Has Fear Stymied Your Leadership Courage?
What You Can Learn From a 4th Grader
Building leadership courage is not as mysterious as it sounds.
The 90 second video below is worth it’s weight in gold about moving forward with courage … even amidst fear and panic. You can hear the panic and anxiety in this 4th grader (and also notice her feet).
And you may even notice your own anxiety getting triggered and wondering why she would put herself through such an ordeal. Yet, in the end, she not only overcomes her fear. Notice what she says to herself once landing at the bottom.
- As a leader, what can you learn from this 4th grader?
- How do you think she turned the corner in her mind from being paralyzed by fear to taking action?
Despite what most people think, the event or situation triggering fear is not the culprit holding you or anyone else back. The real culprit is the meaning we give to the “fear triggering” situation or event.
As a result, we actually make fear bigger in her head than the situation calls for.
The breakthrough happens as soon as you change the meaning and then focus on your new desired outcome.
About Denise Corcoran
Denise Corcoran works with CEOs and executive teams seeking rapid growth yet are challenged by the “invisible barriers” that keep them stuck, overwhelmed or in crisis mode. Her company —The Empowered Business — is one of the few companies providing whole brain, strategic solutions for unleashing leadership and organizational potential. Her secret sauce is assisting CEOs and executive teams develop the “X factor” – i.e., the mindset, attitudes and game-changing thinking -- that drives double and triple digit growth … by design.
