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The Moth Radio Hour: Guts! Courage.

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I Can't Do It, Just Grow Some Balls, Just Do It

All the food had finished, and I was running out of time. So my parents ordered another plate of sweet and sour pork. And for the next half hour, I ate as slowly as I could, looking at the door. Another half hour pass, and I went, my parents said, look, you've got to go knock on that door or we're going home. And so I walk up the stairs, I stand in front of the door, and again, I can't do it. My knees are shaking, my heart's thumping, and my inner voice starts speaking to me. It says, Come on, just grow some balls. Just do it.

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