Courage gets louder with company. Find one friend who’ll try the scary thing with you.

Nerve is easier to find when it is shared, and one other person is usually enough. Having somebody next to you removes the part of fear that is about being watched on your own. It also makes backing out harder in a useful way, because now someone is expecting you. Two people trying something awkward look like a plan; one person looks like a dare.

Name the thing you keep postponing, then name one friend who might want it too. Ask them this week, with an actual day attached rather than someday.