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Do the Thing that Makes You Feel Uncomfortable
In a week it won’t anymore
A week ago I’d owned a car for 24 hours. I tried to ignore the anxiety thumping in my chest and went for a five minute drive. I’m not even kidding. I drove out of my road, circled a roundabout and came home.
I had to sit down for an hour to get my heart back to resting rate.
Fast forward to today and I’m making a 3-hour playlist for a 100-mile journey I’m driving tomorrow. Just me, my car and a lot of music.
How did I go, in one week, from being terrified of a five minute drive to feeling minimal trepidation about a 100-mile journey?
It’s simple but it can be applied to anything you are afraid of.
No One is Coming to Do it For You
I know a woman that screams when she sees a slug. Is she really afraid of slugs? I don’t think so. The exaggerated reaction is funny the first time, after that? Not so much.
When you are afraid of something that you will absolutely come into contact with regularly, you have two options. You can clutch onto the fear and let it define you for the rest of your life. Or you put the work in and get the hell over it.
I’ve done both.
