joy Archives - Jo Emerson

How to overcome your fear of public speaking February 28, 2019 – Posted in: Advice, Confidence, Personal Development

I remember the first time I ever gave a speech at work to a group of people in my mid-twenties; my ENTIRE body was shaking with nerves to the point where I couldn’t read my notes because the paper was shuddering around so much. My palms were sweating, my face was flushed and my voice was all over the place. Hardly the perfect ingredients for a decent speech. BUT… I kept going (I had to)…

Joy in January January 19, 2016 – Posted in: Confidence, Personal Development

Here in the UK we talk a lot about having the ‘January blues’ because the cold weather and post-Christmas comedown are foremost in people’s minds. So, to my mind that means January is the best time to talk about joy! Because true joy has less to do with what’s happening on the outside and far more to do with what’s happening on the inside.