“Move out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to
feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new.”
– Brian Tracy, American author, speaker and corporate motivator

“Why are you making me do this?”

“We already discussed it,” replied Mom. “It’s going to be fun.”

“I hate dancing,” I said. “I look stupid and I feel like an idiot!”

“It won’t hurt you to try something new,” replied my mother. She had been adamant that I take dance lessons offered at the local community hall. At the time, I was painfully shy and, though she hadn’t said it, I think Mom thought dancing would help me become less self-conscious. As she guided the old pickup closer to...

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