When it was time to crown Israel’s first king, Saul was hiding among the luggage. Even called people get scared.

Being chosen does not feel like confidence. When the moment arrived he was hiding behind the baggage, which is a very undignified detail to have been recorded and a reassuring one. Fear is not evidence that you got the wrong idea about yourself or your abilities. Most people who end up doing something significant spend the opening stretch wanting to be somewhere else entirely.

If you are avoiding something you suspect is yours to do, take the first small step this week while still frightened. Send the message, sign up, say you will do it. Courage turns up afterwards, if at all.