Page 209 - The 5 Second Rule: Transform Your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage

“second guessed every step” she had taken: I thought someone was interesting and then a
second later my mind would give me a million reasons why not to try to speak to them.

She started implementing 5- 4- 3- 2- 1 and “right away” by first sitting next to
people she didn’t know in a break out session. The next day, when the instructor
asked if anyone had any questions, she “realized I did but was embarrassed to even
ask...then thought you know what you would have stood up if you just stopped
thinking about it so I did.”

Using the #5SecondRule, she stood up and asked her question. She also
inspired two other women to stand up too in a room full of male engineers. Next,
she 5- 4- 3- 2- 1 and made herself go to a basketball game when she didn’t feel like
it and even found the courage to ask a VP for a business card. Because of these
acts of everyday courage her confidence has grown since the event and her life has
completely changed: a new job, a new title, and a new house.