So there is a meeting i attend that does a karaoke portion for the second half. I ended up driving there with my friend and said i should probably do the song i am the most nervous and least comfortable doing. I've learned to be impeccable with my word, so that made me commit to it. I've also always been so afraid of looking like a fool or weird in front of other people. But last night, i sang a song based on the silence of the lambs, and i did it rather confidently. By willingly confronting that uncomfortability, i gained confidence in myself to handle unintentional embarrassment. A lot of people laughed and im sure a few thought i was weird, but that's alright. I was able to get through it, and i made at least one persons day and confronted a fear.. i had fun doing it. song is called lotion by the greenskeepers.
Fear is only as strong as you are running from it. Just walk into it, it's far less destructive.