Welcome to Let It Be Easy with Susie Moore.

I'm sharing with you a quote today that I can't remember.

I can't remember the source of this quote.

I can't remember what book I read it in.

I'm reading so many books right now.

If you do know, DM me, let me know. But I loved hearing this. I wrote it down and I thought I've

got to share this on the pod. So from my memory, someone was about to do something publicly.

They were, yeah, I think they were going to speak. Yes, the person was going to, maybe this is from

the book, Inner Excellence. I could speak. Yes, the person was going to, maybe this is from the

book, Inner Excellence. I could be wrong. But the person was about to go and speak on stage and they

were really nervous, right? The author of this book or the author of this story was really

nervous before going on stage to address a group. And someone else backstage, so a fellow speaker that day, was a monk.

And the monk could sense this person's nerves. And so they had a little chit-chat, a little

session together. You know, the nervous system, I've heard this,

the best thing for our nervous system is another person. And sometimes the worst thing for our

nervous system is another person. But in this case, it was perfect, right? They could co-regulate.

So this monk said to this speaker, who was nervous? Here it is. They don't need you to perform so they know how good you are

they need you to love them so they know how good they are isn't that beautiful let me reread it and I'll also explain it, okay?

They don't need you to perform for them so they know how good you are. They need you to love them

so they know how good they are. My friends on the podcast a couple days ago, we spoke about the difference

from operating out of ego versus operating out of love. The ego is the part of us that feels

self-conscious. Even the word self-self is in there, right? It's about me. If I'm self-conscious and

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