One Performance Shouldn't Become Your Identity
Every educator has one. That lesson that didn't go as planned. That presentation they wish they could deliver all over again. That interview where the right words never seemed to come. That training session where confidence slowly gave way to self doubt. If you've taught or trained long enough, chances are you've experienced one of these moments. What fascinates me, however, is not the performance itself. It is what many people do afterwards. When One Experience Begins Defining Who We Are Recently, I heard about an educator who was invited to facilitate a webinar. She wanted to deliver an excellent session, so she used a generative AI tool to help prepare her presentation slides. The final presentation looked professional, organised, and visually appealing. She felt ready. Then the webinar began. As she progressed through her slides, she realised there were concepts she struggled to explain confidently. On a few occasions, she quietly blamed network interruptions to buy h...