09/02/2026
🤫From Silence to the World Stage 🌍✨
In 2008, I arrived in the UK with a suitcase, a heavy heart… and almost no English.
I couldn’t express who I was.
I couldn’t say what I felt.
I definitely couldn’t imagine standing on a stage, speaking in English, in front of international audiences.
Back then, my voice lived only inside me.
And yet deep down in my soul I always knew.
-> That my path was to be a speaker, mentor, healer and leader...
-> That one day, my story wouldn’t just be mine, it would be medicine for others ✨️🫂
But knowing your calling doesn’t make the fear disappear 🙄
For years, doubt followed me everywhere:🫱Who do you think you are to speak in English?
🫱Your accent isn’t good enough
🫱You’ll forget your words
🫱People will judge you
So I stayed quiet.
I played small.
I convinced myself I was “not ready yet.”
Still… life kept nudging me forward.
💫I learned the language word by word, mistake by mistake.
💫I healed parts of myself that were afraid of being seen.
💫I wrote a book. In English.
Something I once believed was impossible.
And then came the moment that tested everything.
🎖The Next Top Speaker international tournament.
👀The application alone felt terrifying.
Seven minutes.
Seven minutes to tell a story that carried my transformation.
Seven minutes to stand fully in my truth without hiding.
I almost didn’t apply❗️
The fear was loud❗️
The old voice returned❗️
But this time, something else was louder:
✨ If you don’t do this, you will betray who you came here to be.
✅️So I made a decision.
Not because I was fearless but because I was committed.
✅️Committed to my calling.
✅️Committed to my growth.
✅️Committed to trusting myself, even while shaking.
I said yes.
I showed up.
I spoke.
And today, I’m honored and deeply grateful to share that I am now one of the Top 50 International Next Top Speakers 🏆🏅🎖
Not because I was the best.
Not because I never doubted myself.
But because I chose to walk the path even when it scared me.
🎉This journey reminded me of something I want you to know too:
✨️Your dreams are not random.
✨️Your fears are not stop signs.
They are invitations.
If you feel called to something bigger than you…
If your mind is full of “what if I fail?”
If your heart whispers “this is who you are”…
Listen to your heart 💜
All it takes is:
✅️One decision
✅️One commitment
✅️And the courage to keep going, again and again
You don’t need to be ready.
You just need to begin.
📍If my journey from barely speaking English to standing as an international speaker shows you anything, let it be this:
✨ Your voice matters. Your story heals. And your dreams are possible
This is only the beginning 💫
With Love
Izabela Skarzynska