From the course: Leadership Stories: 5-Minute Lessons in Leading People

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Overcome fear

Overcome fear

From the course: Leadership Stories: 5-Minute Lessons in Leading People

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Overcome fear

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- There's an old folktale that tells of a bright young woman who after having learned all she could in her own village set out to explore the neighboring lands. Well, after a time she came upon a great city surrounded by a huge castle wall. And she thought to herself, "Surely I can learn something new from the people here." But after going into the city, she found its people too frightened and depressed to share any wisdom. So she asked one passerby, "Why is everyone here so sad and afraid?" Well, the citizen answered, "Oh, because today is the day that giant comes, of course." "The giant? There's no such thing as giants." "Oh, but there is," came the response. "He stands over 10 feet tall, "so tall he can't be rightly called a man at all." Well, the woman was skeptical but intrigued, so she said, "Tell me more of this giant." So the frightened citizen nervously explained to her every year on the same day, and at the same…

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