How to Overcome the Fear of Doing Something New

Help Wanted

Money News Network

Education, Business, Self-improvement

4.7 • 441 Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2023

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

If you’ve ever wished there was a hack to help when the fear of trying something new hits, you’re in luck! Jason shares how, through an awkward first date and some advice from Ryan Reynolds, he discovered a magic phrase that will help you get through the first-time jitters.

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by Pepsi Max.
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0:26.6	The verification goes to Pepsi.co.uk forward slash FAQ.
0:40.6	This is Help Wanted, the show that tackles all the big work questions you cannot ask anyone
0:45.7	else.
0:46.7	I'm Jason Feiffer, Editor-in-Chief of Entrepreneur Magazine.
0:49.0	And I'm Money Expert, Nicole Laughter.
0:50.6	The helpline is open.
0:54.7	You've heard of FOMO, of course, the fear of missing out, but have you heard of FOMO,
0:59.4	the fear of not missing out, aka the fear of actually doing the thing of throwing yourself
1:04.8	in there, despite maybe not feeling at all prepared of doing something new for the first
1:10.1	time.
1:11.1	How do you do that?
1:12.4	It's really scary, but I have some advice.
1:15.6	Some advice from Ryan Reynolds, among others.
1:18.8	And that stuff has really helped me throw myself into very unfamiliar situations.
1:24.1	I think it can help you.
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