{"id":7367,"date":"2017-04-09T17:35:56","date_gmt":"2017-04-09T17:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/succeedint.com\/?post_type=event_listing&#038;p=7367"},"modified":"2026-03-15T00:37:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T00:37:58","slug":"believe","status":"publish","type":"event_listing","link":"https:\/\/succeedint.com\/?event_listing=believe","title":{"rendered":"BELIEVE!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>April 9, 2017 | Texas<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Delivered a competitive speech titled <i>BELIEVE!<\/i> at an <span class=\"s1\"><b>Toastmasters International<\/b><\/span> Area-level speech contest, earning <span class=\"s1\"><b>Second Place<\/b><\/span> in my first-ever attempt at competitive speaking.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">The speech wove together a powerful global narrative and a deeply personal journey, exploring the transformative power of belief in the face of adversity. Through storytelling, contrast, and emotional resonance, the talk highlighted courage, resilience, and the choice to rise beyond fear and circumstance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">This milestone marked a defining moment in my speaking journey\u2014moving from practice to performance, and from personal expression to recognized impact\u2014reinforcing my commitment to using voice, story, and belief as catalysts for inspiration and change.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2017011\" src=\"https:\/\/succeedint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/B_1.jpg\" alt=\"BELIEVE! speech \u2013 Area-level Toastmasters contest\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2017012\" src=\"https:\/\/succeedint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/B_5.jpg\" alt=\"On-stage speaking moment during BELIEVE! speech\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2017013\" src=\"https:\/\/succeedint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/B_3.jpg\" alt=\"Second Place recognition at Toastmasters Area Contest\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7370,"template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"event_listing_category":[],"event_listing_type":[],"class_list":["post-7367","event_listing","type-event_listing","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/succeedint.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/event_listing\/7367","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/succeedint.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/event_listing"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/succeedint.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/event_listing"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/succeedint.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/succeedint.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"event_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/succeedint.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fevent_listing_category&post=7367"},{"taxonomy":"event_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/succeedint.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fevent_listing_type&post=7367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}