I didn't lose my voice... I muted my own microphone!!

When I was a sophomore in high school, I majorly botched the National Anthem at a high school Varsity football game. I actually sang the same line of the song twice and it was incredibly embarrassing. Within a few days of handling the teasing and mocking that ensued, I decided that I would never EVER sing again in public as long as I live. That might sound #dramatic but I made that decision and didn't sing again in public until I was thirty three years old. 

Often, when I tell this story, I tell people that this embarrassing high school memory was the start of losing my voice. However, as I was thinking about this memory today, I realized that I didn't lose my voice... I muted my own microphone. I actually made the decision to mute my own voice and the thoughts, ideas and talent that I had to share with the world. 

Have you ever muted your own mic?