Shola has a very responsible position as a software engineer in a growing tech startup, but feels he is unable to advance his career because of his inability to contribute in their weekly group meetings.
He would only sit and watch as ideas are being exchanged from one side of the table to the other, while his very lips are sealed as if there is an "evostic gum" in between them.
Deep down, he wants to be able to stand up, make a presentation about one of the ideas, and then wow everyone.... But the discord in his head won't allow that to happen.
Anxiety, fear, and its supporting emotions are as real as joy, happiness and excitement. Being able to handle it in the moment takes practice.
A Stoic once said, "Man is not worried by real problems so much as by his imagined anxieties about real problems”
If anxieties and fear hold you back...let me know in the comments if we could setup a conversation between you and I.