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This is a repost from 2014. There is now a sequel, Diving In.\u00a0 P.S. These are NOT my feet!;)<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Several years ago I realized that fear of conflict with certain individuals was holding me back from being the person I wanted to be. It was like fearing a shadow when the shadow appears 10 times larger than the actual object it represents.<\/p>\n

So I did two things: First, I finally killed the tiger that had been dogging my dreams for years. I literally beat my dream tiger over the head with the butt of a rifle (because, of course, in dreams the bullets come out in slow motion) while yelling, \u201cDie you stupid beast! Die! Die! Die!\u201d When I woke up I exclaimed (to no one in particular) \u201cI Killed the tiger!\u201d<\/p>\n

That was a landmark moment for my psyche. I started to wonder: what else can I conquer?<\/p>\n

So the second thing I did \u2013 and continue to this day, was to force myself every time I swim at a local pool to jump off the high board at least once. I mean the 12 to 15 foot one that causes me to get vertigo when my fear of heights sets in.<\/p>\n

What is it about that practice? It\u2019s the act of continuing to climb and to walk without hesitation right over the edge of one of my creepiest fears. It means, yea I\u2019m scared as heck but I\u2019ll do it anyway. Hey, I survived it again.<\/p>\n

There is something about this activity that has slowly rewired my brain to keep walking even when I\u2019m quaking inside. Keep walking through to that difficult conversation that must be had. Keep walking through to that financial venture that may succeed or may bust. Keep walking through the many nay-sayers until I get to my one needed \u201cYay-sayer\u201d.<\/p>\n

Leadership and courage go hand in hand. That doesn’t mean you don’t gave to go through a process nor does it suggest you will eliminate fear. It\u00a0does<\/em> mean that you meet that fear with forward momentum.<\/p>\n

T.D. Jakes said, \u201cYou cannot conquer what you will not confront\u201d. This goes from conquering a fear of heights or of public speaking to being the first Chinese immigrant in your family to succeed in a multi-cultural environment to breaking barriers no one in your age group has ever broken through.<\/p>\n

Do I still get scared up on that high board? You bet! I started doing this challenge late in life so the fear is hard-wired within me.<\/p>\n

But fear no longer stops me<\/i>. That is the victory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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