Just like Brandon talking to strangers, the first few times will be the most difficult. Experience hasn’t yet balanced out our fearful imaginings of all possible worst-case scenarios. So while you’re in the tough early stages, base your achievement on what you do rather than how you feel. You were anxious and you said hi. You were sweating bullets and you asked for a raise. You didn’t have the perfect answer ready and you raised your hand. You felt like throwing up and you asked her out. Your anxiety isn’t credible, so don’t ask it for feedback. Instead, look at what you did. Let your
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