On Fear Setting

For the past few weeks, I’ve been procrastinating on organizing a launch party for my menswear newsletter.

After some reflection, I realized that my procrastination came from a place of fear. I was scared of putting myself out there, I was scared of being judged, I was scared of failing.

I recalled an exercise I did years ago that inspired me to take a semester off school to write, a decision that changed my life. The exercise was called Fear Setting, and the idea was to reflect on the risks, how to mitigate them, and the cost of inaction.

After performing that exercise, I realized there was little downside and huge upside to hosting this party.

The fear subsided, turning into excitement instead.

It’s now clear what I need to do.