The most important lesson my dad taught me was how to manage fear. Early on, he taught me that in a time of emergency, you've got to become deliberately calm.
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Talking through troubles, staying calm in the face of adversity, that's what my father taught me. It's an invaluable lesson because there's no shortage of adversity and mistakes to be dealt with.
I'm pretty good at remaining calm during an emergency. My house burned down when I was 12, which made me really pragmatic about what needed to be done. But I can be bad in that I compartmentalize a lot of emotions and push them away to deal with them at a later date.
There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm.
When adversity strikes, that's when you have to be the most calm. Take a step back, stay strong, stay grounded and press on.
I am not fearless. I get scared plenty. But I have also learned how to channel that emotion to sharpen me.
After I was assaulted in Egypt, I learned fear. I've just never been so scared in my life. I've never been so close to death.
The biggest lessons I've learned in life have probably come from a bad situation, from an angry situation, even if I wasn't the one who was angry.
They were afraid, never having learned what I taught myself: Defeat the fear of death and welcome the death of fear.
As a lifelong practitioner of martial arts, I'm trained to remain calm in the face of adversity and danger.
Fear is not a good teacher. The lessons of fear are quickly forgotten.