Dude, you crack me up. . .
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I don't have the experience of your average 40 year old and in fact I have less experience than your average 21 year old.
Do you also believe every fisherman who tells you that he caught a 1,000 lb. Blue Marlin? Your average 21 year old is either a virgin or a kid who lost his virginity with the "fun girl" in school while she was drunk. There are very, very, very few 21 year olds who possess any game beyond, "Do I look like a drug dealer to you? Is kissing cheating?" And obviously, in terms of "life experience" you're way ahead.
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However, I do have a level of maturity that you would expect from a 40 yar old but it doesn't benefit me in social situations.
This is good. So you know that you are mature. Now all you have to do is ALLOW it to benefit you in social situations. It's up to you.
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I went to see my boss the other morning to claim some expenses for my glasses which were broken at work, and I still had that feeling in my stomach that I had as a child when being sent to the headmaster's office at school.
So what? Did you or did you not get your glasses? Do you think pro athletes don't get butterflies when they run to the field? EVERYBODY gets those "feelings" but we interpret them differently. For some reason, our culture seems to think that "nervousness" is a bad while, "confidence" is a good. Thus, many of us seem to carry a hatred for "nervousness". There's NOTHING bad about it. You feel nervous and YOU'RE the one who is telling yourself, "This is bad, this is bad." Instead, just laugh and enjoy it. Just follow through with what you have to do. You felt nervous but you still conversed with you boss. That feeling you have inside you is a reminder that you're not dead.