The apprehension you feel might signal a lack of preparedness, not a lack of readiness. If that is the case, you can appease your anxiety with thorough preparation. But don’t expect to eliminate all doubts and jittery nerves. That sort of thinking leads to what I call the zero-risk fallacy: you want a guarantee that nothing troublesome or unexpected will come up once you get going. There are no such guarantees in life. There is always uncertainty, especially when you’re dealing with other human beings.
