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Fear and anxiety aren’t the same thing. But to many of us, it seems like they are.

Especially when the thought of calling a potential client makes your heart beat faster, your palms sweat, your eyes water, and your throat close up.

Our lives might not actually be in danger when we’re calling a client, but for someone who’s just getting started as a freelancer, it can certainly feel like it.

Here are seven real things I did to overcome my fear of freelancing: