You have no doubt heard people say ‘they conquered their fear’. Whilst this is unlikely to be true, why would you want to?

Fear is to be managed, not conquered.

I don’t know an emotion that motivates humans more than fear. Sure, it’s powerful, but harnessing it puts you in control of that power.

Many emotions unchecked become stressors. I would suggest that either give power or take power from people and situation’s.

Perhaps it is age, but perhaps it is experience. Either way, I operate in the presence of fear. It’s the reason people climb with a harness or raft with a life jacket. It needs to be present to make us feel alive.

I have a saying that I where on my wrist each day. Manere Parartus – confidence in preparation. It’s not about preparing to win, it’s about preparing to lose also. I don’t want outcomes to be a shock. I want to harness the fear of failure and try and either soften the impact or work out a way to turn it around.

Something to think about, as we return to work from a long weekend in the UK.