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Staring Down the Wolf
Part of 3/20

By training – the right way. That involved adopting a risk-tolerant mindset that made him ready for anything.
Usually our fear kicks in during stressful situations. That fear tells us to play it safe. Sometimes though playing it safe is the opposite of what’s needed – as demonstrated by a UN peacekeeping force in Mogadishu Somalia. 
In October 1993 a helicopter went down stranding two pilots amid gunfire between hundreds of Somali forces. The Pakistani peacekeeping forces decided to wait for backup before acting but the American forces knew that time was of the essence. Instead of allowing fear of combat to hold them back they took a calculated risk to face gunfire and rescue the pilots. Their courage motivated the Pakistani forces to join and together they helped the pilots escape.
Now that was a risk so spectacular that it inspired an Oscar-winning movie Black Hawk Down. But the same lessons apply for your life. The SEALs embrace risk because of their intense training which recre