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Actions got me to where I am today, but I promise you, those missions and those actions came with plenty of fear. That's a cost of moving forward in pursuit of wins.

“We generate fears while we sit. We overcome them by action.” ⁴

—Henry Link, PhD (1889–1952), psychologist

That night in the church I was scared, but I wasn't petrified. I took action because I knew I had to. I had prepared well for this, having spent long hours practicing building searches and tactical techniques, understanding potential threats on the job, and talking through all of this with my trainers.

There is a first time for everything in life; don't let that scare you away. Whether a challenge is business-related or personal, we all can learn to conquer the fear (the Beast) and earn the win by approaching problems holistically, one step at a time. That's part of being a leader.

In any situation, leaders:

 Assess the situation or the problem and ask themselves, “What is the question that needs to be answered?”

 Answer the question and fix the collapsed points, including weaknesses in the framework.

 Understand the options available and prepare for action.

 Move forward for the win.