Bridge Module #3

Facing Your Fears

Do you ever feel afraid? Great leaders are able to identify, name, and leverage their fears in healthy ways to drive performance. Being afraid is a normal response to life on earth. Fear invites us to prepare and deliver. Fear drives action, and often that action requires courage. Using fear strategically helps us avoid panic responses and choose smart ones instead. Deadlines create anxiety that pulls us out of complacency to deliver outcomes. Bottom line is great leaders are able to work through their fear rather than avoid or minimize it.

  1. Learn & Grow

2. Discuss

Q: How do you typically process and manage your feelings of fear and doubt? Do you have a positive and negative example of how you managed your fears during a leadership challenge or crisis?

3. Integrate & Explore

You have already identified your leadership challenge in the opening module, explored its meaning and significance, the consequences of failing, and the benefits of succeeding. We now invite you to begin forming a strategy or plan to get started.

Q: How do you want to accomplish your leadership challenge? Describe the plan and approach you will use to engage and work through your leadership challenge. 

4. Apply & Practice

Remember, every module will end with the offer for you to take this work further in some way.

RESOURCE: 
Recovering Courage is a free five-minute exercise designed by Dr. Rob Murray and Jack Nicholson to help process your fears, faith, and hopes in ways that will better uncover more courage and resilience. CLICK HERE to get started.

EXPLORE: 
The unheard story of David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell & TED Talks. It's a classic underdog tale: David, a young shepherd armed only with a sling, beats Goliath, the mighty warrior. The story has transcended its biblical origins to become a common shorthand for unlikely victory. CLICK HERE to watch.