For the occasion of International Women's Day, I want to celebrate with you all the virtue of Courage. The courage to be ourselves, the courage to change our lives when something is not right, the courage to listen to ourselves and to respect our needs, first. 
A month ago, I did something I was really afraid to do: tell a personal story on stage. 
The story you are about to hear is a performance I gave on stage at The Bear, a Berlin storytelling event with up to 100 people in the audience. You get up onstage, no notes, and tell a story that is related to a theme (on this evening, it was 'Work'). The more vulnerable you are, the more powerful the story ends up becoming. 
I really wanted to do it because I felt I had something to tell. I was afraid because I thought I was not capable of doing it. I thought I would panic on stage and fail. But what I usually do when I face a fearful situation, I dive into it. Because I know I will grow from this, I will learn, even if it is scary. 
I hope you will enjoy this special story, that will inspire you to do something daring and fun today, too. For yourself.
Happy International Women's Day! 
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Video of the show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP850uh36g0
Thanks to The Bear for giving me the space on stage! The piano song is played and composed by James Harper.