Nick Wignall: Don’t be anti‑anxiety. Be pro‑confidence.

“Don’t be anti‑anxiety. Be pro‑confidence.”
What if the knot in your stomach during your big pitch isn’t a warning light — but an engine revving to launch? On this episode of Doing Business With a Servant’s Heart, host Steve Ramona sits down with anxiety‑expert Nick (PhD) who reframes the way we think about fear in business and life.
Nick enters as the mentor in our story: a passionate psychologist dedicated to helping high‑performers build confidence — not by eliminating anxiety, but by befriending it. We meet him at a turning point: a successful executive paralyzed by “what ifs,” safety blankets and Xanax. We feel the tension of every meeting he dreaded, every mic he feared, every “What if I fail?” echo in his mind. The sensory details are vivid: the sweaty palms backstage, the racing heart before the spotlight, the voice in his head saying “someone will notice I’m afraid.”
Then comes the breakthrough moment: a small step, one courage-filled choice to leave the Xanax in the car, to say “I’m anxious, but I’m here anyway,” to reframe anxiety as adrenaline. We feel the shift — not the relief of fear gone, but the liberation of fear being used as fuel.
And now we invite you, the listener, into your own story. How will you approach YOUR next meeting, pitch, conversation with a servant’s heart and the unshakable knowledge that what you feel isn’t your enemy? How will you show up — not just to win business — but to serve yourself and others in the process?
P.S. Your next act of small courage matters: speak the truth of your nerves, feel them fully, and still step into the meeting. You’ll be surprised at how far your heart and your business can go when you do.

Guest Bio:
Nick is a licensed psychologist, speaker and coach who left behind the comfort of academic theory to work directly with high‑achieving leaders wrestling with anxiety, performance pressure and self‑doubt. With a warm, straight‑talking style, he helps people transform their relationship to nervousness—from avoidance to ally—and reclaim confidence in business and life. Today he writes a weekly newsletter, The Friendly Mind, and guides clients to build new habits rooted in presence, not panic.

https://www.thefriendlymind.com/

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