by Bill Treasurer | Jun 7, 2017 | Personal Growth
A lot has been written about the natural tendency to fear the unknown. In my opinion, the first (and perhaps best) description of this phenomenon comes from the 4000-yearold masterpiece of Plato. In The Republic, Socrates (an early Right Risk-taker) describes fear as...
by Bill Treasurer | May 26, 2017 | Personal Growth
Morning weddings are more vibrant than those held in the afternoon. In the morning, flowers radiate with more intensity, people smile wider, and the sun is more forgiving. In Jacksonville, Florida, where summer temperatures can reach into the 90s before noon, getting...
by Bill Treasurer | Dec 8, 2016 | Courageous Leadership
Despite the overwhelming evidence about fear and its debilitating impacts on performance, many leaders still resort to stoking people’s fears to get work done. Don’t let fear rule your organization. Given how damaging fear is in the workplace, it is useful to...
by Bill Treasurer | Feb 9, 2016 | Courageous Leadership
Many leaders are trying to lead people who are too comfortable doing things the way they’ve always done, and too afraid to do things differently. Some of the team is too comfortable, some are too afraid, and many are both. Comfort and fear are damaging in the...
by Bill Treasurer | Jan 26, 2016 | Personal Growth
Fear and excitement prompt the same neurological responses and are important when trying to build your confidence. Think for a moment about what happens to you physiologically when you are really, really afraid. Your heart races, your palms sweat, your breath gets...
