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A practical guide to overcoming fear from the daredevil who has walked on a tightrope across Times Square and the Grand Canyon. Nik Wallenda is a seventh-generation member of the Flying Wallendas, a circus family known for performing dangerous feats without safety nets. Nik is known for his...

There are so many things that you want to do and so much that you want to be, but you are afraid for one reason or another. For a while, you have felt safe being where you are, but now you need to see life from a different vantage point. If this is you, then what you really need is courage. It will help you garner the confidence, authority, and power to experience life on your own terms. You will realize that you inhabit a part of this world that is yours and that you make the rules for yourself.

Is climate anxiety keeping you awake at night? Have you or your family been impacted by climate-driven fires, floods, or other extreme weather events? Do you worry about the future, and what it means for the next generation? As devastation wrought by extreme weather becomes the new normal, it’s getting harder and harder to ignore a crisis that is not only inevitable—but already upon us. How does one cope with this existential realization? So, how can you overcome feeling so paralyzed and powerless that you lose hope, give up, or stop taking action?