Everything worth doing felt like this

Everything I’ve ever done publicly has felt uncomfortable. Sharing videos, publishing blogs, open sourcing my code, changing jobs / industries publicly, speaking in front of large audiences, this message itself even feels uncomfortable to write.

I know everyone isn’t like this, but I’ve talked to enough people to know that this is a common feeling to have.

What I can say is this: the most important things that have happened in my career and life have been the result of taking action in the face of discomfort. It’s almost a gauge at this point, balancing it with my gut feeling + logic.

If my gut says do it and logically I agree with it, then I do it no matter how uncomfortable it feels. And it’s almost at that point I’ve learned that the more uncomfortable it feels, the more I should do it.

Yes there have been very painful situations that were due to me making very public mistakes, but the good by far has outweighed the bad.

I’m writing this to you but also as a reminder to my future self to stop waiting for the fear to go away, because it doesn’t, we just get better at moving with it.