Blog about Leadership

Nelson Mandela, the former President of South Africa, recently celebrated his ninetieth birthday, a few days early, with a concert at Hyde Park in London – his birthday is July 18th. Attendees at the event were the who’s who from the world of entertainment. The event, hosted by Will Smith, was set up to raise funds for Nelson Mandela’s charity.

Nelson Mandela is the oracle of patient leadership. His twenty-seven years in prison was the time required for his belief and effort in a free and democratic South Africa to fruition.

Quote from Nelson Mandela from his book - Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela:
“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”

Too often, fear of failure or fear of making a mistake hinders success or even breeds failure. Success is not necessarily the absence of failure, but sometimes the perseverance and conquering of failures.

Fear is merely a mechanism to focus the mind. Learn how to conquer fear and you will conquer any obstacle in life.

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