Most people experience fear and anxiety when approaching risk, even if it's a risk they're absolutely willing to take. This whole "fear means you're not ready" meme only discourages people experiencing normal human emotion.
Well, screw that. If you feel fear, remember that all of us do, and if you're ready go for it! Don't let other folks tell you the stars will align and you'll magically "feel right" because you won't and it's no reason to hold back.
You are taking fear as a sign of shyness, which is a romantic view of what it really is. Fear results out of a subjective mismatch of your own perceived skills vs. the task ahead.
If in doubt (fear), you should probably spend more time and resources working on your skill set and finding out how (and if) you can be up to the task.
While "Just go for it" will certainly do if you know the guy personally and you're convinced that all he need is encouragement, generally stated (like in this thread) it is bad advice lacking both facts and perspective.
Most people experience fear and anxiety when approaching risk, even if it's a risk they're absolutely willing to take. This whole "fear means you're not ready" meme only discourages people experiencing normal human emotion.
Well, screw that. If you feel fear, remember that all of us do, and if you're ready go for it! Don't let other folks tell you the stars will align and you'll magically "feel right" because you won't and it's no reason to hold back.