Fear: The Real Monster in Business and Life 👻

Halloween is a night for masks, monsters, and make-believe fears. But for professionals and leaders, fear is an everyday companion. It’s not in the shadows — it’s sitting in the meeting room with you.

Fear of failure. Fear of success. Fear of what others might think.

Most people believe that confidence comes from banishing fear. The truth is the opposite. Confidence is built through fear — one uncomfortable decision at a time.

Peter Gourri, executive coach and former lawyer, reflects: “For years, I was scared of getting it wrong — of letting people down. But fear never stopped me. It became the signal that I was doing something important.”

Fear is part of leadership. It fuels growth, innovation, and resilience — if you know how to work with it. Leaders who avoid fear limit their progress. Those who lean into it often discover their most transformative breakthroughs.

As Peter often tells clients, “Fear is feedback. It means you’re stepping toward something that matters.”

This Halloween, rather than celebrating fictional ghosts, consider the real ones — the “what ifs” that haunt ambition.

Here’s the good news: they lose their power the moment you act.

So yes, be scared. Try anyway. Fail forward. Laugh when it doesn’t go to plan. Then try again.

The courage to keep moving is the truest kind of magic.

🎃 Book a meeting to learn how coaching can help you turn fear into fuel, in business, leadership, and life.

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