Fear exists to keep us alive, right?

We are wired for survival, not success.

And so when we perceive risk, that's our brains trying to keep us alive, putting that fear in our body, because our bodies don't know the difference between public speaking and a line trying to fucking eat you.

What's up, guys? Welcome back to build. And today I want to talk eat you.

What's up, guys?

Welcome back to build.

And today I want to talk about fear.

I was at the hair salon the other day, getting my hair done.

And it's a small salon.

There's just two chairs, and I go there most of the time.

So there's actually another woman in there.

Normally, it's just me.

And I don't really have to think about anybody that I'm talking to or what I'm doing. And I looked over at the stylist who I'm friends with and she kind of looked at me, looked at the girl she was doing her hair as if like, oh, you should talk to her. So then I said, okay, hey, what's your name? I'm Layla. You know, what are you getting ready for today? Because she was getting her hair done and she had her makeup done and she had like an outfit hanging on a rack.

So I knew she was going to go do something. And she said how she used to give me a speech.

And I could tell as I started asking more questions, this like, I want to say it's like a feeling of overwhelm setting in in her face. The more that she talked about, I could tell she got a little antsy.

I saw her foot start tapping.

I saw her, like, fidgeting with her hands.

And I was like, oh, man, she's nervous.

And so I was like, oh, I feel for her because I have had so many times where I'm, you know, a couple hours away from a big talk, a big speech, a big presentation,

and people are talking to me. And it's like, I'm there and I'm like, sure, we're talking,

but like, I'm not actually listening to you. I'm not actually engaged because my brain in the

background is thinking about this upcoming thing that I'm going to present at, this thing I'm

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