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every day.

Here's your success mentor, Daring Hardy.

You see this person on the streets, in the boardroom, on the battlefield, at family functions.

The one who remains perfectly calm while everyone else is freaking out or running for cover.

I recently read some stories about the first responders at the Boston Marathon bombings.

As the bombs exploded, hundreds of spectators ran away from the scene, naturally, while

others, calm, composed, and determined to help, ran into the chaos and carnage.

It doesn't have to be as dramatic as bombs actually exploding around you.

It could be a website crash, a call from an irate client, the loss of a big account, or

a PR attack.

Maybe it's bad news delivered by your banker, or the IRS, or your attorney.

Typically, when situations get intense, people tense up, either they panic or they bear

down.

Both responses diminish performance and credibility.

Let's look at them.

Panic.

Panic is a sudden sensation of fear, which also is so strong as to dominate or prevent reason

and logical thinking, replacing it with overwhelming feelings of anxiety and frantic

agitation, consistent with an animalistic fight or flight reaction.

Panic is not the response of a great leader or a high performer, never panic.

Bearing down.

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