Overcoming Your Fear of The Unknown Through Hard Work

Hello, I'm Brian Tracy. The only real measure of business leadership is results. This requires the ability to act boldly with no guarantees of success. And the greatest obstacle to overcome in acting boldly is the fear of the unknown. Most fear, however, is rooted in ignorance. The more knowledge or skill you have in any area, the less fear it holds. Napoleon Bonaparte is considered by historians to be perhaps the greatest single military leader who ever lived. More than 100,000 books have been written about him since his death on St. Helena. Napoleon's courage was legendary, but it was not vain or impetuous. Napoleon was famous for his fastidious attention to detail, for taking pains to study and thoroughly understand every military situation he faced. He led the French army in hundreds of minor and major engagements, and he lost only three battles, the last one being the most famous, the Battle of Waterloo. So the more you know about what you face, the lower your level of ignorance, the more courage and confidence you will have. Naturally. So the more time you take to think through a situation, the more capable you will be of dealing with it when it arises. Napoleon proved this by planning for every contingency in advance. He carefully considered and followed through to its natural conclusion. Every setback or possibility of defeat he might encounter, and then he prepared against it. To be caught unprepared for unexpected setbacks is a mark of weak leadership. Confidence comes from the constructive use of pessimism, thinking about what could go wrong long before it does. Thank you for viewing this video on the importance of hard work and preparation. If you enjoyed this video, please press the like button below and click on the link on the screen to subscribe to my YouTube channel.