I wasn’t going to write one of these Britmums Live 2014 posts.
Mainly because I am just not organised enough to have included it in the logistics for me going away for the weekend. A blog post is about me – and usually I spend ages thinking about everything but me until getting on the train to go.
However, I wanted to write this to reassure people that are perhaps new at the conference game…
We all get nervous. Nervous is fine. Nervous is good. It means you are excited at going; at meeting new people and learning new things.
The butterflies are there to help; to calm those nerves and rescue us from those moments of fear. Older Single Mum is head butterfly and the loveliest blogger you could meet. She has rescued me many a time.
You would have thought I wouldn’t be nervous, right? Perhaps you think that because I am speaking there (Agenda here) at 14.10pm on Saturday about monitising this blog that I know what I am doing?
Wrong. I am nervous as hell. I am terrified of being boring. Terrified of not recognising someone that recognises me. I’m looking at you Little Lilypad ;-). Scared that I will upset someone as I don’t know their blog. Apprehensive that my last minute shopping will mean I end up looking like a bedraggled Upsy Daisy and not the glamorous Jane Seymour I had in mind. I last spoke to this many people over 8 years ago and I wasn’t a mum. Can I even remember how to do it? Will anyone want to listen?
I know I shall be OK. But that doesn’t stop all these nerves. They won’t go until I am tucked in bed on Saturday night.
Why am I sharing this with you all?
Just to prove that whomever you talk to, whatever you think; they are nervous too.
Hopefully this’ll make you feel a bit better.
Have fun tomorrow, I intend to and come say Hi. If I look blank put me out of misery and tell me your name. I swear it’s not personal. I am just rubbish, and so nervous I can’t remember my own name nevermind anyone else’s ;-)
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Helen Neale
Helen is a mum to two, social media consultant, website editor and a qualified counsellor with experience of working with both children and adults.She is a registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapists, with her own private practise. She also freelances with her local Mind organisation.Since giving up being a business analyst when juggling travel, work and kids proved too complicated, she founded KiddyCharts so she could be with her kids, use those grey cells at the same time, and supplement her counselling income.KiddyCharts has reach of over 680k across socials and the site. The site works with big family brands to help promote their services, as well as offering free resources to parents of kids under 10. She is a specialist counsellor for neurodivergent individuals and brings this expertise to her resources and the site. She is also an ADHDer herself.KiddyCharts gives 51%+ profits to charities, focused on supporting mental health and a community in TanzaniaHelen has also worked as a digital marketing consultant (IDM qualified) with various organisations, including Channel Mum, Truprint, Talk to Mums, and Micro Scooters. She loves to be creative in the brand campaigns she works on.Get in touch TODAY!
Stephs Two Girls
Thursday 19th of June 2014
Know exactly what you mean, there's just so many people to try and remember! But they're all lovely :)