Anna forgot her line in the second grade school play, and the audience laughed. They thought it was adorable, but to Anna, the experience was devastating. It’s fairly common for a negative experience in our past to shape our expectations for the future, but it’s important to remember that it’s never too late to learn or improve personal skills. Anna needs to think about other skills that she has mastered, despite her initial nervousness: she was anxious the first time she drove a car, for example. With practice, she was able to master it—even though she failed her first road test. She needs to approach public speaking with the same kind of “try, try again” attitude.