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February 6, 2019
4 Quick Leadership Tactics to Conquer Fears and Doubts
4 Quick Tactics to Conquer Fears and Doubts – These might be just what is needed to help take your fearful thoughts and actions captive and reach new milestones –
Fear is Normal—Learn to Proactively Manage It. We can train and equip ourselves to make logical choices that manage our fears (instead of our fears managing us). Oppositely, fear of failure not managed can cause all sorts of problems as mentioned above.
When Fear Hits, Stick With Your Values and Principles. Even when we’re overwhelmed, we still have choices about how we’ll respond. Once a leader clarifies what is really important, he or she can make courageous choices to achieve goals even when faced with doubts and fears.
Be Willing to Suffer for the Right Causes. Great achievements are generally the culmination of a lot of delayed gratification, making hard choices and doing hard things—and yes, suffering. So when you look ahead at your goals, consider your passion for them and be willing to sacrifice.
Don’t Fight Fear Alone. We need connection to others who can support us with wisdom and encouragement. Mutual support is the critical need of every warrior and every person who is fighting the battles of life. Engage with your key support team.
Fears and doubts are part of life and especially a big part of leadership. Thankfully, we have ways to manage them. Lean into the pain of your fear and do the right thing—believe in yourself—I believe in you. Please comment on your wisdom and experience too – thank you
Read the entire article on this topic – “What’s Your Natural Behavior When Fear and Doubt Strikes?”
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February 5, 2019
Fill-in-the-Blank – “When I’m nervous or fearful about a situation…”
Fill-in-the-Blank –
“When I’m nervous or fearful about a situation, the way that I build courage is to _______________________________________.”
Please post your responses below – thank you
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February 3, 2019
On This Day in Leadership History, February 3rd
On this day in leadership history in 1862, Thomas Edison printed the “Weekly Herald” and distributed it to train passengers traveling between Port Huron and Detroit, MI. It was the first time a newspaper had been printed on a train.
What’s the leadership lesson? As a leader, what is something in your everyday use and process that you can re-invent and/or improve? Look for opportunities to change and innovate.
Weekly Herald Story – Rutgers University
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February 1, 2019
Leading with Honor Wisdom for Today, February 1, 2019
“Honor bespeaks worth. Confidence begets trust. Service brings satisfaction. Cooperation proves the quality of leadership.” – James Cash Penney
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January 31, 2019
Giving Back – Air Warrior Courage Foundation
Giving Back! One of Leading with Honor’s favorite nonprofit organizations in the Air Warrior Courage Foundation.
It was formed by military aviators to “care for our own,” their mission and focus is on active duty, guard, reserve, and retired military personnel and their families needing financial assistance for medical, educational, and other extraordinary expenses not covered by other military, veterans’, or charitable institutions.
Please learn more about their fantastic on their website – thank you
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January 29, 2019
Article – What’s Your Natural Behavior When Fear and Doubt Strike?
You’re in the midst of a situation or challenge that instills fear. What do you do? In the animal kingdom, fear produces a “fight or flight” response, and it’s true with people, too. But honorable leaders see fear coming and know how to handle it, right? Regardless of your natural behavior, the biggest challenge for many of us is going to be our doubts and fears. Let’s explore this idea.
I use both terms because some people aren’t able to acknowledge their fears, but they will admit to having doubts. For most situations, I treat them equally because they’re often the same and both can undermine success.
Fear Roots and Causes
Beyond the obvious, fear is often at the root of emotions like anger, shame, guilt, and pride (false pride or hubris).
“Leadership fears termite our self-confidence and torpedoes our personal and professional relationships, further undermining our success and goals.” [Tweet This]
Doubts and fears can also cause procrastination and resistance to reasonable and needed risk-taking, and stymie initiative to overcome obstacles and achieve success. How have other people managed fear in the past? I witnessed it firsthand.
Fear in the POW Camps
As you might expect, fear in the POW camps of Vietnam was never more than one thought away. During my first three years when torture was an ongoing tactic, all it took were the sounds of rattling jailer keys at odd hours to create an avalanche of fear.
