It's pretty easy to understand what causes nervousness: It's what we feel in the absence of self-confidence. So, the best way to stop feeling nervous is to seek the truth about yourself, about your unrealized talents and potential. You might notice that this means that you don't have to add anything to who you are, but rather, you've got to subtract the thoughts that make you feel limited.

There you have it: Ridding yourself of nervous reactions is a matter of subtraction, not addition. Most feelings of nervousness are based on erroneous notions that make you feel incapable of handling life situations -- be it with business matters, at home with your family or recovering from an illness.

Although nervousness is felt in the body, it actually exists in the mind. It's a consequence of false beliefs of weakness. These beliefs bubble up from your deep subconscious during trying moments. So –- what to do about it? The first step is accepting that "the enemy is within." Here are five tips that can help you banish nervousness from your psychic system:

5 Tips For Combatting Nervousness by Rob White

GPS Guide: Rob White's Tips For Combatting Nervousness

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Author's Bio: 

Rob White is an author, storyteller & philosopher. Rob created RobWhiteMedia.com as a way to provide individuals with all the resources they need to wake up to the power of WOW. Rob has dedicated his life to inspire individuals to realize and accomplish their own life goals by providing seminars, workshops, videos, articles, blogs, books and original animation shorts.

Rob is the author of 180, a guide to achieving “inner strength and outer freedom”, and A Second Chance at Success: Remarkably Simple Ways to Open Your life to Opportunities and Turn Past Mistakes Into Lasting Confidence, Happiness and Success. Rob is regularly featured on the Huffington Post and his original articles are published in dozens of print and online publications.

From his modest beginnings in a small town in Western Massachusetts, he built a multi-million dollar bi-coastal real estate business and went on to become a successful restaurateur. Rob is an expert in the fields of personal and professional growth. Drawing on 30 years of experience researching and testing myriad methods and tools for success, he has developed a concise and enriching program that unlocks the true power of human potential.