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Anxious or Excited?
Same energy, different label.
Your heart races. Your stomach flips. Your breath gets shallow. Is that anxiety, or is that excitement? In your body, they feel almost exactly the same.
The difference is the story you tell about it. Anxiety says something bad is about to happen. Excitement says something is about to happen and I am ready.
You do not have to fake calm. The next time that energy shows up before something big, try telling yourself, I am excited. Sometimes the only thing standing between fear and aliveness is the word you choose.
Hold onto this
The energy is the same. You get to name it.