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Ajayi Jones, 36, turned down Ted Talks twice because she felt like she wasn’t ready, comparing herself to other speakers who she assumed had more training.
What if she was too busy to prepare? Or worse, what if she tried and failed?
Before she resorted to saying no a third time, a phone call with a friend changed her life. Even Ajayi Jones, a woman who has jumped out of a plane thousands of feet above the ground to skydive, needed some reassurance.
Her friend loaned her the courage she needed when she couldn’t muster up enough for herself.
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