Take a moment to reflect on these kinds of interactions in your own work. What prevents you from speaking with assertiveness and authority in those situations? Here are the most frequent fears: · Fear of being wrong. · Fear of being embarrassed. · The assumption that other people’s ideas are better. · Fear of people seeing you’re nervous. · Fear of being challenged in front of others and “losing.” See any you like? Want to take them all home with you? Here’s the fundamental truth about fear. Fear unchallenged grows stronger and eventually controls you. Fear faced dissolves as your power grows
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