In getting to know "The Oracle of Omaha," I learned something incredibly surprising: Up until the age of 20, he had a fear of public speaking.
"Just the thought of it made me physically ill," the billionaire shares in his "Getting There" essay.
Who would have thought that one of the most successful investors in the world once had a fear of public speaking?
During Buffett's time at Columbia Business School, he saw an ad in the paper for a Dale Carnegie public speaking course for college students.
"So again, I saw the ad in the paper and went down to sign up; but this time, I handed the instructor $100 in cash.