I don?t see much harm in being a constant encourager...though I don?t often do so. All that Allie and others are saying is that your fears are something that comes from within. Its absolutely true that the vast majority of SAs do not give a hoot what any of us buys, nor does it matter if a rare exception might be offended. The fear is not much different than stage fright. Some of us, myself included, never quite fully get over stepping on a stage to speak or perform. But we learn to manage our fears and our apprehensions. In doing so, we achieve things that fear would otherwise have prevented.