Even in the best times, isolation, loneliness, and poor health without medical care could raise doubts that could blossom into full-blown fear. In time, together we learned some tactics to combat doubts and fear that have universal application.
If you’re a leader in the midst of a challenge or battle, if your goals are being threatened, or if you’re not sure whether your new ideas will be accepted, be encouraged and take heart from the wisdom of the POW camps.
Also, be aware of your natural behavior—are you more trusting or less trusting? Are you more skeptical or less skeptical? We use our Leadership Behavior DNA assessment to help leaders pinpoint their natural strengths and struggles in these areas so that they better manage them.
4 Tactics to Conquer Fears and Doubts
These tactics might be just what is needed to help take your fearful thoughts and actions captive and reach new milestones –
Fear is Normal—Learn to Proactively Manage It.
Fear can help us deal with legitimate external threats as well as trigger adrenalin and other chemicals that help us. We can train and equip ourselves to make logical choices that manage our fears (instead of our fears managing us).
More recently, in the last twenty years my fear of failure was one of several motivators that helped me author five published books. Oppositely, fear of failure not managed can cause all sorts of problems as mentioned above.
When Fear Hits, Stick With Your Values and Principles.
Even when we’re overwhelmed, we still have choices about how we’ll respond. Once a leader clarifies what is really important, he or she can make courageous choices to achieve goals even when faced with doubts and fears.
The lesson I learned (and can see it operating in all successful people) is that we must be willing to suffer to be who we are called to be and to achieve our most important goals. Need a set of values? Download the free Honor Code.
Be Willing to Suffer for the Right Causes.
Great achievements are generally the culmination of a lot of delayed gratification, making hard choices and doing hard things—and yes, suffering. So when you look ahead at your goals, consider your passion for them. Is your passion and commitment strong enough that you’re willing to suffer to achieve them? If so, then you’ll be able to lean into your doubts and fears to do what is needed.
But to ultimately get results and achieve our goals, we must also balance and value the importance of strong relationships. This point leads to the last tactic.
Don’t Fight Fear Alone.
We need connection to others who can support us with wisdom and encouragement.
“Mutual support is the critical need of every warrior and leader who is fighting the battles of life” [Tweet This]
Engage with your key support team to help you courageously lean into the pain of your doubts and fears. As a leader, you also have the power to create this culture of support.
Fears and doubts are part of life and especially a big part of leadership. Thankfully, we have ways to manage them. Lean into the pain of your fear and do the right thing—believe in yourself—I believe in you.
LE
What’s Your Natural Strengths and Struggles When Fear Strikes?
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The Personality Trait That Makes People Feel Comfortable Around You
Do you anyone with positive “affective presence” that are easy to be around and oil the gears of social interactions? If so, they’re gold in a team or organization! How do they do it? And is it natural or learned behavior?
Interesting article—please check it out on the Atlantic website and post your comments – thank you
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January 27, 2019
On This Day in Leadership History, January 27th
On this day in leadership history in 1888, The National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, DC “to increase and diffuse geographic knowledge”. Today, National Geographic’s various media properties reach more than 280 million people monthly.
What’s the leadership lesson? As an honorable leader, make it a goal that your work tries to benefit society in general as much as your own personal endeavors.
National Geographic Society – Wikipedia
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January 25, 2019
Leading with Honor Wisdom for Today, January 25, 2019
“Day-to-day #courage is the type that truly builds honorable #leadership and outcomes, and it’s a personal responsibility that we all must embrace.” – Lee Ellis
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January 24, 2019
Latest Book Recommendation – “No Matter What”
The Latest Leadership Recommendation from Lee’s Bookshelf – “No Matter What: The 10 Commitments of Accountability” by Sam Silverstein. This book starts with a simple “Yes” that forms a commitment you make to yourself and to the people around you. Rather than punitive and causing burden, it will help you harness the power of commitments to get results.
Please learn more on the GoodReads website.
And if you’ve read this book, please comment below – thank you!
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