DON’T Do It Afraid! How Your Fear Can Kill You in Deep Water

Some brilliant, well-meaning people will tell you to “do it afraid.” They ask you to let the fear be there, but execute anyway. They urge you to channel the energy of the fear towards the required action. There is a place for this approach even when the stakes seem high. For example, public speaking in…

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Can Fear Kill You?

Yes, fear really can kill you. On June 28, 1962, 85-year-old Mary Mullen was found dead on the sofa of her apartment on Commonwealth Avenue, Boston. She was the second of thirteen women who were killed by Albert DeSalvo, the man dubbed “The Boston Stranger,” except that unlike the other victims, she had not been…

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