{"id":400,"date":"2026-01-27T08:00:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T08:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.duckpi.com\/leadership\/?p=400"},"modified":"2026-01-27T08:00:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T08:00:27","slug":"how-to-break-through-fear-and-become-a-leader-valerie-montgomery-rice-ted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duckpi.com\/leadership\/?p=400","title":{"rendered":"How to Break Through Fear and Become a Leader | Valerie Montgomery Rice | TED"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5uTDzBwwyho\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Vigilance. Grit. Resilience. 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