The 4 Types of Courage
Recently I saw a documentary about a guy called Dean Potter. Dean is a mountaineer who specialises in an art called slack rope walking or ‘slacklining’ for short. Simply put, this is a sort of tightrope walk between peaks on a mountain, often with no safety line or parachute. See him in action here. For mere mortals like us, this level of courage seems to border on the...
Read More39 Ways To Conquer Fear
On Saturday 20 March I delivered a 1-day workshop at Queen’s University called To Boldly Go: How To Be Fearless. Since you ask, it went well, thanks very much. In it, I explored 39 techniques to help participants overcome everyday fear and build their confidence. Many of them I have used myself; some I’m still practising. As I told the class, some techniques might seem to...
Read MoreHow To Be Fearless
In the summer of 2008 I wrote a blog called How To Be Brave. It proved to be one of our most popular blogs hit-wise. So I followed it up with How To Be Brave: The Return. Now I’m aiming at an all-out workshop on the topic! So on Saturday 20 Feb 10 2010 I’ll be delivering a 1-day workshop at Queen’s University called To Boldly Go: How to Be Fearless. Here’s the...
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