One Phrase that Can Help You When Fear Floods Your Body: BE BRAVE. BE BRAVE. BE BRAVE.

You don’t usually hear this part of leadership. The part where fear shows up in your body…before your brain ever catches up. The part where success doesn’t make it go away.Where titles don’t quiet the inner critic.Where confidence on the outside can still mean paddling fastunderneath. On this episode, I sat down with the remarkable Julie Menden. She is an executive coach, keynote speaker, Forbes Coaches Council member, and founder of a boutique leadership development firm working with executives and high-performing leaders across industries. Pretty incredible person to be speaking with on the topic ofFEAR!  What we talked about wasn’t a surface-level leadershipconversation. Julie shared what it looks like to• navigate fear at every stage of success• understand how the inner critic is formed (and why it sticks)• build presence from the inside out, not through performance• take the next step even when fear is loud• and show up on stage shortly after cancer treatment wheneverything in her wanted to cancel There’s a moment where she talks about getting stitches removed from her face, getting on a plane anyway, and speaking to a room full of healthcare executives while repeating one quiet phrase to herself: “Be brave.” This episode is for leaders who are doing the workand still feel fear.For people who want real tools, not generic.For anyone building courage one step at a time. If fear has been whispering latelythis conversation might be exactly what you need.