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providence moves too. A whole stream of
events issues from the decision, raising
in one’s favor all manner of unforeseen
incidents, meetings and material assistance,
which no man could have dreamt would
have come his way.
It wasn’t until I was sitting in the airport in
Amsterdam (where the Doctors Without
Borders headquarters of my project was
located), about to board my flight to Mexico
City that I suddenly wondered whether I
would actually be able to adjust to life in such
a foreign environment. (Did I mention there
would be no electricity or running water?)
Would I really be able to do the job I’d signed
on to do? But even in that wobbly moment,
I knew that I would find a way to manage.
Why?
Why wa s I so certain?
There are lots of reasons. And none of them
are because I’m braver, more talented,
or smarter than you. Because I’m not. I
promise.
I’m scared of public speaking, and of parties
with people I don’t know, and of difficult
conversations when I might disappoint
someone.
But over the years enough people have
asked me where I find the courage to make
my bold choices that I’ve realized: I’m not
braver than anyone else, but some of us
forget how brave and magnificent we can be.
In addition, I’ve come to see that my path
through life has equipped me with certain
tools that help me make the daily decisions
that add up to a courageous life.
I can see how my experiences have taught
me to have faith that everything will be
okay, and, most importantly, that even when
everything is not okay, everything is actually
okay. And those experiences told me: you’ll
do fine.
I’ve been getting really curious lately about
how I came to acquire these tools, because
I want to share them with you. Because I
want to offer them to anyone whose selfdoubt is getting in the way of their good
work in the world.
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