The top comment here made a great point - "Let them tell you no, don't reject yourself." People who stutter (PWS) represent 1% of the population so we're constantly surrounded by people who speak differently than us. That wires our brain into thinking the way we speak isn't okay when in fact, there's nothing wrong in speaking the way we do - it's only 1 of 1,000,000,000,000... vulnerabilities in this world. Your goals are awesome. My dad is deaf and wears cochlear implants. Being deaf is also a very challenging and isolating experience and you as a PWS have a lot in common with these folks - the underlying similarity is that being deaf and/or having a stutter can be isolating and challenging. So how do we rewire our brains into accepting these disabilities? Community goes a long way. I just launched the first Slack-based community for professionals who stutter a few months ago. It's completely free and we already have close to 200 members ([www.stutterfreely.com](https://www.stutterfreely.com)) - feel free to join if it interests you. The reason why I mention this is because seeing other professionals who stutter will help you build more acceptance and normalcy in your professional challenges. It's important to not let our stutter define us and seeing other people who aren't letting it define them is a powerful and free way to start building more acceptance in your speech. Kudos to you for posting this here and opening up. Cheers to personal growth in 2023! :)