is anxiety necessary to become great?
i personally don't see a way a person can become great without anxiety. it's very rare that someone makes drastic changes without feeling some kind of discomfort. if you're fat and happy, there are not many arguments to be made as to why you should go out and fight the world head on.
i unfortunately know anxiety's paralyzing nature very well, but if you can get passed the inaction, anxiety can be one of your best assets. while you're progressing through the world, accidents will happen, really awful people will try to take you down, and you will make mistakes, but a healthy dose of anxiety will certainly reduce the likelihood of something like this happening.
you certainly have to keep your eyes wide open. you have no idea what God has in store for you, nature does what it does. apart from that, people are snakes, and they will treat you in ways that will shock you. when you deal with people and there comes a time that trust is necessary, always hedge your bets, cover your ass, but with a smile. you cannot make it seem like you do not trust the other person, but in things like business transactions especially, you absolutely CANNOT trust anyone. any business that runs on trust won't last very long.
i truly understand that this is much easier said than done, but you have to use anxiety to your advantage. being laid back is good for being liked, but not for getting what you want, or doing what you need to do.