You're gonna have to push past your fears, fail over and over again and make a habit of doing things you're not so comfy doing. [...]
As challenging as this may sound, it's nowhere near as brutal as waking up in the middle of the night feeling like someone parked a car on your chest, crushed under the realization that your life is zooming by and you have yet to start living it in a way that has any real meaning to you.