did that person who was addicted to drugs completely solve their problem? The real reason they used drugs? I don’t know… maybe yes, maybe no. As I mentioned before, while surgery isn’t available for everyone, we’ll have to face our Goliaths. We’ll have to be strong, courageous, resilient. We’ll cry a lot. We’ll question a lot. Some people won’t be able to take it. Others might say, “That’s life,” and resign themselves to the fact that there’s no other way. The advice I can give is: don’t give up. No, it’s not easy. Who said it would be easy? Has all this sacrifice been worth it? This "fight" with my Goliaths? It has, very much! Those people I mentioned, who were born in the 1940s and emigrated to escape war and seek a better life… ask them if it was worth it. Most will likely say “yes.” That it was worth it. That they would do it all over again, the same way. Yes, me too.   Stones? We’ll find many on our path. The difference lies in what you do with them. I’ll keep picking them up and building my castle. My Taj Mahal. Just to end on a small note: don’t forget, Nothing Happens By Accident!