Your knees are shaking; you picked the ripped jeans instead of the new Levi's. It's your first day out on the kitchen floor and you end up spilling the last pot of special sauce. It may feel like the end, but it's really not.
You can only do your best, nothing more nothing less. It's better to start out small then branch out later if you have to. People look at failure as a curse when, in actuality, it is more of a blessing. Failure makes you much wiser and stronger as a person.
Even something as simple as asking out a crush is a learning experience, even more, if the person says no. People don't want to take the chance because they are scared they will get a negative response... or no response at all. But that response could lead to greatness in the future.
If this special someone says yes, that's great; now you have someone to watch Netflix with. But if the person says no, that's not a bad thing, either. Now you know what not to do for next time (too many emojis, came on too strong, not enough jokes, etc.).
If you go into your first day or first week of work and it ends up being a complete disaster, that's okay because you still have time to improve. At least you gave it a solid first attempt. Life is too short to worry about what may happen when you have not even done the deed yet. It is only your third job out of the ten or so you will have in your entire life.
I recently bought my first car, a 2004 Honda Civic, and I love the car. But I'm still not the seasoned driver that I want to be. Being able to just drive from work to home is not something most drivers would write home about, but I know my first try on a busy road was not a success. So instead, I'm staying locally and building myself up to the busier roads instead of the other way around.
We don't all move at the same paces and with driving, it's no game. I failed my driving test twice, which made me feel some type of way while my friends were all on the road having the time of their lives. But the extra practice having those first mistakes ingrained in my memory bank forever has only prepared me more for the actual test. Not everyone has it all figured out, even if you're 95 having lived through it all.
I'm not the smartest person or the most athletic or the most socially active, but I do not give up on improving those aspects of myself. There may only be one thing you excel at and that's okay. That one thing can become a learning experience in and of itself.
As an animated wise old man once said, you can't rush art.
Next time you wake up in the middle of the night with cold sweats, just go back to bed and think about all the life experiences you will have when it's all said and done.
