Commit to the Mountain [to Become a Braver Human Being]

The fears you don’t face become your walls. And doubts are destroyed by strong action.

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Transcript

The illusion of safety is always more dangerous than the threat of uncertainty. You know, I was in Switzerland skiing. I love skiing. And I was with my favorite ski instructor. He's from New Zealand. His name is Michel Marchand. And he's really helped me take my skiing to a whole new level. I mean, I still have a long way to go, but he did something that terrified me. You know, I generally ski on smaller mountains. And he took me to one of the top mountains in Switzerland.And we went up a tram and then we went on a gondola and we went on to the next level of mountain. And he literally took me to the summit of one of these mountains in Switzerland. And I said, you know, you're going to have me ski down this? And he said, yes, Robin, I'm going to have you ski down this. And I got to tell you, my heart was in my mouth. I mean, you talk about facing your fears. I was like confronting my greatest fear. I actually, I don't know if this will make sense to you, but I thought I was going to get blown off the mountain. And I literally, because I was so scared and terrified, I regressed into beginner mode. And that's what often happens is sometimes, you you're going to face your fears or go to your edges and you're going togo back to being an amateur again. And that's part of the process of mastery. And, you know, he saw how terrified I was and Michelle told me something I'll never forget. He said, number one, he said, Robin, commit to the mountain. And what he was really saying is this, if I committed to the mountain, I would actually get some edging on my skis. And by committing to the mountain, it would actually be safer. And number two, he said, lean into your fear. And I want you to brain tattoo that so you start thinking about it starting today. Lean into your fear. You see, Sam Kean, the great philosopher, said it well. You are caught by what you are running from. And so that project at work that you've been avoiding because you're scared to do it, that actually is where your potential lies. Difficult relationship or maybe it's a difficult customer or maybe in your personal life that new habit that you've been avoiding because you're afraid of failure or you're afraid of success. That's the habit I challenge you to start practicing today. Because how do you build bravery you start doing the things that frighten you? And every single time you walk into the fire of what most scares you, you become a better leader, you become a braver human being, you become fearless.