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Hi, Ms. DeVos. Thank you for everything. You're awesome. I just wanted to know, ma''am what exactly do women when you know me personally

i have these huge fears about i've been through so many near-death experiences it's nothing

for me being attached to my body and the earth it's more of this fear for me of, you know, the

tall poppy syndrome, as they say in Australia. The tall poppy syndrome where sometimes, you know,

new level, new devil, those fears, I just want to stop feeding those fears. Please give me assistance

with that new level, new devil, external

resistance. I seem to be a magnet for. Thank you. Thank you for being the one to leave me, my very first

voicemail. I was like, woo-hoo! When that email came through, telling me that someone had taken the time to leave a voicemail for the podcast.

So thank you for that.

As for your question, I think it's so interesting that you led with basically, I'm not afraid to die because it really puts into perspective how threatening life here on earth can be

even in contrast to something as extreme as death itself and especially in terms of dealing

with each other. Other people can be so intimidating, particularly on a subconscious level.

Many of us aren't even aware of how those dynamics are playing out in the choices we make

when it comes to playing small.

So I just want to acknowledge you for having that self-awareness. And then for the sake of

clarity, I'm just going to read what Wikipedia has to say about what tall poppy syndrome is.

Wikipedia says the tall poppy syndrome is a cultural phenomenon in which people hold back, criticize, or sabotage

those who have or are believed to have achieved notable success in one or more aspects of life,

particularly intellectual or cultural wealth, cutting down the tall poppy.

So you specifically asked about how do you stop feeding those fears?

And this is probably not the sexiest answer, but it's an honest one.

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