CHAPTER 8

Disarming Fear

A formidable impediment to achieving your best as a CEO or leader can be fear. A lack of confidence in one’s own abilities can cause leaders to play small. The limiting belief that one does not have the resources to handle a crisis or unanticipated results of one’s choices leaves leaders standing at the back of the stage rather than stepping into the limelight. Learn how recognized leaders Giuliani and Merkel elevated their credibility when responding to crises.

Unlocking the Door to the Prisons in Your Mind

Fears fall into a variety of categories: limiting beliefs, rational/logical fears, and irrational fears that often include phobias.

Limiting Beliefs

You may believe that you are not an articulate communicator and, ...

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