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Mike Acker: Overcoming The Fear of Speaking

January 17, 2023 1 minute read
EpisodeLeadership1 min read

How do you overcome fear? In this episode, Mike Acker shares practical ways and strategies we could implement to overcome our fear of speaking and become confident in our leadership and speaking roles.

How do you overcome fear?

In this episode, Mike Acker shares the story of how his parents turned from drug smugglers to missionaries smuggling Bibles into communist China in the 80s. He shares practical ways and strategies we could implement to overcome our fear of speaking and become confident in our leadership and speaking roles.

“Leadership is about finding the people on the outside and bringing them inside.”


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