Worse case scenario, picture it in your head. What did you see? How negative was it? Is it rejection that you fear? Failure? Losing? Where does your mind go when approaching new things? People are plagued by their inner voice. Hardest thing to silence is your own voice, is it really the voice of reason or a lifetime of insecurities surfacing? You will be judged, your own judgement is the one that matters and it can be debilitating to move forward. Can you let it fall on deaf ears? Turn a blind eye?
Success can only happen if you try. If you don’t try or if you do, you succeed or you learn. You might learn you are scared, or that you worry too much about other’s reaction. Push the mute button and go forward. People spend too much time inside their own head, disappointed before they even begin. Just do it, you have nothing to lose, plenty to learn. People will tell you anxiety is crippling, absolutely it is, part of the work is sharing. You need to set the thoughts free. Obviously there is way more to it than that, but getting the thoughts out is a start.
This is not an anxiety talk, that’s a chapter in a book for someone much more qualified than me. This is just a footnote for people that struggle with getting out words that should be said out loud. Ping pong in your brain is tiresome. Things that weigh heavily in your head are often left unsaid, so say them. Purging the mind is as important as purging the clutter. Write them down first if it helps. When it comes to trying new things and the ping pong game starts, go do it. Don’t let the what if’s rob you of living your best life. What’s the worst thing that can happen?
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