Write down the worst case scenario. At least once a week, I am afraid I am going broke. I have been nearly broke many times since starting my companies. It’s not fun! But now it is an irrational fear. I am not going broke, but at least once a week, I wake up in the middle of the night certain I have no money left. It used to consume me (more), but now I merely write down all of the things that would happen if I did lose all my money. The list would look like: I’d have to move in with friends or family (not so bad to spend time with those you love), I’d have to get a job (not so bad to be employable), I’d have to travel less (but would still live in a safe country with clean water and food). You get the point. When you write down all the worst case scenarios, you quickly realize it’s not that bad. That relieves my anxiety a lot.
Conserve energy. I used to run around and talk to anyone who would listen. I made friends everywhere. I said yes to everything. I ran out of steam. I was distracted and high strung. I still like to be spontaneous and social, but I conserve energy for the things I find extraordinary whenever possible. If I have to chose between going to a club I have been to before on a Friday night, or going to bed early to be rested for a speech I have to give the next day, I will rest. In the past, I would have done both, but now I conserve energy and put it towards experiences or people that have a high chance of making my life even more extraordinary.