"Doing something for the first time can be challenging. Speaking in public in a room full of strangers, in a language that is not your own, and while suffering from social anxiety is more than terrifying! Trust me, I've been there! I remember my first experience speaking in a room full of people about my art, as something that I will never forget. There I was able to understand the true meaning of being creative. Creativity goes beyond experimenting with new art techniques, media, styles etc. It is something that as artists we carry within ourselves, we are constantly faced with the desire of creating something new externally to show the world but must of the times all our creativity wants to do is to create something new internally. Going back to my first experience as a speaker, I reached for the microphone on shaky hands and knees and right there I adopted this life motto: ""If you are afraid to do something, be afraid and still do it."" This does not mean that I am no longer afraid of anything, on the contrary, I get scared and overwhelmed more often than not. It gives me anxiety even looking at a blank canvas! But then, I close my eyes, pick up my pencil, and keep drawing until my heart takes over my brain."