It’s okay to borrow courage from a friend. Go together. Next time, you’ll lend it to someone.

Nerve is not something you have to generate alone. Two people walking into the same room split the fear between them, which is why the club, the gym, the party and the waiting room are all easier with somebody beside you. Using that is not a weaker version of being brave. It is the arrangement people have always used.

Ask someone to come with you to the thing you keep putting off, and be specific about what you need them to do. Then remember the debt, because in a few months somebody will need you to walk in with them.