Zoom Tried It, Y’all, But Your Support Kept Me Going💕
You can’t keep a good woman down. Tonight was definitely one for the books. I was prepared for my presentation, signed on early, and for once, I wasn’t nervous about presenting in DCT. In fact, I kept thinking to myself, Wow, you’re actually calm. That felt good. So I told myself, Just talk. Trust what you know. You’ll be fine. Normally, I overprepare. I’ll redo a presentation four or five times, add too much information, and wear myself out trying to make everything perfect. But this time, I was calm, focused, and ready. I mean, I was truly ready, y’all. But Zoom? Zoom was not ready. No matter what I did, I couldn’t get my system to cooperate. I rebooted and restarted it three or four times. I had even logged in about 15 minutes early because I know sometimes people sign on ahead of time when there’s a different presenter. Still, nothing worked right. At one point, people could see me but not hear me. Then they could hear me but not see me. Baby, it was nerve-wracking. Now, had this happened last year, I probably would have given up and asked to reschedule. But this time was different. I stayed with it. I pivoted. I found another way to keep going. Honestly, one of the biggest reasons I kept going was because of something @Mesha Bazemore, Certified Ai Consultant sent to me earlier that morning at 8:42 a.m. She said, “Good morning, Lula, you ready for tonight? You won’t have to carry the entire class. We will be there with you.” That line — we will be there with you — stayed with me. It settled something in my spirit before I ever got on that call. And when everything started going wrong, that message came back to me. It reminded me that I was not alone in it. That is the kind of support this community gives. It truly makes a difference. Thank you all so much for the love, support, and encouragement 🌹🌹🌹🌹 Had this happened last year, I probably would’ve shut down. But this time, DCT, your patience, your support, and your belief in me carried me through. Your love and encouragement poured into me like fuel in a car, and it kept me going 💛💛💛