Hmm. Started working in retail at 16 (comic books): I think I felt comfortable because I was within the _framework_ of this brick and mortar business, and I lov

Hmm. Started working in retail at 16 (comic books): I think I felt comfortable because I was within the _framework_ of this brick and mortar business, and I loved comics. In college I was ‘volunteered’ to run a student club: times I needed to speak in front of an auditorium to introduce speakers were not fun. I had notes, but my brain stoped working. I suspect I would need more experience to get a feel of it. Left home and moved to NY and remade myself: I have learned to read people better and judge their intentions and compute my personal jeopardy more quickly. Most of the time I realize I’m just excited, and not nervous. I have overcome my awkwardness over time by having new experiences, and separating myself from my childhood support and striking out to make it on my own. As my dad used to say, ‘fake it until you make it.’