New is not comfortable. I've been coming back to the below from Seth Godin's What to do When It's Your Turn a lot lately. I'm working hard on embracing stupid. It's not easy though.
Shame loves a perfectionist and so I'm fighting against my natural tendencies to hide a bit from situations where I know I won't be perfect right now.
Stupid is a good thing. It's good to be doing something you know you won't always (or maybe even often right now) have the right answer for.
If I keep saying it and keep throwing myself into it, I think I'll really believe this. No one ever looks down on a grade two learning a new concept, so why am I so hard on myself when I'm learning new things. I'm going to try channeling my inner teacher and loving superpowers to encourage myself to keep daring and embracing stupid.
Being a Force for Good 