Nerve by Taylor Clark is a great read. It is an entertaining and insightful look into fear. He shares some key methods to deal with fear, anxiety, and stress. I didn’t say overcome fear because our fears are here to stay (for the most part). The hero’s of the world acknowledge the fear and move forward with it.

Lesson #4: Redirect your focus.
“…the culprit in cases of meltdown under pressure isn’tfear but misdirected focus: we turn our attention inward and grow preoccupied with worries about results, which undercuts our true abilities. Clutch athletes and cool-headed heros concentrate on the present moment and on the task at hand, a habit we can all develop through practice…psychologists say that even pausing a few times a day and being present for a moment with what’s going on around you (rather than with the monologue in your head) can help you to better inhabit the current moment.