Participating in any activity when feeling anxious will undoubtedly be less enjoyable (at first) than it could have been if you were feeling calm. Nevertheless, next time you experience anxiety say to yourself: “My anxiety is just a bully. It can’t truly stop me from what I’m doing!” and just show up and be as present as you can, until it goes away. Just like a bully’s loud voice, you can acknowledge anxiety playing in the background and choose to keep your eyes on the ball. When anxiety does not achieve its goal to keep you preoccupied, like any other bully, it will go away, defeated.