Recently, I was nearing the end of hectic week of speaking events and it was obvious I was getting sick with a sinus infection.

What began as a raspy voice when I started the speech turned into a whisper by the end of it. By the time I got home that evening, my voice was completely gone. What started as a sinus infection, manifested into a double ear infection, lead to swollen, irritated throat and eventually total laryngitis.

Today, I share the five lessons I learned from losing my voice.