05/29/2026
My neighbor Charlie is profoundly deaf.
I was talking to him in the gym the other day, I was apologizing to him and telling him that I have autism and trying to say that was the reason that I had been creepy.
He actually didn't know what I was talking about of course. He's a minister so I'm assuming he was telling the truth
The important thing he said though has stayed with me for a while. I did ask his permission to share those with his name.
Charlie said, I can't hear anything without my hearing aids in. People think I'm being rude, obnoxious, and yeah sometimes creepy.
But I'm not, I just can't hear them. I can't help how that appears.
Then he said, Stephanie. You can't help how you appear. You can't help that people misunderstand you. What's important is that you understand you.
What a phenomenal metaphor for everything I talked about.
Including my upcoming book, the book is a 365 day Daily instruction manual to require the brain to create confidence
Because confidence is a habit!
What causes us to have a lack of confidence?
Well all the research shows it's due to a lack of self trust and self-respect.
Now if you spent a whole life being told you're wrong it's understandable why you wouldn't trust yourself very much.
But the point is you can make a choice to learn how to look at yourself a different way at any time. But you can't do is influence how the people around you respond to you.
Spending our lives trying to change yourself, hide, crawl up inside of yourself so nobody sees who you are is an incredible physical, mental, and emotional toll on our bodies.
Are there times that we are going to seem creepy? Yes! It's called over sharing-especially special interests.
Or impulsive behavior and talking where you open your mouth and it seems like every single time the wrong thing comes out.
Well if that's the case do you need to try one more method to stop that, or can you recognize instead that part of the reason it's happening is having such anxiety that it's going to happen that it does.
And that's the point of the book.
Want to learn more? 
Want to read the book ahead of time?
For free in exchange for a review?
Me too!
I want you to read my book for free and exchange for a review!
Since we both have the same goal, why don't you comment yes down below.
And I'll put you on my list to receive the book this summer.
Thank you in advance-