Triumph Over Self-Doubt

Holla students and past students, first time, here and a past student to be precise😀 Going through the four walls of school means you will be loaded with memories and experiences. It's a new experience for you, best believe you will laugh, cry, crash out, experiment, learn etc. >So, tell us yours! Whether funny, embarrassing, or inspiring, tell us about your school experience that you will never forget. I had so many experiences as a student, some good, some cute, some bad, some ugly, some embarrassing each showing me a part of school I never knew existed and adding to the plethora of experiences I have already gathered.  [source](https://pixabay.com/photos/lecture-student-university-385357/) While I have so many experiences and would love to share them with you all, for the sake of this post I will be sharing just one. My most inspiring moment as a student back then was defending my project. I don't know about others but my project landed me in depression. I cried for days because I was unable to get it right and my project supervisor didn’t make it any easier. With everything that happened during the preparation phase, I wasn't expecting my project defense to go smoothly. I had given up every thought of acing my defense and at that point, I just wanted to get it over with and move on with my life or so I thought.  [source](https://pixabay.com/photos/student-typing-keyboard-text-woman-849824/) On the day of the defense, I was so scared. My heart was beating so fast and loud that I thought the person next to me could hear it. I knew I was screwed that day as my final approved chapters didn't end up exactly how I wanted them to, so it made preparation difficult. When it was my turn to defend I suddenly became cold and I could hear my voice crack. I couldn't recognize the voice I was hearing and I sounded unsure at the beginning. It was hard at first until I got a glimpse of two of my lecturers nodding their heads. I was surprised that people could make sense of the gibberish I was saying and in no time I regained my confidence. A part of me was screaming "Go girl you are making sense!” And I slowly became intentional of the "sense" I was making and the words began to flow effortlessly, in no time I was demonstrating and carefully walking them through the details of my project, explaining concepts, citing examples, and weaving them together to buttress my point.  [source](https://pixabay.com/photos/applause-applaud-acclamation-2371006/) Halfway through, they were clapping, Lol, it felt surreal! I had to keep my emotions in check before I lost it. How and where I got the confidence to defend my project and to impress my lecturers and professors is something I still can’t wrap my head around. I finished and I was applauded and got amazing feedback. Truly, God did it! I left the auditorium feeling proud and grateful. To top it all off, one of our professors requested I give him a copy of my work and asked that I sign my autograph on it. Hehehe that was my first real autograph since the ones I had signed previously in my life were mostly jokes. So yeah, my project defense day was one memorable day for me. If you are a student and you would love to share your funny, inspiring, or embarrassing, experience with us, do well to subscribe to the Hive Student Community and share your story with us. **Thanks for stopping by** **Loads of Love🥰🥰** **XOXO**