Turia Pitt thanks supporters for giving her their most “precious resource”
Turia Pitt has taken to her social media with a following of over 800,000 people to express her incredible gratitude.
The mother of one, who is currently pregnant with her second baby, has shared a sweet message to her legion of supporters.
The message started with a story of the first time she ever shared her harrowing story with a massive audience.
Pitt says she was “humiliated” by the experience and rushed through her story, mumbled a “thank you” and left the audience confused.
“The speech organisers were awkwardly trying to reassure me that it was OK, while figuring out how to fill the remaining 30 minutes of the time booked for me,” she said.
“I remember thinking ‘You’ve totally humiliated yourself. Why did you think you could do this? Everyone feels embarrassed for you’.”
The motivational speaker and author wrote despite feeling still having major nerves, she is much better at speaking to crowds on stage.
“I’ve just learnt a really simple way of managing them: I trade my expectations for appreciation. I stop thinking about what is expected of me. Because it’s not actually about me,” she continued.
“Instead, I remind myself that the audience has literally given me their most precious resource: time.”
“If I’m speaking in front of 1,000 people, I think of what could be achieved in those 1,000 hours. And when I look at it that way, it makes me so grateful.”
Turia and her husband Michael, who share one-year-old son Hakavai, announced they were expecting their second bundle of joy, in a “Beyoncé-inspired video montage” in August.
When Michael and I want to share some big news, I insist on creating a Beyoncé-inspired video montage. Baby #2, we can't wait to meet you,” Turia captioned the gorgeous clip.
“PS I promise we'll find you a more appropriate name soon.”